Acts
Acts 18:12–13
12While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews coordinated an attack on Paul and brought him before the judgment seat. 13“This man is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law,” they said.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Acts 18:12
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallio | Γαλλίωνος | Galliōnos | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G1058 Gallio |
| was | ὄντος | ontos | Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| proconsul | ἀνθυπάτου | anthypatou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G446 a proconsul |
| of | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| Achaia | Ἀχαΐας | Achaias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G882 Achaia |
| the | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| Jews | Ἰουδαῖοι | Ioudaioi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2453 Jewish |
| coordinated an | ὁμοθυμαδὸν | homothymadon | Adverb | G3661 with one mind, unanimously |
| attack | κατεπέστησαν | katepestēsan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2721 I rush, assault |
| on Paul | Παύλῳ | Paulō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G3972 Paul |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| brought | ἤγαγον | ēgagon | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G71 I lead |
| him | αὐτὸν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| before | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| judgment seat | βῆμα | bēma | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G968 the space covered by a step of the foot, a tribunal |
Acts 18:13
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This | οὗτος | houtos | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| is persuading | ἀναπείθει | anapeithei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G374 I urge by evil persuasion, I tempt |
| the | τοὺς | tous | Article - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| to worship | σέβεσθαι | sebesthai | Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive | G4576 I reverence, worship |
| God | Θεόν | Theon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| in ways contrary to | Παρὰ | Para | Preposition | G3844 from, in the presence of |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| law | νόμον | nomon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law |
| they said | λέγοντες | legontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3004 I say, speak |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Acts 18:12 Acts 18:27 · Acts 13:7 · Acts 13:50 · Acts 18:16–17 · Acts 25:10 · 1 Corinthians 16:15 · Acts 14:19 · 2 Corinthians 9:2 · Acts 14:2 · Romans 15:26 · 2 Corinthians 1:1 · Matthew 27:19
Acts 18:13 Acts 21:28 · Acts 24:5–6 · Acts 6:13 · Acts 25:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.