Acts 9:38 — King James Version← Study notes
“And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them.”
Acts 9:38 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Acts 9:3825 words
ἐγγὺςengysfrom, at
hand, near
δὲdeand / but
οὔσηςousēsam, have been, is I
ΛύδδαςLyddasLydda
τῇtēthe
ἸόππῃIoppēJoppa
οἱhoithe
μαθηταὶmathētaidisciple
ἀκούσαντεςakousanteshear
ὅτιhotithat / because
ΠέτροςPetrosPeter, rock
ἐστὶνestinam, have been, is I
ἐνenabout, after, against
αὐτῇautēhe / she / it / same
ἀπέστειλανapesteilansend away
δύοdyoboth, twain, two
ἄνδραςandrasfellow, husband, man
πρὸςprosto / toward
αὐτὸνautonhe / she / it / same
παρακαλοῦντεςparakalountesbeseech, call for, (be of good) comfort
ΜὴMēnot
ὀκνήσῃςoknēsēsdelay
διελθεῖνdieltheincome, depart, go (about
ἕωςheōseven (until, unto), (as) far
(as)
ἡμῶνhēmōnI
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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