Acts 19:12

12so thatὥστεevenκαὶtoἐπὶtheτοὺςailingἀσθενοῦνταςwere broughtἀποφέρεσθαιfromἀπὸtheτοῦskinχρωτὸςof himαὐτοῦhandkerchiefsσουδάριαorἢapronsσιμικίνθιαandκαὶdepartedἀπαλλάσσεσθαιfromἀπ’themαὐτῶνtheτὰςdiseasesνόσους,theτάalsoτεspiritsπνεύματατὰevilπονηρὰleftἐκπορεύεσθαι.

so that even soudaria or simikinthia from his skin were brought to the ailing, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits left.

Vocab difficulty

71.2

Rare words

  • χρωτὸς

    χρώς

    the skin, surface of the body.

  • σουδάρια

    σουδάριον

    a handkerchief, napkin.

  • σιμικίνθια

    σιμικίνθιον

    an apron worn by artisans.

  • ἀπαλλάσσεσθαι

    ἀπαλλάσσω

    I free (a person) from (anything), oftener in the middle voice: I am released from, am rid of (a person or thing), depart.