Acts

Acts 14:11–12

¹¹When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language: “The gods have come down to us in human form!” ¹²Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.

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Acts 14:11

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
the	Οἵ	Hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
crowds	ὄχλοι	ochloi	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3793 a crowd
saw	ἰδόντες	idontes	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3708 I see, look upon, experience
what	ὃ	ho	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
Paul	Παῦλος	Paulos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3972 Paul
had done	ἐποίησεν	epoiēsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4160 I do, make
they lifted up	ἐπῆραν	epēran	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1869 I raise, lift up
their	αὐτῶν	autōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
voices	φωνὴν	phōnēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G5456 a sound, noise, voice
in the Lycaonian language	Λυκαονιστὶ	Lykaonisti	Adverb	G3072 in the Lycaonian language
The	Οἱ	Hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
gods	θεοὶ	theoi	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2316 God, a god
have come down	κατέβησαν	katebēsan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2597 I go down, come down
to	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
us	ἡμᾶς	hēmas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
in human form	ὁμοιωθέντες	homoiōthentes	Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3666 I make like, liken, compare

Acts 14:12

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Barnabas	Βαρνάβαν	Barnaban	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G921 Barnabas
they called	ἐκάλουν	ekaloun	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2564 I call, invite, name
Zeus	Δία	Dia	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2203 Zeus
and	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
Paul	Παῦλον	Paulon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3972 Paul
Hermes	Ἑρμῆν	Hermēn	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2060 Hermes
because	ἐπειδὴ	epeidē	Conjunction	G1894 when, since
he	αὐτὸς	autos	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
was	ἦν	ēn	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
the	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
chief	ἡγούμενος	hēgoumenos	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2233 I lead, think
speaker	λόγου	logou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy

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Acts 14:11 Acts 28:6 · Acts 8:10 · Acts 12:22

Acts 14:12 Acts 19:35

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.