Acts
Acts 17:6
6But when they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some other brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here,
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But when | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| they could not find | εὑρόντες | heurontes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2147 I find |
| them | αὐτοὺς | autous | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| they dragged | ἔσυρον | esyron | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G4951 I draw, drag |
| Jason | Ἰάσονα | Iasona | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2394 Jason |
| and | καί | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| some other | τινας | tinas | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G5100 any one, some one |
| brothers | ἀδελφοὺς | adelphous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G80 a brother |
| before | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| the | τοὺς | tous | Article - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| city officials | πολιτάρχας | politarchas | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G4173 a ruler of a city |
| shouting | βοῶντες | boōntes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G994 I shout, call aloud |
| These | οὗτοι | houtoi | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| who | Οἱ | Hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| have turned | ἀναστατώσαντες | anastatōsantes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G387 I turn upside down, upset, unsettle |
| the world | οἰκουμένην | oikoumenēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3625 the inhabited (Roman) world |
| have now come | πάρεισιν | pareisin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G3918 I am present, am near |
| here | ἐνθάδε | enthade | Adverb | G1759 here, in this place |
Cross-references
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Acts 24:5 · Acts 16:19–21 · Acts 28:22 · Luke 23:5 · Acts 21:28–31 · Jeremiah 38:2–4 · 1 Kings 18:17–18 · Acts 6:12–13 · Acts 22:22–23 · Matthew 24:14 · Acts 18:12–13 · Exodus 3:8–9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.