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Acts 10:9-18

9ΤῇTēaG3588OnδὲdeG1161the morrowἐπαύριονepaurionG1887,asG1565they went on their journeyὁδοιπορούντωνhodoiporountōnG3596,andκαὶkaiG2532drew nighἐγγιζόντων,engizontōnG1448unto the cityτῇ πόλειtēa poleiG3588 G4172,PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074went upἀνέβηanebēG305uponἐπὶepiG1909the housetopτὸ δῶμαto dōmaG3588 G1430to prayπροσεύξασθαιproseuxasthaiG4336aboutπερὶperiG4012the sixthἕκτην.hektēnG1623hourὥρανhōranG5610:

10AndδὲdeG1161he becameG1096very hungryπρόσπεινος,prospeinosG4361,andκαὶkaiG2532wouldἤθελενēthelenG2309have eatenγεύσασθαι.geusasthaiG1089:butδὲdeG1161while theyG1565made readyπαρασκευαζόντωνparaskeuazontōnG3903,heG846fellG1968intoἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909a tranceἔκστασις,ekstasisG1611,

11AndG2532sawθεωρεῖtheōreiG2334heavenτὸν οὐρανὸνton ouranonG3588 G3772openedἀνεῳγμένονaneōgmenonG455,andG2532a certainτιtiG5100vesselσκεῦόςskeuosG4632descendingκαταβαῖνονkatabainonG2597untoG1909himG846,asὡςhōsG5613it had been a greatμεγάληνmegalēnG3173sheetὀθόνηνothonēnG3607knitG1210at the fourτέσσαρσινtessarsinG5064cornersἀρχαῖςarchaisG746,andG2532let downκαθιέμενονkathiemenonG2524toG1909the earthτῆς γῆς·tēs gēsG3588 G1093:

12G3588ἐνenG1722WhereinᾧhōG3739wereὑπῆρχενhupērchenG5225all manner ofπάνταpantaG3956fourfooted beastsτετράποδαtetrapodaG5074of the earthγῆςgēsG3588 G1093,andG2532wild beastsG3588 G2342,andG2532creeping thingsἑρπετὰherpetaG3588 G2062,andG2532fowlsπετεινὰpeteinaG3588 G4071of the airοὐρανοῦ.ouranouG3588 G3772.

13AndκαὶkaiG2532there cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096a voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456toπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτόν·autonG846,RiseἀναστὰςanastasG450,PeterΠέτρε,PetreG4074;killθῦσονthusonG2380,andκαὶkaiG2532eatφάγε.phageG5315.

14ὁhoG3588ButδὲdeG1161PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074saidG3004,Not soμηδαμῶς,mēdamōsG3365,Lordκύριε·kurieG2962;forὅτιhotiG3754I haveG5315neverοὐδέποτεoudepoteG3763eatenG5315any thingπᾶνpanG3956that is profaneκοινὸνkoinonG2839orG2228uncleanἀκάθαρτον.akathartonG169.

15AndκαὶkaiG2532the voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456spakeuntoπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτόν·autonG846againπάλινpalinG3825ἐκekG1537the second timeδευτέρουdeuterouG1208,WhatἃhaG3739Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316hath cleansedἐκαθάρισεν,ekatharisenG2511, thatcallκοίνου.koinouG2840notμὴmēG3361thouσὺsuG4771profaneG2840.

16δὲdeG1161ThisτοῦτοtoutoG3778was doneἐγένετοegenetoG1096ἐπὶepiG1909thriceτρίς,trisG5151:andκαὶkaiG2532the vesselτὸ σκεῦοςto skeuosG3588 G4632was received upἀνελήμφθηanelēmphthēG353againG3825intoεἰςeisG1519heavenτὸν οὐρανόν.ton ouranonG3588 G3772.

17NowδὲdeG1161whileὡςhōsG5613PeterΠέτροςPetrosG3588 G4074doubtedδιηπόρειdiēporeiG1280inἐνenG1722himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438whatτίtiG5101ἂνanG302this visionὅραμαhoramaG3588 G3705whichὃhoG3739he had seenG3708should meanεἴηeiēG1510,beholdG3708,the menἄνδρεςandresG3588 G435whichG3588were sentἀπεσταλμένοιapestalmenoiG649fromG575CorneliusΚορνηλίουKornēliouG3588 G2883had made enquiryδιερωτήσαντεςdierōtēsantesG1331for Simon’sΣίμωνος,SimōnosG4613houseοἰκίανoikianG3588 G3614,andG2532stoodἐπέστησανepestēsanG2186beforeἐπὶepiG1909the gateπυλῶνα·pulōnaG3588 G4440,

18AndκαὶkaiG2532calledφωνήσαντεςphōnēsantesG5455,and askedἐπυνθάνοντοepunthanontoG4441whetherεἰeiG1487SimonΣίμωνSimōnG4613,whichὁhoG3588was surnamedἐπικαλούμενοςepikaloumenosG1941PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074,were lodgedξενίζεται.¶xenizetaiG3579thereἐνθάδεenthadeG1759.

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