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Acts 3

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acts.3.ac3PrayerHour

ἐπὶ τὴν ὥραν τῆς προσευχῆς τὴν ἐνάτην

TRANSLATIONmoderate confidence

How should the time of prayer be expressed?

Luke identifies the ninth hour, about three in the afternoon.

Why this default

“At the ninth hour, the hour of prayer” preserves Luke’s period timekeeping and explicitly identifies the liturgical occasion.

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Project defaultat the ninth hour, the hour of prayer

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Alternativeat about three in the afternoon, the prayer hour

Responsible alternative

Alternativefor the prayer service at the ninth hour

Responsible alternative

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