AND. But, or Now. BREATHING OUT. Greek. _empneo._ Only here. THREATENINGS. Greek. _apeile._ See Acts 4:17. SLAUGHTER. murder. Greek. _phonos._ Occurs ten times. Always translates, murder, except here and Hebrews 11:37. AGAINST. Greek. _eis._ App-104. UNTO. to.... [ Continue Reading ]
DESIRED. Greek. _aiteo._ App-134. DAMASCUS. Probably the oldest city in the world. First mentioned in Genesis 14:15. Founded before Baal-bee and Palmyra, has outlived them both. In David's time. garrison town (2 Samuel 8:6). Rebelled against Solomon (1 Kings 11:24). Many interesting events connected... [ Continue Reading ]
AS HE JOURNEYED. Literally in (Greek. _en._ App-104.) the journeying. HE CAME NEAR. it came to pass that he drew nigh. SUDDENLY. Greek. _exaiphnes._ Occurs here, Acts 22:6; Mark 13:36; Luke 2:13; Luke 9:39. SHINED ROUND ABOUT. flashed around. Greek. _periastrapto_ Only here and Acts 22:6. Compound... [ Continue Reading ]
FELL... AND. falling. EARTH. Greek. _ge_. App-129. VOICE. Greek. _phone._ Same as "sound", Acts 2:6. SAUL, SAUL. Up to Acts 13:9, the Greek form _Saulos_ is used in the narrative, but here, 17; Acts 13:21; Acts 22:7; Acts 22:13; Acts 26:14, the Hebrew _Saoul_ is found. Figure of speech _Epizeuxis... [ Continue Reading ]
THE LORD. The texts read "He". JESUS. App-98. IT IS HARD, &C. The texts omit "it is hard", &c. to "unto him", in the middle of Acts 9:6. The words were probably supplied from the personal narrative in Acts 26:14.... [ Continue Reading ]
ARISE. Greek. _anistemi._ App-178. INTO. Greek. _eis._ App-104. TOLD. Greek. _laleo._ App-121.... [ Continue Reading ]
JOURNEYED WITH. Greek. _sunodeuo._ Only here. SPEECHLESS. Greek. _enneos_ or _eneos._ Only here in N.T., but found in Septuagint Proverbs 17:28 (holdeth his peace) and Isaiah 56:10 (dumb). HEARING. The companions of Saul heard the sound of the voice, but did not distinguish the words spoken. Compa... [ Continue Reading ]
AROSE. was raised up. Greek. _egeiro._ App-178. SAW. Greek. _blepo._ App-133. NO MAN. no one. Greek. _oudeis._ The texts read "nothing". LED... AND. leading him by the hand. Greek. _cheiragogeo._ Only here and Acts 22:11. Compare Acts 13:11.... [ Continue Reading ]
WITHOUT SLIGHT. not (Greek. _me)_ seeing (Greek. _blepo._ App-133.) NEITHER. not. Greek. _ou._ App-105.... [ Continue Reading ]
CERTAIN. Greek. _tis_. App-123. NAMED. by name. VISION. See note on Acts 7:31. BEHOLD. Greek. _idou._ App-133. Figure of speech _Asterismos_. App-6.... [ Continue Reading ]
STREET. lane. Greek. _rhume._ Here, Acts 12:10; Matthew 6:2.Luke 14:21. STRAIGHT. It ran direct from the W. gate to the E. gate. In oriental cities such would be the bazaar. ENQUIRE. seek. Greek. _zeteo._ ONE, &C.. a Tarsean, Saul by name. Tarsus was the capital of Cilicia. Saul was doubtless one... [ Continue Reading ]
HATH SEEN. saw. Greek. _eidon._ App-133. RECEIVE HIS SIGHT. Greek. _anablepo._ App-133.... [ Continue Reading ]
BY. from. Greek. _apo._ App-104. OF. concerning. Greek. _peri._ App-104. HOW MUCH EVIL. how many evil things. Greek. _kakos._ App-128. SAINTS. holy, or separated, ones. Greek. _hagios._ Compare Psalms 116:15.... [ Continue Reading ]
AUTHORITY. Greek. _exousia._ App-172. CALL, &C. See note on Acts 2:21.... [ Continue Reading ]
A CHOSEN VESSEL. a vessel of choice, or election (Greek. _ekloge)_. Occurs here, Romans 9:11; Romans 11:5; Romans 11:7, Rom 11:28. 1 Thessalonians 1:4; 2 Peter 1:10. UNTO. for. BEFORE. in the presence of. GENTILES. nations. Greek. _ethnos._ CHILDREN. sons. Greek. _huios._ App-108. Note the order... [ Continue Reading ]
SHEW. forewarn. Greek. _hupodeiknumi._ Occurs elsewhere Acts 20:35.Matthew 3:7; Luke 3:7; Luke 6:47; Luke 12:5. SUFFER. See 2 Corinthians 11:23. FOR MY NAME'S SAKE. on behalf of (Greek. _huper.)_ My name. See Acts 22:14... [ Continue Reading ]
BROTHER. Thus recognizing him as. fellow-disciple. SAUL. Greek. _Saoul,_ as in Acts 9:4. APPEARED UNTO. was seen by. Greek. _optomai._ App-106. AS. by which. SENT. Greek. _apostello._ App-174. THE HOLY GHOST. Greek. _pneuma hagion._ App-101.... [ Continue Reading ]
IMMEDIATELY. straightway. Greek. _eutheos,_ FELL. fell away. Greek. _apopipto._ Only here. SCALES. Greek. _lepis._ Only here in NT. In Septuagint, Leviticus 11:9; Leviticus 11:10. &C. FORTHWITH. Greek. _parachrema._ Compare Acts 3:7; Acts 5:10. The texts omit. BAPTIZED. App-115.... [ Continue Reading ]
MEAT. nourishment. Greek. _trophe._... [ Continue Reading ]
STRAIGHTWAY. Greek. _eutheos,_ as in Acts 9:18. PREACHED. Greek. _kerusso._ App-121. CHRIST. The texts read "Jesus". HE. This One. THE SON OF GOD.. App-98.... [ Continue Reading ]
WERE AMAZED. Greek. _existemi._ Compare Acts 2:7; Acts 8:9; Acts 8:13. DESTROYED. devastated. Greek. _portheo._ Same word as in Galatians 1:1; Galatians 1:13; Galatians 1:23. Not the same as in Acts 8:3. FOR THAT INTENT. for (Greek. _eis.)_ this. THAT. in order that. Greek. _hina._... [ Continue Reading ]
INCREASED... IN STRENGTH. was strengthened. Greek. _endunamoo._ Occurs elsewhere, Romans 4:20; Ephesians 6:10; Philippians 1:4; Philippians 1:13. 1Ti 1:12. 2 Timothy 2:1; 2 Timothy 4:17; Hebrews 11:34. Compare App-172. CONFOUNDED. See note on Acts 2:6. DWELT. See n [ Continue Reading ]
AFTER THAT. when. MANY DAYS. the three years of Galatians 1:1; Galatians 1:18. Compare 1 Kings 2:38; 1 Kings 2:39, where many days also implies three years. TOOK COUNSEL. plotted. Greek. _sumbouleuo._ Occurs elsewhere, Matthew 26:4.John 11:53; John 18:14.Revelation 3:18. [ Continue Reading ]
LAYING AWAIT. plot. Greek. _epiboule._ Occurs elsewhere Acts 20:3; Acts 20:19; Acts 23:30. KNOWN. Greek. _ginosko._ App-132. OF. to. TO. that they might. In 2 Corinthians 11:32, Paul says "the governor under Aretas kept the city with. garrison". This Aretas was Herod's father-in-law, upon whom he... [ Continue Reading ]
LET HIM DOWN. sent him down. Greek. _kathiemi._ Occurs elsewhere, Acts 10:11; Acts 11:5.Luke 5:19. BY. through. Greek. _dia._ App-104.Acts 9:1. IN. lowering him in. See note on Luke 5:4. BASKET. Greek. _spuris._ See note on Matthew 15:37.... [ Continue Reading ]
ASSAYED. tried. Greek. _peirao._ JOIN. See note on Acts 5:13. AND BELIEVED NOT. not believing, i.e. hesitating to believe. App-150.... [ Continue Reading ]
BARNABAS. See note on Acts 4:36. TOOK. laid hold of. Greek. _epilambanomai._ Occurs twelve times in Luke and Acts. Mostly of helping or arresting. APOSTLES. App-189. DECLARED. related. Greek. _diegeomai._ See note on Acts 8:33. SPOKEN. Greek. _laleo._ App-121. PREACHED BOLDLY. spoke without rese... [ Continue Reading ]
COMING IN AND GOING OUT. See note on Acts 1:21.... [ Continue Reading ]
SPAKE BOLDLY. Same word as "preached boldly" in Acts 9:27. DISPUTED. Same word as in Acts 6:9. GRECIANS. See note on Acts 6:1. WENT ABOUT. took in hand. Greek. _epicheireo._ Occurs elsewhere, Acts 19:13.Luke 1:1. A medical word. SLAY. Same word as "kill", verses: Acts 9:23; Acts 9:24.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHICH... KNEW. But the brethren having got to know it. Greek. _epiginosko._ App-132. BROUGHT... DOWN. Greek. _katago._ CAESAREA. See Acts 8:40. SENT. Greek. _exapostello._ App-174. See Acts 11:25.... [ Continue Reading ]
THEN, &C.. The church indeed therefore. CHURCHES. App-186. REST. peace. Greek. _eirene._ THROUGHOUT. Greek. _kata._ App-104. AND WERE EDIFIED. being edified. Greek. _oikodomec._ Compare Acts 4:11; Acts 7:47; Acts 7:49. WALKING. going. Figure of speech _Hendiadys._ App-6. Read, "being edified an... [ Continue Reading ]
THROUGHOUT. through. Greek. _dia._ App-104.Acts 9:1. ALSO TO THE SAINTS. to the saints also. LYDDA. Ludd, in the plain of Sharon, about. day's journey w. of Jerusalem. See 1 Chronicles 8:12.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHICH HAD KEPT HIS BED. lying on. bed (Greek. _krabbaton._ See note on Mark 2:4). EIGHT YEARS. from (Greek. _ek._ App-104.) eight years. SICK OF THE PALSY. paralyzed. See note on Acts 8:7.... [ Continue Reading ]
MAKETH THEE WHOLE. healeth thee. Greek. _iaomai._ See note on Luke 6:17. MAKE THY BED. Literally spread for thyself.... [ Continue Reading ]
TURNED. See Acts 11:21; Acts 14:15; Acts 15:19; Acts 26:18; Acts 26:20.... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCIPLE. Greek. _mathetria,_ the feminine form of _mathetes._ Only here. TABITHA. Aramaic. App-94.:42. The Hebrew for roe or gazelle is Zebee. The feminine is found in 2 Kings 12:1, there spelled Zibiah. BY INTERPRETATION. being interpreted. Greek. _diermeneuo._ Here, Luke 24:27; 1 Corinthians 12... [ Continue Reading ]
WAS SICK. fell sick. Greek. _astheneo._ Frequent in the Gospels. In Acts, here, Acts 19:12; Acts 20:35. WASHED. bathed. Greek. _louo._ App-136. UPPER CHAMBER. upper room. See note on Acts 1:13.... [ Continue Reading ]
FORASMUCH AS LYDDA WAS NIGH. Literally Lydda being near. THERE. in (Greek. _en._ App-104.) it. DESIRING. entreating. Greek. _parakaleo._ App-134. DELAY. Greek. _okneo._ Only here. TO. as far as. Greek. _heos._... [ Continue Reading ]
COATS. Greek. _chiton._. tunic or under-garment.... [ Continue Reading ]
FORTH. outside. Greek. _exo._ Compare Mark 5:40. KNEELED DOWN. Same expression as in Acts 7:60.... [ Continue Reading ]
LIFTED HER UP. Literally caused her to rise up. Greek. _anistemi,_ as above, Acts 9:40. WHEN HE HAD. having.... [ Continue Reading ]
IT WAS. it came to be. KNOWN. Greek. _gnostos._ See note on Acts 1:19. BELIEVED IN. App-150.... [ Continue Reading ]
TARRIED. abode. Greek. _meno._ See note on p. 1511. ONE. a certain. Greek. _tis._ App-123. TANNER. Greek. _burseus._ Only here and Acts 10:6; Acts 10:32. Perhaps no one else would receive him.... [ Continue Reading ]