Acts

Acts 2:3

³They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.

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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

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