Acts
Acts 18:27
27When Apollos resolved to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. On his arrival, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| resolved | Βουλομένου | Boulomenou | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular | G1014 I will, intend, desire |
| to cross over | διελθεῖν | dielthein | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G1330 I pass through, spread a report |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| Achaia | Ἀχαΐαν | Achaian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G882 Achaia |
| the | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| brothers | ἀδελφοὶ | adelphoi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G80 a brother |
| encouraged | προτρεψάμενοι | protrepsamenoi | Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4389 I encourage, exhort |
| wrote | ἔγραψαν | egrapsan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1125 I write |
| to the | τοῖς | tois | Article - Dative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| disciples | μαθηταῖς | mathētais | Noun - Dative Masculine Plural | G3101 a learner, disciple, pupil |
| to welcome | ἀποδέξασθαι | apodexasthai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle | G588 I receive, welcome, entertain |
| him | αὐτόν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| On his arrival | παραγενόμενος | paragenomenos | Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3854 I appear, come, arrive at |
| he | πολὺ | poly | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4183 much, many, often |
| help | συνεβάλετο | synebaleto | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G4820 I ponder, encounter, confer or dispute with |
| to those who | τοῖς | tois | Article - Dative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| by | διὰ | dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| grace | χάριτος | charitos | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G5485 grace, favor, kindness |
| had believed | πεπιστευκόσιν | pepisteukosin | Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural | G4100 I believe, have faith in |
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