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ThenἜπειταafterμετὰthreeτρίαyearsἔτηI went upἀνῆλθονtoεἰςJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαto get acquainted withἱστορῆσαιCephas,ΚηφᾶνandκαὶI stayedἐπέμειναwithπρὸςhimαὐτὸνfifteenδεκαπέντεdays.ἡμέρας
Galatians 1:18
Study it in the app“Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to get acquainted with Cephas, and I stayed with him fifteen days.”
With the Greek beneath
Galatians 1:18, word by word
- ThenἜπειταEpeita
then, afterward
Then, afterward.
Where else “Epeita” appears- threeτρίαtria
three
Three.
Where else “tria” appears- yearsἔτηetē
year
Year.
Where else “etē” appears- I went upἀνῆλθονanēlthon
go up
Go up, ascend.
Where else “anēlthon” appears- JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHierosolyma
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “Hierosolyma” appears- to get acquainted withἱστορῆσαιhistorēsai
visit, get to know
Visit someone to get to know them in person.
Where else “historēsai” appears- CephasΚηφᾶνKēphan
Cephas
Cephas: an Aramaic name meaning "rock"; in Greek, Peter.
Where else “Kēphan” appears- I stayedἐπέμειναepemeina
stay
To remain longer in a place.
Where else “epemeina” appears- fifteenδεκαπέντεdekapente
fifteen
Fifteen.
Where else “dekapente” appears- daysἡμέραςhēmeras
day
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmeras” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
17nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia, and again I returned to Damascus.
18 · This verse (above)
19But I did not see any other of the apostles except James, the brother of the Lord.