Acts
Acts 16:9–10
9During the night, Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and pleading with him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” 10As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
Word by word
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Acts 16:9
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| During | διὰ | dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| night | νυκτὸς | nyktos | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3571 the night, night-time |
| Paul | Παύλῳ | Paulō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G3972 Paul |
| had | ὤφθη | ōphthē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G3708 I see, look upon, experience |
| a vision | ὅραμα | horama | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3705 a spectacle, vision |
| of a | τις | tis | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5100 any one, some one |
| man | ἀνὴρ | anēr | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G435 a male human being, a man |
| of Macedonia | Μακεδών | Makedōn | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3110 a Macedonian |
| standing | ἑστὼς | hestōs | Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2476 I cause to stand, stand |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| pleading with | παρακαλῶν | parakalōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3870 I summon, entreat, admonish, comfort |
| him | αὐτὸν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| Come over | Διαβὰς | Diabas | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1224 I cross, pass through |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| Macedonia | Μακεδονίαν | Makedonian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3109 Macedonia |
| help | βοήθησον | boēthēson | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G997 I come to the rescue of |
| us | ἡμῖν | hēmin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
Acts 16:10
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As soon as | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| had seen | εἶδεν | eiden | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3708 I see, look upon, experience |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| vision | ὅραμα | horama | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3705 a spectacle, vision |
| we got ready | ἐζητήσαμεν | ezētēsamen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G2212 I seek, search for, desire |
| to leave | ἐξελθεῖν | exelthein | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G1831 I go out, come out |
| for | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| Macedonia | Μακεδονίαν | Makedonian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3109 Macedonia |
| concluding | συμβιβάζοντες | symbibazontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4822 I unite, prove, instruct |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| God | Θεὸς | Theos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| had called | προσκέκληται | proskeklētai | Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G4341 I summon |
| us | ἡμᾶς | hēmas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| to preach the gospel | εὐαγγελίσασθαι | euangelisasthai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle | G2097 I bring good news, preach good tidings |
| to them | αὐτούς | autous | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 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.
Acts 16:9 Acts 19:21 · Acts 18:5 · Acts 9:10–12 · Acts 20:1 · Acts 18:9–10 · Romans 15:26 · Romans 10:14–15 · 2 Corinthians 9:2 · 2 Corinthians 7:5 · 2 Corinthians 12:7 · 2 Corinthians 8:1 · 2 Corinthians 11:9
Acts 16:10 2 Corinthians 2:12–13 · Acts 14:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.