Acts
Acts 16:4
4As they went from town to town, they delivered the decisions handed down by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem for the people to obey.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As | Ὡς | Hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| they went from | διεπορεύοντο | dieporeuonto | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G1279 I journey through |
| town to town | πόλεις | poleis | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G4172 a city |
| they delivered | παρεδίδοσαν | paredidosan | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G3860 I hand over, deliver, betray |
| the | τὰ | ta | Article - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| decisions | δόγματα | dogmata | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G1378 a decree, edict, ordinance |
| handed down | κεκριμένα | kekrimena | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Plural | G2919 I judge, decide, think good |
| by | ὑπὸ | hypo | Preposition | G5259 by, under, about |
| the | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| apostles | ἀποστόλων | apostolōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G652 an apostle, a messenger, an envoy, a delegate |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| elders | πρεσβυτέρων | presbyterōn | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural | G4245 elder |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| Jerusalem | Ἱεροσολύμοις | Hierosolymois | Noun - Dative Neuter Plural | G2414 Jerusalem |
| for | αὐτοῖς | autois | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| to obey | φυλάσσειν | phylassein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G5442 I keep, guard, observe |
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