Acts

Acts 1:10–11

¹⁰They were looking intently into the sky as He was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. ¹¹“Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.”

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Acts 1:10

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They were	ἦσαν	ēsan	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
looking intently	ἀτενίζοντες	atenizontes	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G816 I direct my gaze, look steadily
into	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
sky	οὐρανὸν	ouranon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3772 the sky, the heaven
as He	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
was going	πορευομένου	poreuomenou	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular	G4198 I travel, journey, go
suddenly	ἰδοὺ	idou	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G2400 See! Lo! Behold! Look!
two	δύο	dyo	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1417 two
men	ἄνδρες	andres	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G435 a male human being, a man
dressed	ἐσθήσεσι	esthēsesi	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G2066 clothing, raiment
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
white	λευκαῖς	leukais	Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural	G3022 white, bright
stood beside	παρειστήκεισαν	pareistēkeisan	Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G3936 I bring, present, come up to and stand by
them	αὐτοῖς	autois	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same

Acts 1:11

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Men	Ἄνδρες	Andres	Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural	G435 a male human being, a man
of Galilee	Γαλιλαῖοι	Galilaioi	Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural	G1057 a Galilean
they said	εἶπαν	eipan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
why	τί	ti	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G5101 who, which, what
do you stand	ἑστήκατε	hestēkate	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G2476 I cause to stand, stand
looking	βλέποντες	blepontes	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G991 I look, see
into	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
sky	οὐρανόν	ouranon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3772 the sky, the heaven
This	οὗτος	houtos	Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
Jesus	Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus
who	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
has been taken	ἀναλημφθεὶς	analēmphtheis	Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G353 I take up, raise
from	ἀφ’	aph’	Preposition	G575 from, away from
you	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
into	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
heaven	οὐρανὸν	ouranon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3772 the sky, the heaven
will come back	ἐλεύσεται	eleusetai	Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G2064 I come, go
in the same way	ὃν	hon	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
you have seen	ἐθεάσασθε	etheasasthe	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural	G2300 I see, behold, contemplate, visit
Him	αὐτὸν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
go	πορευόμενον	poreuomenon	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular	G4198 I travel, journey, go
into	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
heaven	οὐρανόν	ouranon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3772 the sky, the heaven

Cross-references

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Acts 1:10 Luke 24:4 · John 20:12 · Mark 16:5 · Revelation 7:14 · Matthew 17:2 · Daniel 7:9 · Matthew 28:3 · Acts 10:30 · 2 Kings 2:11–12 · Acts 10:3 · Revelation 3:4

Acts 1:11 Revelation 1:7 · 1 Thessalonians 4:16 · Mark 13:26 · John 14:3 · Matthew 24:30 · Matthew 25:31 · Daniel 7:13–14 · Matthew 16:27 · 1 Thessalonians 1:10 · Luke 21:27 · 2 Thessalonians 1:7–10 · Acts 13:31

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.