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Andτεhe was speakingἐλάλειandκαὶdebatingσυνεζήτειwithπρὸςthe Hellenists;τοὺς Ἑλληνιστάςbutδὲtheyοἱwere attemptingἐπεχείρουνto killἀνελεῖνhim.αὐτόν
Acts 9:29
Study it in the app“And he was speaking and debating with the Hellenists; but they were attempting to kill him.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 9:29, word by word
- he was speakingἐλάλειelalei
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “elalei” appears- debatingσυνεζήτειsynezētei
argue, discuss
Discuss, argue together.
Where else “synezētei” appears- the HellenistsἙλληνιστάςHellēnistas
Hellenist
Hellenist: a Jew who spoke Greek and followed Greek ways.
Where else “Hellēnistas” appears- were attemptingἐπεχείρουνepecheiroun
undertake, try
Undertake, attempt, try.
Where else “epecheiroun” appears- to killἀνελεῖνanelein
kill
To end someone's life, to do away with them.
Where else “anelein” appears
The context
28And he was with them, going in and going out in Jerusalem, speaking boldly in the name of the Lord.
29 · This verse (above)
30And when the brothers learned of it, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.
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?