Acts 22:12

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews that dwelt there,

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἁνανίας δέ τις, ἀνὴρ εὐσεβὴς κατὰ τὸν νόμον, μαρτυρούμενος ὑπὸ πάντων τῶν κατοικούντων Ἰουδαίων,

Transliteration

Hananias de tis, anēr eusebēs kata the nomon, martyroumenos by all the katoikountōn Ioudaiōn,

Grammar Details

*Hananias*: nominative, masculine, singular - Ananias (proper name)
*de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and
*tis*: indefinite pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - a certain/someone
*anēr*: nominative, masculine, singular - man
*eusebēs*: nominative, masculine, singular - devout/pious
*kata*: preposition + accusative - according to
*nomon*: accusative, masculine, singular - law
*martyroumenos*: present passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - being testified of/attested
*katoikountōn*: present active participle, genitive, masculine, plural - dwelling/living
*Ioudaiōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - Jews

Word Meanings

*tis*: certain/a certain/some
*anēr eusebēs*: devout man/pious man/godly man
*kata ton nomon*: according to the law/observant of the law
*martyroumenos*: having a good testimony/well spoken of/attested
*katoikountōn*: dwelling/living/residing

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Referenced Verses

Acts 10:22 : 22 And they said, Cornelius a centurion, a righteous man and one that feareth God, and well reported of by all the nation of the Jews, was warned [of God] by a holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words from thee.
Acts 6:3 : 3 Look ye out therefore, brethren, from among you seven men of good report, full of the {G40} Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
Acts 8:2 : 2 And devout men buried Stephen, and made great lamentation over him.
Acts 9:10-18 : 10 Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and the Lord said unto him in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I [am here], Lord. 11 And the Lord [said] unto him, Arise, and go to the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one named Saul, a man of Tarsus: for behold, he prayeth; 12 and he hath seen {G1722} {G3705} a man named Ananias coming in, and laying his hands on him, that he might receive his sight. 13 But Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard from many of this man, how much evil he did to thy saints at Jerusalem: 14 and here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that call upon thy name. 15 But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles and kings, and the children of Israel: 16 for I will show him how many things he must suffer for my name's sake. 17 And Ananias departed, and entered into the house; and laying his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, [even] Jesus, who appeared unto thee in the way which thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mayest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit. 18 And straightway there fell from his eyes as it were scales, and he received his sight; {G3916} and he arose and was baptized;
Luke 2:25 : 25 And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
Acts 17:4 : 4 And some of them were persuaded, and consorted with Paul and Silas, and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.
2 Cor 6:8 : 8 by glory and dishonor, by evil report and good report; as deceivers, and [yet] true;
1 Tim 3:7 : 7 Moreover he must have good testimony from them that are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
Heb 11:2 : 2 For {G1722} therein the elders had witness borne to them.
3 John 1:12 : 12 Demetrius hath the witness of all [men], and of the truth itself: yea, {G2532} we also bear witness: and thou knowest that our witness is true.

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