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Andκαὶat onceεὐθέωςsomething likeὡςscalesλεπίδεςfellἀπέπεσανfromἀπὸhisαὐτοῦeyes,τῶν ὀφθαλμῶνandτεhe regained his sight;ἀνέβλεψένandκαὶhe got upἀναστὰςand was immersed.ἐβαπτίσθη
Acts 9:18
Study it in the app“And at once something like scales fell from his eyes, and he regained his sight; and he got up and was immersed.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 9:18, word by word
- at onceεὐθέωςeutheōs
immediately
Immediately, at once.
Where else “eutheōs” appears- scalesλεπίδεςlepides
scale
Scale.
Where else “lepides” appears- fellἀπέπεσανapepesan
fall off
Fall off, fall away.
Where else “apepesan” appears- eyesὀφθαλμῶνophthalmōn
eye
The organ of sight, in the face.
Where else “ophthalmōn” appears- he regained his sightἀνέβλεψένaneblepsen
see again
To see again, a blind man who sees.
Where else “aneblepsen” appears- he got upἀναστὰςanastas
get up
To stand up, or set out somewhere.
Where else “anastas” appears- and was immersedἐβαπτίσθηebaptisthē
immerse
To put someone into water; "baptize" comes from it.
Where else “ebaptisthē” appears
The context
17So Ananias went away and entered into the house, and laying his hands on him he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord has sent me, Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you were coming, so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
18 · This verse (above)
19And taking food, he regained strength. And he was for some days with the disciples in Damascus.
To study Acts 9 in a group
1. What it says
What happens to Saul on the road to Damascus, and what does the voice say to him? (vv. 3-6)
2. What it means
Ananias hesitates because of what he has heard about Saul, yet goes to him. What moves him to obey the Lord? (vv. 10-17)
3. How I live it
If someone who once hurt you says they have changed, how can you respond with both care and openness?