THEOSISActs 9:12Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
(And he saw a man named Ananias coming in and putting his hands upon him, that he might receive his sight.)
και ειδεν εν οραματι ανδρα ονοματι ανανιαν εισελθοντα και επιθεντα αυτω χειρα οπως αναβλεψη
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Cross references
Passages read together with this verse.
- Mark 5:23And he besought him much, saying: My daughter is at the point of death, come, lay thy hand upon her, that she may be safe, and may live.
- Acts 9:17And Ananias went his way and entered into the house. And laying his hands upon him, he said: Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus hath sent me, he that appeared to thee in the way as thou camest, that thou mayest receive thy sight and be filled with the Holy Ghost.
- Acts 9:18And immediately there fell from his eyes as it were scales: and he received his sight. And rising up, he was baptized.
- Acts 9:10Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias. And the Lord said to him in a vision: Ananias, And he said: Behold I am here, Lord.
The original text
Greek text, 15 words with lemma, transliteration and Strong’s number. Tap to expand.
- καὶkaiandG2532 · καί
- εἶδενeidenI knowG1492 · εἴδω
- ἄνδραandraa male human beingG435 · ἀνήρ
- ἐνeninG1722 · ἐν
- ὁράματιhoramatia spectacleG3705 · ὅραμα
- ἉνανίανhananianAnaniasG367 · Ἀνανίας
- ὀνόματιonomatinameG3686 · ὄνομα
- εἰσελθόνταeiselthontaI go inG1525 · εἰσέρχομαι
- καὶkaiandG2532 · καί
- ἐπιθένταepithentaI putG2007 · ἐπιτίθημι
- αὐτῷautōheG846 · αὐτός
- τὰςtastheG3588 · ὁ
- χεῖραςcheirasa handG5495 · χείρ
- ὅπωςhopōshowG3704 · ὅπως
- ἀναβλέψῃanablepsēI look upG308 · ἀναβλέπω