Acts
Acts 19:15–16
15But one day the evil spirit responded, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?” 16Then the man with the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. The attack was so violent that they ran out of the house naked and wounded.
Word by word
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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 |
Acts 19:16
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| man | ἄνθρωπος | anthrōpos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| with | ᾧ | hō | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| 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 |
| jumped | ἐφαλόμενος | ephalomenos | Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2177 I leap upon |
| on | ἐπ’ | ep’ | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| them | αὐτοὺς | autous | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| overpowered | κατακυριεύσας | katakyrieusas | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2634 I exercise authority over, overpower |
| them all | ἀμφοτέρων | amphoterōn | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural | G297 both of two |
| The attack | ἴσχυσεν | ischysen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2480 I am strong, able |
| was so violent | ὥστε | hōste | Conjunction | G5620 so that, therefore |
| that they ran | ἐκφυγεῖν | ekphygein | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G1628 I flee out, away, I escape |
| out of | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| house | οἴκου | oikou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3624 a house, household |
| naked | γυμνοὺς | gymnous | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G1131 wearing only the under-garment, bare |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| wounded | τετραυματισμένους | tetraumatismenous | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural | G5135 I wound |
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
Acts 19:16 Luke 8:29 · Mark 5:3–4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.