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Andδὲit becameἐγένετοknownγνωστὸνthroughoutκαθ’allὅληςJoppa,τῆς Ἰόππηςandκαὶmanyπολλοὶbelievedἐπίστευσανinἐπὶthe Lord.τὸν κύριον
Acts 9:42
Study it in the app“And it became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 9:42, word by word
- it becameἐγένετοegeneto
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “egeneto” appears- knownγνωστὸνgnōston
known
Something everyone is aware of.
Where else “gnōston” appears- allὅληςholēs
whole, all
Whole, entire, all.
Where else “holēs” appears- JoppaἸόππηςIoppēs
Joppa
See it on the mapWhere else “Ioppēs” appears- manyπολλοὶpolloi
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “polloi” appears- believedἐπίστευσανepisteusan
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “episteusan” appears- the Lordκύριονkyrion
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyrion” appears
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
41And giving her his hand, he raised her up; and calling the saints and the widows, he presented her alive.
42 · This verse (above)
43And it happened that he stayed many days in Joppa with a certain Simon, a tanner.
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?