Acts 22:6

6It happenedἘγένετοhoweverδέto meμοιjourneyingπορευομένῳandκαὶdrawing nearἐγγίζοντιτῇto DamascusΔαμασκῷaboutπερὶnoonμεσημβρίανsuddenlyἐξαίφνηςout ofἐκτοῦheavenοὐρανοῦshoneπεριαστράψαιa lightφῶςgreatἱκανὸνaroundπερὶmeἐμέ,

But it happened to me, journeying and drawing near to Damascus about noon, [that] suddenly a great light out of heaven shone around me,

Vocab difficulty

80.2

Rare words

  • μεσημβρίαν

    μεσημβρία

    (lit: midday, hence, the position of the sun at midday), the South.

  • περιαστράψαι

    περιαστράπτω

    I flash (gleam) around like lightning.