SoδὲPeterΠέτροςgot upἀναστὰςand went withσυνῆλθενthem.αὐτοῖςWhen heὃνarrived,παραγενόμενονthey brought him upἀνήγαγονtoεἰςthe upper room,τὸ ὑπερῷονandκαὶallπᾶσαιthe widowsαἱ χῆραιstood besideπαρέστησανhim,αὐτῷweepingκλαίουσαιandκαὶshowingἐπιδεικνύμεναιtunicsχιτῶναςandκαὶgarmentsἱμάτιαthatὅσαDorcasἡ Δορκάςused to makeἐποίειwhile she wasοὖσαwithμετ’them.αὐτῶν
Acts 9:39
Study it in the app“So Peter got up and went with them. When he arrived, they brought him up to the upper room, and all the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing tunics and garments that Dorcas used to make while she was with them.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 9:39, word by word
- PeterΠέτροςPetros
Peter
Peter, "rock": the name Jesus gave to Simon.
Where else “Petros” appears- got upἀναστὰςanastas
get up
To stand up, or set out somewhere.
Where else “anastas” appears- and went withσυνῆλθενsynēlthen
go with
To go with someone.
Where else “synēlthen” appears- arrivedπαραγενόμενονparagenomenon
arrive, come
Arrive, come, be present.
Where else “paragenomenon” appears- they brought him upἀνήγαγονanēgagon
bring up
To take someone up.
Where else “anēgagon” appears- the upper roomὑπερῷονhyperōion
upper room
Upper room: a room on the upper floor or roof of a house.
Where else “hyperōion” appears- the widowsχῆραιchērai
widow
Widow.
Where else “chērai” appears- stood besideπαρέστησανparestēsan
stand by
To be there, or for the time to arrive.
Where else “parestēsan” appears- weepingκλαίουσαιklaiousai
weep
Weep, cry.
Where else “klaiousai” appears- showingἐπιδεικνύμεναιepideiknymenai
show, point out
Show, point out, display; also prove.
Where else “epideiknymenai” appears- tunicsχιτῶναςchitōnas
tunic
The garment worn under the cloak.
Where else “chitōnas” appears- garmentsἱμάτιαhimatia
cloak
The garment worn over the tunic.
Where else “himatia” appears- DorcasΔορκάςDorkas
Dorcas
Dorcas, "gazelle" in Greek, the Greek form of the name Tabitha.
Where else “Dorkas” appears- used to makeἐποίειepoiei
make
To bring something into being: to make or create it.
Where else “epoiei” appears- while she wasοὖσαousa
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “ousa” appears
The context
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.”
39 · This verse (above)
40But Peter put all outside, and kneeling down he prayed; and turning to the body he said, “Tabitha, get up.” And she opened her eyes, and seeing Peter she sat 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?