Acts

Acts 16:19–21

¹⁹When the girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace. ²⁰They brought them to the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews and are throwing our city into turmoil ²¹by promoting customs that are unlawful for us Romans to adopt or practice.”

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Acts 16:19

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
owners	κύριοι	kyrioi	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
saw	Ἰδόντες	Idontes	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3708 I see, look upon, experience
that	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
their	αὐτῶν	autōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
hope	ἐλπὶς	elpis	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1680 hope, expectation
of	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
making money	ἐργασίας	ergasias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G2039 working, activity, trade, performance
was gone	ἐξῆλθεν	exēlthen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1831 I go out, come out
they seized	ἐπιλαβόμενοι	epilabomenoi	Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1949 I seize, take hold of
Paul	Παῦλον	Paulon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3972 Paul
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
Silas	Σιλᾶν	Silan	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G4609 Silas
dragged	εἵλκυσαν	heilkysan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1670 I drag, draw, pull, persuade
before	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
the	τοὺς	tous	Article - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
authorities	ἄρχοντας	archontas	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G758 a ruler, prince, leader
in	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
marketplace	ἀγορὰν	agoran	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G58 market-place

Acts 16:20

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They brought them	προσαγαγόντες	prosagagontes	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G4317 I bring near, approach
to the	τοῖς	tois	Article - Dative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
magistrates	στρατηγοῖς	stratēgois	Noun - Dative Masculine Plural	G4755 a general, magistrate, captain of the temple
said	εἶπαν	eipan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
These	Οὗτοι	Houtoi	Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3778 this, he, she, it
men	ἄνθρωποι	anthrōpoi	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G444 a man, one of the human race
are	ὑπάρχοντες	hyparchontes	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G5225 I am, exist, am in possession
Jews	Ἰουδαῖοι	Ioudaioi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2453 Jewish
are throwing	ἐκταράσσουσιν	ektarassousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1613 I disturb greatly
our	ἡμῶν	hēmōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
city	πόλιν	polin	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4172 a city

Acts 16:21

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
promoting	καταγγέλλουσιν	katangellousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2605 I declare openly, preach
customs	ἔθη	ethē	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G1485 a custom
that	ἃ	ha	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3739 who, which, what, that
are unlawful	ἔξεστιν	exestin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1832 it is permitted, lawful, possible
for us	ἡμῖν	hēmin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
Romans	Ῥωμαίοις	Rhōmaiois	Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural	G4514 Roman, a Roman citizen
to adopt	παραδέχεσθαι	paradechesthai	Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive	G3858 I receive, accept, acknowledge
practice	ποιεῖν	poiein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G4160 I do, make

Cross-references

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Acts 16:19 Acts 17:6 · Acts 21:30 · 2 Corinthians 6:5 · Acts 18:12–13 · Acts 16:16 · Acts 8:3 · Acts 14:19 · Acts 19:24–27 · Acts 9:16 · Acts 14:5 · Mark 13:9 · Matthew 24:9

Acts 16:20 James 4:4 · John 15:18–20 · Acts 28:22 · Romans 12:2

Acts 16:21 Esther 3:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.