Acts
Acts 2:3–4
3They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
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 2:3
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They | αὐτοῖς | autois | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| saw | ὤφθησαν | ōphthēsan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G3708 I see, look upon, experience |
| tongues | γλῶσσαι | glōssai | Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural | G1100 the tongue, a language, nation |
| like | ὡσεὶ | hōsei | Adverb | G5616 as if, as it were, like, about |
| flames of fire | πυρός | pyros | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G4442 fire, trials |
| that separated | διαμεριζόμεναι | diamerizomenai | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Plural | G1266 I divide up into parts, break up, distribute |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| came to rest | ἐκάθισεν | ekathisen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2523 I set, make to sit |
| on | ἐφ’ | eph’ | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| each | ἕκαστον | hekaston | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G1538 each, every one |
| of them | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Acts 2:4
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| they | πάντες | pantes | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| filled with | ἐπλήσθησαν | eplēsthēsan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G4130 I fill |
| Holy | Ἁγίου | Hagiou | Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular | G40 set apart, holy, sacred |
| Spirit | Πνεύματος | Pneumatos | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G4151 wind, breath, spirit |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| began | ἤρξαντο | ērxanto | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural | G756 I begin |
| to speak | λαλεῖν | lalein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G2980 I speak, say |
| in other | ἑτέραις | heterais | Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural | G2087 another, different |
| tongues | γλώσσαις | glōssais | Noun - Dative Feminine Plural | G1100 the tongue, a language, nation |
| as | καθὼς | kathōs | Adverb | G2531 just as, as |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| Spirit | Πνεῦμα | Pneuma | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G4151 wind, breath, spirit |
| enabled | ἐδίδου | edidou | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1325 I offer, give |
| them | αὐτοῖς | autois | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Acts 2:3 Matthew 3:11 · John 1:32–33 · Acts 2:4 · Jeremiah 23:29 · Isaiah 11:2–3 · Luke 24:32
Acts 2:4 Mark 16:17 · Acts 13:52 · Acts 4:31 · Ephesians 5:18 · 1 Corinthians 12:10 · 1 Corinthians 14:21–23 · John 14:26 · Acts 7:55 · Acts 10:46 · Acts 19:6 · Acts 9:17 · Luke 12:12
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.