Acts
Acts 14:12
12Barnabas they called Zeus, and Paul they called Hermes, because he was the chief speaker.
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| 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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.