Acts 9:38

38NearἐγγὺςnowδὲbeingοὔσηςLyddaΛύδδαςτῇJoppaἸόππῃtheοἱdisciplesμαθηταὶhaving heardἀκούσαντεςthatὅτιPeterΠέτροςisἐστὶνinἐνitαὐτῇsentἀπέστειλανtwoδύοmenἄνδραςtoπρὸςhimαὐτὸνimploringπαρακαλοῦντες·NotΜὴto delayὀκνήσῃςcomingδιελθεῖνtoἕωςusἡμῶν·

Now Lydda being near Joppa, the disciples, having heard that Peter is in it, sent two men to him, imploring, “Do not delay to come to us.”

Vocab difficulty

62.2

Rare words

  • Λύδδας

    Λύδδα

    Lydda, Diospolis, Lod (modern Ludd), a city on the way to Joppa within a day's journey of Jerusalem.

  • ὀκνήσῃς

    ὀκνέω

    I delay, hesitate, am slow.