Acts 10:28

28He was sayingἔφηthenτεtoπρὸςthemαὐτούς·YouὙμεῖςknowἐπίστασθεhowὡςunlawfulἀθέμιτόνit isἐστινfor a manἀνδρὶa JewἸουδαίῳto unite himselfκολλᾶσθαιorἢto come nearπροσέρχεσθαιto a foreignerἀλλοφύλῳ·To meκἀμοὶhoweverὁGodθεὸςhas shownἔδειξενnotμηδέναcommonκοινὸνorἢuncleanἀκάθαρτονto callλέγεινmanἄνθρωπον·

And he was saying to them, “You⁺ know how it is unlawful for a man, a Jew, to unite himself or to come near to a foreigner. But God showed to me not to call a man common or unclean.

Vocab difficulty

93.7

Rare words

  • ἀθέμιτόν

    ἀθέμιτος

    illegal, unlawful, criminal, lawless.

  • ἀλλοφύλῳ

    ἀλλόφυλος

    foreign, of another tribe or race.