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Andδὲthereἐκεῖhe foundεὗρενa certainτιναmanἄνθρωπόνnamedὀνόματιAeneas,Αἰνέανlyingκατακείμενονonἐπὶa matκραβάττουforἐξeightὀκτὼyears,ἐτῶνwhoὃςwasἦνparalyzed.παραλελυμένος
Acts 9:33
Study it in the app“And there he found a certain man named Aeneas, lying on a mat for eight years, who was paralyzed.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 9:33, word by word
- he foundεὗρενheuren
find
To come upon something or someone, after searching or by surprise.
Where else “heuren” appears- manἄνθρωπόνanthrōpon
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpon” appears- namedὀνόματιonomati
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onomati” appears- AeneasΑἰνέανAinean
Aeneas
Aeneas, a paralyzed man of Lod healed by Peter.
Where else “Ainean” appears- lyingκατακείμενονkatakeimenon
lie
To be laid up, like a sick person in bed.
Where else “katakeimenon” appears- a matκραβάττουkrabattou
mat, stretcher
Mat, stretcher, pallet.
Where else “krabattou” appears- eightὀκτὼoktō
eight
Eight.
Where else “oktō” appears- yearsἐτῶνetōn
year
Year.
Where else “etōn” appears- wasἦνēn
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēn” appears- paralyzedπαραλελυμένοςparalelymenos
be paralyzed
Be paralyzed; be weak.
Where else “paralelymenos” appears
The context
32Now it happened that Peter, going through all parts, came down also to the saints who lived in Lod.
33 · This verse (above)
34And Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus the Messiah heals you; get up and make your bed.” And at once he got up.
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?