Acts
Acts 12:8
8“Get dressed and put on your sandals,” said the angel. Peter did so, and the angel told him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.”
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.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Get dressed | Ζῶσαι | Zōsai | Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Singular | G2224 I gird |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| put on | ὑπόδησαι | hypodēsai | Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Singular | G5265 I put on my feet |
| your | σου | sou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| sandals | σανδάλιά | sandalia | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G4547 a sandal |
| said | εἶπεν | eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| angel | ἄγγελος | angelos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G32 an angel, messenger |
| Peter did | ἐποίησεν | epoiēsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4160 I do, make |
| so | οὕτως | houtōs | Adverb | G3779 thus, so, in this manner |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| told | λέγει | legei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| him | αὐτῷ | autō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| Wrap | Περιβαλοῦ | Peribalou | Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Singular | G4016 I cast around, clothe |
| your | σου | sou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| cloak | ἱμάτιόν | himation | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G2440 outer garment |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| follow | ἀκολούθει | akolouthei | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G190 I accompany, attend, follow |
| me | μοι | moi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.