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Acts 10:4-15

4δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588CorneliusstaredἀτενίσαςatenisasG816at himαὐτῷautōG846in fearἔμφοβος γενόμενοςemphobos genomenosG1096 G1719andκαὶkaiG2532askedεἶπεν·eipenG2036, “WhatτίtiG5101is itἐστιν,estinG1510,Lordκύριε;kurieG2962δὲdeG1161?” The angelansweredεἶπενeipenG2036αὐτῷ·autōG846, “YourσουsouG4771αἱhaiG3588prayersπροσευχαίproseuchaiG4335andκαὶkaiG2532σουsouG4771αἱhaiG3588gifts to the poorἐλεημοσύναιeleēmosunaiG1654have ascendedἀνέβησανanebēsanG305asεἰςeisG1519a memorialμνημόσυνονmnēmosunonG3422offeringbeforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715τοῦtouG3588Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

5καὶkaiG2532NowνῦνnunG3568sendπέμψονpempsonG3992menἄνδραςandrasG435toεἰςeisG1519JoppaἸόππηνIoppēnG2445καὶkaiG2532to call forμετάπεμψαιmetapempsaiG3343a manτιναtinaG5100namedSimonΣίμωνάSimōnaG4613whoὃςhosG3739is calledἐπικαλεῖταιepikaleitaiG1941PeterΠέτρος·PetrosG4074.

6HeοὗτοςhoutosG3778is stayingξενίζεταιxenizetaiG3579withπαράparaG3844τινιtiniG5100SimonΣίμωνιSimōniG4613thetannerβυρσεῖ,burseiG1038,whoseᾧhōG3739houseοἰκίαoikiaG3614isἐστινestinG1510byπαρὰparaG3844theseaθάλασσανthalassanG2281.”

7δὲdeG1161WhenὩςHōsG5613theὁhoG3588angelἄγγελοςangelosG32whoὁhoG3588spokeλαλῶνlalōnG2980to himαὐτῷ,autōG846had goneἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565, CorneliuscalledφωνήσαςphōnēsasG5455twoδύοduoG1417ofτῶνtōnG3588hisservantsοἰκετῶνoiketōnG3610andκαὶkaiG2532a devoutεὐσεβῆeusebēG2152soldierστρατιώτηνstratiōtēnG4757from amongτῶνtōnG3588his attendantsπροσκαρτερούντων αὐτῷ,proskarterountōn autōG4342 G846.

8καὶkaiG2532He explainedἐξηγησάμενος αὐτοῖς,exēgēsamenos autoisG1834 G846what had happenedἅπανταhapantaG537andsentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649themαὐτοὺςautousG846toεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588JoppaἸόππην.¶IoppēnG2445.

9δὲdeG1161TheΤῇTēaG3588next dayἐπαύριονepaurionG1887at aboutπερὶperiG4012the sixthἕκτην.hektēnG1623hourὥρανhōranG5610,asG1565the menwere approachingἐγγιζόντων,engizontōnG1448theτῇtēaG3588cityπόλειpoleiG4172καὶkaiG2532on their journeyὁδοιπορούντωνhodoiporountōnG3596,PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074went upἀνέβηanebēG305onἐπὶepiG1909theτὸtoG3588roofδῶμαdōmaG1430to prayπροσεύξασθαιproseuxasthaiG4336.

10δὲdeG1161He becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096hungryπρόσπεινος,prospeinosG4361andκαὶkaiG2532wantedἤθελενēthelenG2309somethingto eatγεύσασθαι.geusasthaiG1089,butδὲdeG1161whileαὐτῶνautōnG846the meal was being preparedπαρασκευαζόντωνparaskeuazontōnG3903,heαὐτὸνautonG846fellἐγένετοegenetoG1096intoἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909a tranceἔκστασις,ekstasisG1611.

11καὶkaiG2532He sawθεωρεῖtheōreiG2334τὸνtonG3588heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772openἀνεῳγμένονaneōgmenonG455andκαὶkaiG2532somethingσκεῦός τιskeuos tiG5100 G4632likeὡςhōsG5613a largeμεγάληνmegalēnG3173sheetὀθόνηνothonēnG3607being let downκαταβαῖνον καθιέμενονkatabainon kathiemenonG2597 G2524toἐπὶepiG1909τῆςtēsG3588earthγῆς·gēsG1093by its fourτέσσαρσινtessarsinG5064cornersἀρχαῖςarchaisG746.

12It containedἐν ᾧ ὑπῆρχενen hō hupērchenG1722 G3739 G5225all kinds ofπάνταpantaG3956τὰtaG3588four-footed animalsτετράποδαtetrapodaG5074andκαὶkaiG2532reptilesἑρπετὰherpetaG2062of theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093,as well asκαὶkaiG2532birdsπετεινὰpeteinaG4071ofτοῦtouG3588the airοὐρανοῦ.ouranouG3772.

13ThenκαὶkaiG2532a voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456saidἐγένετοegenetoG1096toπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτόν·autonG846: “Get upἀναστὰςanastasG450,PeterΠέτρε,PetreG4074,killθῦσονthusonG2380andκαὶkaiG2532eatφάγε.phageG5315!”

14“Noμηδαμῶς,mēdamōsG3365,Lordκύριε·kurieG2962δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588!”PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074answeredεἶπεν·eipenG2036ὅτιhotiG3754. “I have never eatenοὐδέποτε ἔφαγονoudepote ephagonG3763 G5315anythingπᾶνpanG3956impureκοινὸνkoinonG2839orκαὶkaiG2532uncleanἀκάθαρτον.akathartonG169.”

15καὶkaiG2532ThevoiceφωνὴphōnēG5456πάλινpalinG3825spoketoπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτόν·autonG846ἐκekG1537a second timeδευτέρουdeuterouG1208σὺsuG4771: “Do not call anything impureμὴ κοίνου.mē koinouG3361 G2840thatἃhaG3739ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316has made cleanἐκαθάρισεν,ekatharisenG2511.”

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