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NowδέinἘνJoppaἸόππῃthere wasἦνa certainτιςdiscipleμαθήτριαnamedὀνόματιTabitha,Ταβιθάwhich,ἣtranslated,διερμηνευομένηis calledλέγεταιDorcas.ΔορκάςSheαὕτηwasἦνfullπλήρηςof goodἀγαθῶνworksἔργωνandκαὶalmsἐλεημοσυνῶνthatὧνshe was doing.ἐποίει
Acts 9:36
Study it in the app“Now in Joppa there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which, translated, is called Dorcas. She was full of good works and alms that she was doing.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 9:36, word by word
- JoppaἸόππῃIoppēi
Joppa
See it on the mapWhere else “Ioppēi” appears- there wasἦνēn
there is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “ēn” appears- discipleμαθήτριαmathētria
female disciple
Female disciple.
Where else “mathētria” appears- namedὀνόματιonomati
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onomati” appears- TabithaΤαβιθάTabitha
Tabitha
Tabitha, an Aramaic name meaning "gazelle".
Where else “Tabitha” appears- translatedδιερμηνευομένηdiermēneuomenē
explain, interpret
Explain, interpret; translate.
Where else “diermēneuomenē” appears- is calledλέγεταιlegetai
call
To call someone by a name.
Where else “legetai” appears- DorcasΔορκάςDorkas
Dorcas
Dorcas, "gazelle" in Greek, the Greek form of the name Tabitha.
Where else “Dorkas” appears- fullπλήρηςplērēs
full
Full.
Where else “plērēs” appears- of goodἀγαθῶνagathōn
good deed
What is done for others' benefit and pleases God.
Where else “agathōn” appears- worksἔργωνergōn
deed
What someone does, their conduct.
Where else “ergōn” appears- almsἐλεημοσυνῶνeleēmosynōn
alms, charity
Alms: what is given to the poor out of mercy; also acts of mercy.
Where else “eleēmosynōn” appears- she was doingἐποίειepoiei
bear fruit
To produce fruit, like a tree; in life, deeds that can be seen.
Where else “epoiei” appears
Translation note
Tabitha in Aramaic and Dorcas in Greek mean “gazelle.”
Places in this verse
Joppa
Today: Jaffa (Yafo), part of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
A port on the Mediterranean coast, about 35 miles (55 km) northwest of Jerusalem.
Jonah went down to Joppa to flee by sea (Jonah 1:3). There Peter raised Tabitha and was told to go to Cornelius' house (Acts 9:36-40; 10:5).
The context
35And all who lived in Lod and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.
36 · This verse (above)
37And it happened in those days that she became sick and died; and when they had washed her, they laid her in an upper room.
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?