Acts
Acts 9:25–26
25One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.c
26When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.
Footnotes
- c 9:25 Literally through the wall; see 2 Corinthians 11:33|2CO 11:33.
Word by word
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Acts 9:25
| 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 |
Acts 9:26
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| arrived | Παραγενόμενος | Paragenomenos | Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3854 I appear, come, arrive at |
| in | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| Jerusalem | Ἰερουσαλὴμ | Ierousalēm | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2419 Jerusalem |
| he tried | ἐπείραζεν | epeirazen | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3985 I try, tempt, test |
| to join | κολλᾶσθαι | kollasthai | Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive | G2853 I glue, cleave, keep company with |
| the | τοῖς | tois | Article - Dative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| disciples | μαθηταῖς | mathētais | Noun - Dative Masculine Plural | G3101 a learner, disciple, pupil |
| they were all afraid of | ἐφοβοῦντο | ephobounto | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G5399 I fear, am terrified |
| him | αὐτόν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| not | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| believing | πιστεύοντες | pisteuontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4100 I believe, have faith in |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| he was | ἐστὶν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| a disciple | μαθητής | mathētēs | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3101 a learner, disciple, pupil |
Cross-references
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Acts 9:25 2 Corinthians 11:33 · Joshua 2:15 · 1 Samuel 19:11–12
Acts 9:26 Acts 26:20 · Galatians 1:17–19 · Acts 22:17–20 · Acts 4:23 · Acts 9:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.