THEOSISActs 9:38Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppe, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not be slack to come unto them.
εγγυς δε ουσης λυδδης τη ιοππη οι μαθηται ακουσαντες οτι πετρος εστιν εν αυτη απεστειλαν προς αυτον παρακαλουντες μη οκνησαι διελθειν εως αυτων
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Cross references
Passages read together with this verse.
- Acts 9:36And in Joppe there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.
- Acts 9:32And it came to pass that Peter, as he passed through, visiting all, came to the saints who dwelt at Lydda.
- Acts 11:26And they conversed there in the church a whole year: and they taught a great multitude, so that at Antioch the disciples were first named Christians.
The original text
Greek text, 25 words with lemma, transliteration and Strong’s number. Tap to expand.
- ἐγγὺςengysnearG1451 · ἐγγύς
- δὲdebutG1161 · δέ
- οὔσηςousēsI amG1510 · εἰμί
- ΛύδδαςlyddasLyddaG3069 · Λύδδα
- τῇtētheG3588 · ὁ
- ἸόππῃioppēJoppaG2445 · Ἰόππη
- οἱhoitheG3588 · ὁ
- μαθηταὶmathētaia learnerG3101 · μαθητής
- ἀκούσαντεςakousantesI hearG191 · ἀκούω
- ὅτιhotithatG3754 · ὅτι
- ΠέτροςpetrosPeterG4074 · Πέτρος
- ἐστὶνestinI amG1510 · εἰμί
- ἐνeninG1722 · ἐν
- αὐτῇautēheG846 · αὐτός
- ἀπέστειλανapesteilanI send forthG649 · ἀποστέλλω
- δύοdyotwoG1417 · δύο
- ἄνδραςandrasa male human beingG435 · ἀνήρ
- πρὸςprostoG4314 · πρός
- αὐτὸνautonheG846 · αὐτός
- παρακαλοῦντεςparakalountesI summonG3870 · παρακαλέω
- ΜὴmēnotG3361 · μή
- ὀκνήσῃςoknēsēsI delayG3635 · ὀκνέω
- διελθεῖνdieltheinI pass throughG1330 · διέρχομαι
- ἕωςheōsuntilG2193 · ἕως
- ἡμῶνhēmōnIG1473 · ἐγώ