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Andδὲit happened that heἐγένετοstayedμεῖναιmanyἱκανὰςdaysἡμέραςinἐνJoppaἸόππῃwithπαράa certainτινιSimon,Σίμωνιa tanner.βυρσεῖ
Acts 9:43
Study it in the app“And it happened that he stayed many days in Joppa with a certain Simon, a tanner.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 9:43, word by word
- it happened that heἐγένετοegeneto
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “egeneto” appears- stayedμεῖναιmeinai
stay
Not to move from a place, to go on staying there.
Where else “meinai” appears- manyἱκανὰςhikanas
considerable
A considerable amount of people, time or money.
Where else “hikanas” appears- daysἡμέραςhēmeras
day
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmeras” appears- JoppaἸόππῃIoppēi
Joppa
See it on the mapWhere else “Ioppēi” appears- SimonΣίμωνιSimōni
Simon
Simon: the name of several men in the New Testament. The most often named is Simon Peter; also Simon the Zealot, one of the Twelve; Simon, a brother of Jesus; Simon of Cyrene; Simon the leper; a Pharisee; the magician of Samaria; the tanner of Joppa; and the father of Judas Iscariot.
Where else “Simōni” appears- a tannerβυρσεῖbyrsei
tanner
Tanner: one who works hides into leather.
Where else “byrsei” 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
42And it became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed in the Lord.
43 · This verse (above)
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?