Sign in
Acts 9:39 — King James Version← Study notes

Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.


Acts 9:39Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 9:3930 words
GreekMeaning
ἀναστὰςanastas
Having risen upverbG450
δὲde
thenwordG1161
ΠέτροςPetros
PeternounG4074
συνῆλθενsynēlthen
went withverbG4905
αὐτοῖςautois
thempronounG846
ὃνhon
whorelative pronounG3739
παραγενόμενονparagenomenon
having arrivedverbG3854
ἀνήγαγονanēgagon
they brought himverbG321
εἰςeis
intoprepositionG1519
τὸto
thearticleG3588
ὑπερῷονhyperōon
upper roomnounG5253
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
παρέστησανparestēsan
stood byverbG3936
αὐτῷautō
himpronounG846
πᾶσαιpasai
alladjectiveG3956
αἱhai
thearticleG3588
χῆραιchērai
widowsadjectiveG5503
κλαίουσαιklaiousai
weepingverbG2799
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἐπιδεικνύμεναιepideiknymenai
showingverbG1925
χιτῶναςchitōnas
the tunicsnounG5509
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἱμάτιαhimatia
garmentsnounG2440
ὅσαhosa
how muchrelative pronounG3745
ἐποίειepoiei
was makingverbG4160
μετ’met’
withprepositionG3326
αὐτῶνautōn
thempronounG846
οὖσαousa
beingverbG1510
thearticleG3588
ΔορκάςDorkas
DorcasnounG1393
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 9:39

Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did. And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber. And forasmuch as Lydda was near 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 9:36-38. Why…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 21 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
Publish a note on this verse
No notes on this verse yet. Be the first to write one!