Acts
Acts 19:14–15
14Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.
15But one day the evil spirit responded, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”
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 19:14
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seven | ἑπτὰ | hepta | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2033 seven |
| sons | υἱοὶ | huioi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5207 a son, descendent |
| of Sceva | Σκευᾶ | Skeua | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G4630 Sceva |
| a Jewish | Ἰουδαίου | Ioudaiou | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2453 Jewish |
| chief priest | ἀρχιερέως | archiereōs | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G749 high priest, chief priest |
| were | ἦσαν | ēsan | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| doing | ποιοῦντες | poiountes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4160 I do, make |
| this | τοῦτο | touto | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
Acts 19:15
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| evil | πονηρὸν | ponēron | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G4190 evil, bad, wicked |
| spirit | πνεῦμα | pneuma | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G4151 wind, breath, spirit |
| responded | ἀποκριθὲν | apokrithen | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Neuter Singular | G611 I answer, reply |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦν | Iēsoun | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| I know | γινώσκω | ginōskō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1097 I come to know, learn, realize |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| I know about | ἐπίσταμαι | epistamai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular | G1987 I know, understand |
| Paul | Παῦλον | Paulon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3972 Paul |
| but | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| who | τίνες | tines | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5101 who, which, what |
| are | ἐστέ | este | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| you | ὑμεῖς | hymeis | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Acts 19:15 Acts 16:17–18 · Mark 5:9–13 · Mark 1:34 · Luke 4:33–35 · Mark 1:24 · Matthew 8:29–31 · Luke 8:28–32 · Genesis 3:1–5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.