Acts
Acts 16:12
12From there we went to the Roman colony of Philippi, the leading city of that district of Macedonia.b And we stayed there several days.
Footnotes
- b 16:12 Literally we went to Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia—a colony
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From there | κἀκεῖθεν | kakeithen | Conjunction | G2547 and thence, and from there |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| colony | κολωνία | kolōnia | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G2862 a colony, garrison city |
| of Philippi | Φιλίππους | Philippous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G5375 Philippi |
| leading | πρώτη | prōtē | Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4413 first, before |
| city | πόλις | polis | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G4172 a city |
| of | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| district | μερίδος | meridos | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3310 a part, portion |
| of Macedonia | Μακεδονίας | Makedonias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3109 Macedonia |
| And | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| we stayed | διατρίβοντες | diatribontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1304 I tarry, continue, stay |
| days | ἡμέρας | hēmeras | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G2250 a day |
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1 Thessalonians 2:2 · Philippians 1:1 · Acts 20:6
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