Acts
Acts 16:25
25About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| About | Κατὰ | Kata | Preposition | G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during |
| midnight | μεσονύκτιον | mesonyktion | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3317 midnight |
| Paul | Παῦλος | Paulos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3972 Paul |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| Silas | Σιλᾶς | Silas | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4609 Silas |
| were praying | προσευχόμενοι | proseuchomenoi | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4336 I pray, pray for |
| singing hymns | ὕμνουν | hymnoun | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G5214 I sing, sing hymns to |
| to | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| God | Θεόν | Theon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| and | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| the | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| prisoners | δέσμιοι | desmioi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1198 one bound, a prisoner |
| were listening | ἐπηκροῶντο | epēkroōnto | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G1874 I listen to, hear |
| to them | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Thessalonians 5:16–18 · Psalm 119:62 · James 1:2 · Romans 5:3 · 1 Peter 1:6–8 · Philippians 4:4–7 · Psalm 77:6 · Matthew 5:10–11 · Hebrews 5:7 · Colossians 3:15–17 · Psalm 50:15 · 2 Corinthians 4:8–9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.