What Does Acts 9:42 Mean?

“known”

well-known

“And”

but, and, etc

“it was”

to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)

“throughout”

(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)

“all”

"whole" or "all", i.e., complete (in extent, amount, time or degree), especially (neuter) as noun or adverb

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“Joppa”

joppe (i.e., japho), a place in palestine

“and”

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

“many”

(singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) many; neuter (singular) as adverbial, largely; neuter (plural) as adverb or noun often, mostly, largely

“believed”

to have faith (in, upon, or with respect to, a person or thing), i.e., credit; by implication, to entrust (especially one's spiritual well-being to ch

“in”

properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of re

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“the Lord”

supreme in authority, i.e., (as noun) controller; by implication, master (as a respectful title)