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Andδὲit happenedἐγένετοinἐνthoseἐκείναιςdaysταῖς ἡμέραιςthat sheαὐτὴνbecame sickἀσθενήσασανand died;ἀποθανεῖνandδὲwhen they had washed her,λούσαντεςthey laidἔθηκανherαὐτὴνinἐνan upper room.ὑπερῴῳ
Acts 9:37
Study it in the app“And it happened in those days that she became sick and died; and when they had washed her, they laid her in an upper room.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 9:37, word by word
- it happenedἐγένετοegeneto
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “egeneto” appears- daysἡμέραιςhēmerais
lifetime
The time or the years of someone's life.
Where else “hēmerais” appears- became sickἀσθενήσασανasthenēsasan
be sick
To be unwell in body, without health, sometimes to the point of death.
Where else “asthenēsasan” appears- and diedἀποθανεῖνapothanein
die
To stop living: the end of life in the body.
Where else “apothanein” appears- when they had washed herλούσαντεςlousantes
bathe
Bathe, wash the whole body (unlike nipto, washing one part, such as the feet or hands).
Where else “lousantes” appears- they laidἔθηκανethēkan
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “ethēkan” appears- an upper roomὑπερῴῳhyperōiōi
upper room
Upper room: a room on the upper floor or roof of a house.
Where else “hyperōiōi” appears
The context
36Now 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.
37 · This verse (above)
38And since Lod was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to him, urging him, “Do not delay to come to us.”
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?