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NowδὲwhenὩςmanyἱκαναίdaysἡμέραιhad passed,ἐπληροῦντοthe Jewsοἱ Ἰουδαῖοιplotted togetherσυνεβουλεύσαντοto killἀνελεῖνhim;αὐτόν
Acts 9:23
Study it in the app“Now when many days had passed, the Jews plotted together to kill him;”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 9:23, word by word
- manyἱκαναίhikanai
considerable
A considerable amount of people, time or money.
Where else “hikanai” appears- daysἡμέραιhēmerai
day
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmerai” appears- had passedἐπληροῦντοeplērounto
complete
To carry something through to its end, with nothing lacking.
Where else “eplērounto” appears- the JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioi
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaioi” appears- plotted togetherσυνεβουλεύσαντοsynebouleusanto
plot
To agree in secret to do harm.
Where else “synebouleusanto” appears- to killἀνελεῖνanelein
kill
To end someone's life, to do away with them.
Where else “anelein” appears
The context
22But Saul was being strengthened all the more, and was confounding the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that this man is the Messiah.
23 · This verse (above)
24but their plot became known to Saul. And they were even watching the gates day and night so that they might 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?