Acts
Acts 11:20–21
20But some of them, men from Cyprus and Cyrene, went to Antioch and began speaking to the Greeksd as well, proclaiming the good news about the Lord Jesus. 21The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.
Footnotes
- d 11:20 Or the Hellenists
Word by word
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Acts 11:20
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | δέ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| some | τινες | tines | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5100 any one, some one |
| of | ἐξ | ex | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| them | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| men | ἄνδρες | andres | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G435 a male human being, a man |
| from Cyprus | Κύπριοι | Kyprioi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2953 a Cypriote, belonging to Cyprus |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| Cyrene | Κυρηναῖοι | Kyrēnaioi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2956 belonging to Cyrene, a Cyrenaean |
| went | ἐλθόντες | elthontes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2064 I come, go |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| Antioch | Ἀντιόχειαν | Antiocheian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G490 Antioch |
| and began speaking | ἐλάλουν | elaloun | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2980 I speak, say |
| to | πρὸς | pros | Preposition | G4314 to, towards, with |
| the | τοὺς | tous | Article - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| Greeks | Ἑλληνιστάς | Hellēnistas | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G1675 a Hellenist, Grecian Jew |
| as well | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| proclaiming the good news | εὐαγγελιζόμενοι | euangelizomenoi | Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2097 I bring good news, preach good tidings |
| about 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 |
Acts 11:21
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hand | χεὶρ | cheir | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G5495 a hand |
| of | Κυρίου | Kyriou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| was | ἦν | ēn | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| with | μετ’ | met’ | Preposition | G3326 with, after |
| them | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| and | τε | te | Conjunction | G5037 and, both |
| great | πολύς | polys | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4183 much, many, often |
| number | ἀριθμὸς | arithmos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G706 a number, total |
| believed | πιστεύσας | pisteusas | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4100 I believe, have faith in |
| turned | ἐπέστρεψεν | epestrepsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1994 I turn back to |
| to | 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Acts 11:20 Matthew 27:32 · Acts 13:1 · Acts 2:10 · Acts 6:9 · Ephesians 3:8 · 1 Corinthians 1:23–24
Acts 11:21 Luke 1:66 · Acts 2:47 · Acts 5:14 · 1 Corinthians 3:6–7 · 1 Thessalonians 1:5 · Isaiah 59:1 · Acts 6:7 · Acts 9:35
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.