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butδὲhis disciplesοἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦtook himλαβόντεςby nightνυκτὸςand loweredχαλάσαντεςhimαὐτὸνinἐνa basket,σπυρίδιletting him downκαθῆκανthroughδιὰthe wall.τοῦ τείχους
Acts 9:25
Study it in the app“but his disciples took him by night and lowered him in a basket, letting him down through the wall.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 9:25, word by word
- his disciplesμαθηταὶmathētai
disciple
A follower of Jesus.
Where else “mathētai” appears- took himλαβόντεςlabontes
take
To grasp something in the hand, or take it from someone.
Where else “labontes” appears- by nightνυκτὸςnyktos
night
Night. "By night".
Where else “nyktos” appears- and loweredχαλάσαντεςchalasantes
let down
Let down, lower (with ropes); let go.
Where else “chalasantes” appears- a basketσπυρίδιspyridi
basket
Large basket.
Where else “spyridi” appears- letting him downκαθῆκανkathēkan
let down
Let down, lower.
Where else “kathēkan” appears- the wallτείχουςteichous
wall
Wall of a city.
Where else “teichous” appears
The context
24but their plot became known to Saul. And they were even watching the gates day and night so that they might kill him;
25 · This verse (above)
26And when he arrived in Jerusalem, he was trying to join the disciples; and all were afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.
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?