Acts

Acts 16:6–7

⁶After the Holy Spirit had prevented them from speaking the word in the province of Asia,^a they traveled through the region of Phrygia and Galatia. ⁷And when they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit them.

Footnotes

a 16:6 Literally in Asia; Asia was a Roman province in what is now western Turkey.

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Acts 16:6

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Neuter Singular	G3588 the
Holy	Ἁγίου	Hagiou	Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular	G40 set apart, holy, sacred
Spirit	Πνεύματος	Pneumatos	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G4151 wind, breath, spirit
had prevented them	κωλυθέντες	kōlythentes	Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2967 I prevent, hinder
from speaking	λαλῆσαι	lalēsai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G2980 I speak, say
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
word	λόγον	logon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
Asia	Ἀσίᾳ	Asia	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G773 roughly the western third of Asia Minor
they traveled through	Διῆλθον	Diēlthon	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1330 I pass through, spread a report
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
region	χώραν	chōran	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G5561 region, land, fields
of Phrygia	Φρυγίαν	Phrygian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G5435 Phrygia
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
Galatia	Γαλατικὴν	Galatikēn	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1054 belonging to the province Galatia

Acts 16:7

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
when they came	ἐλθόντες	elthontes	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2064 I come, go
to the border of	κατὰ	kata	Preposition	G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
Mysia	Μυσίαν	Mysian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3465 Mysia
they tried	ἐπείραζον	epeirazon	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G3985 I try, tempt, test
to enter	πορευθῆναι	poreuthēnai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive	G4198 I travel, journey, go
Bithynia	Βιθυνίαν	Bithynian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G978 Bithynia
the	τὸ	to	Article - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
Spirit	Πνεῦμα	Pneuma	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G4151 wind, breath, spirit
of Jesus	Ἰησοῦ	Iēsou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus
would not permit	εἴασεν	eiasen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1439 I allow, permit, leave
them	αὐτοὺς	autous	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same

Cross-references

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Acts 16:6 Acts 18:23 · Acts 16:7 · Acts 11:12 · Galatians 1:2 · Acts 13:2–4 · 2 Timothy 4:10 · 1 Peter 1:1 · Galatians 3:1 · Acts 19:10

Acts 16:7 Philippians 1:19 · Galatians 4:6 · Romans 8:9 · Acts 8:29 · 1 Peter 1:11 · 1 Peter 1:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.