Acts
Acts 11:17–18
17So if God gave them the same gift He gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to hinder the work of God?”
18When they heard this, they had no further objections, and they glorified God, saying, “So then, God has granted even the Gentiles repentance unto life.”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Acts 11:17
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | οὖν | oun | Conjunction | G3767 therefore, then |
| if | εἰ | ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| God | Θεὸς | Theos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| gave | ἔδωκεν | edōken | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1325 I offer, give |
| them | αὐτοῖς | autois | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| same | ἴσην | isēn | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2470 equal, identical |
| gift | δωρεὰν | dōrean | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1431 a free gift |
| us | ἡμῖν | hēmin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| who believed | πιστεύσασιν | pisteusasin | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural | G4100 I believe, have faith in |
| in | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Lord | Κύριον | Kyrion | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦν | Iēsoun | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| Christ | Χριστόν | Christon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ |
| who | τίς | tis | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| was | ἤμην | ēmēn | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| I | ἐγὼ | egō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| to | δυνατὸς | dynatos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1415 powerful, able, possible |
| hinder | κωλῦσαι | kōlysai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G2967 I prevent, hinder |
| God | Θεόν | Theon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
Acts 11:18
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| they heard | Ἀκούσαντες | Akousantes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G191 I hear, listen |
| they had no further | ἡσύχασαν | hēsychasan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2270 I rest, am silent, live quietly |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| they glorified | ἐδόξασαν | edoxasan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1392 I glorify, honor, bestow glory on |
| God | Θεὸν | Theon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| saying | λέγοντες | legontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3004 I say, speak |
| So then | Ἄρα | Ara | Conjunction | G686 then, therefore, since |
| God | Θεὸς | Theos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| has granted | ἔδωκεν | edōken | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1325 I offer, give |
| even | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | τοῖς | tois | Article - Dative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| Gentiles | ἔθνεσιν | ethnesin | Noun - Dative Neuter Plural | G1484 a race, people, the Gentiles |
| repentance | μετάνοιαν | metanoian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3341 repentance, a change of mind |
| unto | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| life | ζωὴν | zōēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2222 life |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Acts 11:17 Acts 10:47 · Romans 9:20–26 · Romans 9:15–16 · Job 33:13 · Acts 15:8–9 · Daniel 4:35 · Romans 11:34–36
Acts 11:18 Romans 10:12–13 · 2 Corinthians 7:10 · Ezekiel 36:26 · 2 Timothy 2:25–26 · Acts 20:21 · James 1:16–17 · Acts 5:31 · Jeremiah 31:18–20 · Ephesians 3:5–8 · Acts 3:26 · Acts 21:20 · Romans 3:29–30
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.