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ButδὲSaulΣαῦλοςwas being strengthenedἐνεδυναμοῦτοall the more,μᾶλλονandκαὶwas confoundingσυνέχυννενthe Jewsτοὺς Ἰουδαίουςwho livedτοὺς κατοικοῦνταςinἐνDamascusΔαμασκῷby provingσυμβιβάζωνthatὅτιthis manοὗτόςisἐστινthe Messiah.ὁ χριστός
Acts 9:22
Study it in the app“But Saul was being strengthened all the more, and was confounding the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that this man is the Messiah.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 9:22, word by word
- SaulΣαῦλοςSaulos
Saul
Saul, the Hebrew name of the apostle Paul, used in its Greek form.
Where else “Saulos” appears- was being strengthenedἐνεδυναμοῦτοenedynamouto
strengthen
Strengthen, make strong.
Where else “enedynamouto” appears- all the moreμᾶλλονmallon
more
To a greater degree; how much more, when comparing.
Where else “mallon” appears- was confoundingσυνέχυννενsynechynnen
bewilder
Leave perplexed, at a loss.
Where else “synechynnen” appears- the JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaious
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaious” appears- who livedκατοικοῦνταςkatoikountas
dwell, live
Dwell, live in a place, inhabit.
Where else “katoikountas” appears- DamascusΔαμασκῷDamaskōi
Damascus
See it on the mapWhere else “Damaskōi” appears- by provingσυμβιβάζωνsymbibazōn
prove
To put reasons or proofs together until reaching a conclusion.
Where else “symbibazōn” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- the Messiahχριστόςchristos
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “christos” appears
Places in this verse
Damascus
Today: Damascus, capital of Syria
A city in southern Syria, about 135 miles (220 km) northeast of Jerusalem; today it is the capital of Syria.
David put it under his control (2 Sam 8:6). On the road to Damascus, Jesus appeared to Saul, who was going to persecute believers (Acts 9:3-5).
The context
21And all who heard were amazed and were saying, “Is this not the one who in Jerusalem ravaged those who call on this name, and who had come here for this purpose, that he might bring them bound before the high priests?”
22 · This verse (above)
23Now when many days had passed, the Jews plotted together to kill him;
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?