Acts 10:4 — King James Version← Study notes

“And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.”

Acts 10:4 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 10:427 words

GreekMeaning

ὁho

thearticleG3588

δὲde

AndwordG1161

ἀτενίσαςatenisas

having looked intentlyverbG816

αὐτῷautō

on himpronounG846

καὶkai

andwordG2532

ἔμφοβοςemphobos

afraidadjectiveG1719

γενόμενοςgenomenos

having becomeverbG1096

εἶπενeipen

sayverbG3004

ΤίTi

a (kind of), any (man, thingpronounG5100

ἐστινestin

is itverbG1510

κύριεkyrie

Lord?nounG2962

εἶπενeipen

sayverbG3004

δὲde

thenwordG1161

αὐτῷautō

to himpronounG846

ΑἱHai

ThearticleG3588

προσευχαίproseuchai

prayersnounG4335

σουsou

of YoupronounG4771

καὶkai

andwordG2532

αἱhai

thearticleG3588

ἐλεημοσύναιeleēmosynai

almsnounG1654

σουsou

of youpronounG4771

ἀνέβησανanebēsan

have ascendedverbG305

εἰςeis

asprepositionG1519

μνημόσυνονmnēmosynon

a memorialnounG3422

ἔμπροσθενemprosthen

against, at, beforeprepositionG1715

τοῦtou

thearticleG3588

θεοῦtheou

GodnounG2316

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 10:4

And when he looked on him, he was afraid. Acts 10:4 Observe how what the angel speaks he does not speak immediately, but first rouses and elevates his mind. At the sight, there was fear, but a fear in moderation, just so far as served to fix his attention. Then also the words relieved him of his fear. The fear roused him: the praise mitigated what was unpleasant in the fear.
Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 22 on Acts

Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain

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