Acts
Acts 18:20
20When they asked him to stay for a while longer, he declined.
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.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| they | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| asked | ἐρωτώντων | erōtōntōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural | G2065 I ask, question, request |
| to stay | μεῖναι | meinai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G3306 I remain, abide |
| for | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| a while longer | πλείονα | pleiona | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular - Comparative | G4119 more, greater |
| he declined | ἐπένευσεν | epeneusen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1962 I nod to, assent |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.