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Andδὲgivingδοὺςherαὐτῇhishand,χεῖραhe raised her up;ἀνέστησεν αὐτήνandδὲcallingφωνήσαςthe saintsτοὺς ἁγίουςandκαὶthe widows,τὰς χήραςhe presentedπαρέστησενherαὐτὴνalive.ζῶσαν
Acts 9:41
Study it in the app“And giving her his hand, he raised her up; and calling the saints and the widows, he presented her alive.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 9:41, word by word
- givingδοὺςdous
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “dous” appears- handχεῖραcheira
hand
The part of the body at the end of the arm, used to hold and touch.
Where else “cheira” appears- he raised her upἀνέστησενanestēsen
get up
To stand up, or set out somewhere.
Where else “anestēsen” appears- callingφωνήσαςphōnēsas
call
To call someone, or shout.
Where else “phōnēsas” appears- the saintsἁγίουςhagious
saints
Believers, set apart because they belong to God.
Where else “hagious” appears- the widowsχήραςchēras
widow
Widow.
Where else “chēras” appears- he presentedπαρέστησενparestēsen
present
To set someone or something before God or another.
Where else “parestēsen” appears- aliveζῶσανzōsan
live
To have life in the body, or receive it again after dying.
Where else “zōsan” appears
The context
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.
41 · This verse (above)
42And it became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.
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?