Acts 11:5

5IἘγὼwasἤμηνinἐν[the] cityπόλειof JoppaἸόππῃprayingπροσευχόμενοςandκαὶI sawεἶδονinἐνa tranceἐκστάσειa visionὅραμα,descendingκαταβαῖνονa vesselσκεῦόςcertainτιlikeὡςa sheetὀθόνηνgreatμεγάληνby fourτέσσαρσινcornersἀρχαῖςbeing let downκαθιεμένηνout ofἐκτοῦheavenοὐρανοῦ,andκαὶit came downἦλθενas far asἄχριmeἐμοῦ·

“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision, a certain vessel like a great sheet descending, being let down out of heaven by four corners, and it came as far as me.

Vocab difficulty

89.7

Rare words

  • ὀθόνην

    ὀθόνη

    a linen cloth, a sheet, sail.

  • καθιεμένην

    καθίημι

    I send, let down, lower.