Acts
Acts 2:44–46
44All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45Selling their possessions and goods, they shared with anyone who was in need.
46With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courtsl and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,
Footnotes
- l 2:46 Literally the temple
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 2:44
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Πάντες | Pantes | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| the | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| believers | πιστεύοντες | pisteuontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4100 I believe, have faith in |
| were | ἦσαν | ēsan | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| together | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| had | εἶχον | eichon | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| everything | ἅπαντα | hapanta | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G537 all, the whole |
| in common | κοινά | koina | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G2839 common, shared, unclean |
Acts 2:45
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selling | ἐπίπρασκον | epipraskon | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G4097 I sell |
| possessions | κτήματα | ktēmata | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G2933 a field, property |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| goods | ὑπάρξεις | hyparxeis | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G5223 goods, substance, property |
| they shared with | διεμέριζον | diemerizon | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1266 I divide up into parts, break up, distribute |
| anyone | τις | tis | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5100 any one, some one |
| who was in | εἶχεν | eichen | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| need | χρείαν | chreian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5532 need, necessity, business |
Acts 2:46
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| With one accord | ὁμοθυμαδὸν | homothymadon | Adverb | G3661 with one mind, unanimously |
| they continued | προσκαρτεροῦντες | proskarterountes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4342 I persist |
| daily | ἡμέραν | hēmeran | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2250 a day |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| the | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| temple | ἱερῷ | hierō | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G2411 a temple |
| and | τε | te | Conjunction | G5037 and, both |
| to break | κλῶντές | klōntes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2806 I break |
| bread | ἄρτον | arton | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G740 bread, a loaf, food |
| from | κατ’ | kat’ | Preposition | G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during |
| house | οἶκον | oikon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3624 a house, household |
| sharing | μετελάμβανον | metelambanon | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G3335 I share in, partake of |
| meals | τροφῆς | trophēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G5160 food, nourishment |
| with | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| gladness | ἀγαλλιάσει | agalliasei | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G20 exultation, exhilaration |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| sincerity | ἀφελότητι | aphelotēti | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G858 simplicity, sincerity |
| of heart | καρδίας | kardias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G2588 the heart, inner life, intention |
Cross-references
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Acts 2:44 Acts 4:32 · 1 John 3:16–18
Acts 2:45 1 John 3:17 · 1 Timothy 6:18–19 · James 2:14–16 · Acts 4:34–5:2 · Proverbs 19:17 · Luke 18:22 · Matthew 19:21 · Luke 12:33–34 · Proverbs 11:24–25 · Isaiah 58:7–12 · 2 Corinthians 9:9 · Acts 11:29
Acts 2:46 Acts 5:42 · Acts 2:42 · Psalm 86:11 · Acts 20:7 · 2 Corinthians 1:12 · Acts 16:34 · Colossians 3:22 · Acts 1:13–14 · Romans 12:8 · Luke 24:30 · 1 Corinthians 11:20–22 · Luke 24:53
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.