Acts
Acts 9:24–25
24but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him. 25One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.c
Footnotes
- c 9:25 Literally through the wall; see 2 Corinthians 11:33|2CO 11:33.
Word by word
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Acts 9:24
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| but | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| Saul | Σαύλῳ | Saulō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G4569 Saul, the apostle |
| learned of | ἐγνώσθη | egnōsthē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1097 I come to know, learn, realize |
| their | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| plot | ἐπιβουλὴ | epiboulē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G1917 a plot, design against |
| Day | ἡμέρας | hēmeras | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G2250 a day |
| and | τε | te | Conjunction | G5037 and, both |
| night | νυκτὸς | nyktos | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3571 the night, night-time |
| they watched | παρετηροῦντο | paretērounto | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural | G3906 I watch |
| the | τὰς | tas | Article - Accusative Feminine Plural | G3588 the |
| gates | πύλας | pylas | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G4439 a door, gate |
| in order | ὅπως | hopōs | Conjunction | G3704 how, in order that, so that |
| to kill | ἀνέλωσιν | anelōsin | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural | G337 I take up, abolish, murder |
| him | αὐτὸν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Acts 9:25
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One night | νυκτὸς | nyktos | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3571 the night, night-time |
| however | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| his | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| disciples | μαθηταὶ | mathētai | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3101 a learner, disciple, pupil |
| took | λαβόντες | labontes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2983 I receive, take |
| lowered | χαλάσαντες | chalasantes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5465 I let down, lower |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| a basket | σπυρίδι | spyridi | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G4711 a plaited basket |
| through | διὰ | dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| in the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| wall | τείχους | teichous | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G5038 a wall |
Cross-references
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Acts 9:24 2 Corinthians 11:32 · Acts 25:3 · Acts 20:19 · Acts 20:3
Acts 9:25 2 Corinthians 11:33 · Joshua 2:15 · 1 Samuel 19:11–12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.