Acts
Acts 2:9–11
9Parthians, Medes, and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,c 10Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome, 11both Jews and converts to Judaism; Cretans and Arabs— we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!”
Footnotes
- c 2:9 That is, the Roman Province of Asia, located in what is now western Turkey
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 2:9
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parthians | Πάρθοι | Parthoi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3934 a Parthian |
| Medes | Μῆδοι | Mēdoi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3370 a Mede |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| Elamites | Ἐλαμῖται | Elamitai | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1639 an Elamite |
| residents | κατοικοῦντες | katoikountes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2730 I dwell in, settle in, inhabit |
| of | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| Mesopotamia | Μεσοποταμίαν | Mesopotamian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3318 Mesopotamia |
| Judea | Ἰουδαίαν | Ioudaian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2449 Judea |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| Cappadocia | Καππαδοκίαν | Kappadokian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2587 Cappadocia |
| Pontus | Πόντον | Ponton | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G4195 Pontus |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| Asia | Ἀσίαν | Asian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G773 roughly the western third of Asia Minor |
Acts 2:10
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phrygia | Φρυγίαν | Phrygian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5435 Phrygia |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| Pamphylia | Παμφυλίαν | Pamphylian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3828 Pamphylia |
| Egypt | Αἴγυπτον | Aigypton | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G125 Egypt |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | τὰ | ta | Article - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| parts | μέρη | merē | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3313 a part, portion |
| of Libya | Λιβύης | Libyēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3033 Libya, Africa |
| near | κατὰ | kata | Preposition | G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during |
| Cyrene | Κυρήνην | Kyrēnēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2957 Cyrene |
| visitors | ἐπιδημοῦντες | epidēmountes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G1927 I sojourn, am resident |
| from Rome | Ῥωμαῖοι | Rhōmaioi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4514 Roman, a Roman citizen |
Acts 2:11
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| both | τε | te | Conjunction | G5037 and, both |
| Jews | Ἰουδαῖοί | Ioudaioi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2453 Jewish |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| converts to Judaism | προσήλυτοι | prosēlytoi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4339 a proselyte |
| Cretans | Κρῆτες | Krētes | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2912 a Cretan |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| Arabs | Ἄραβες | Arabes | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G690 an Arabian |
| we hear | ἀκούομεν | akouomen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G191 I hear, listen |
| them | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| declaring | λαλούντων | lalountōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural | G2980 I speak, say |
| the | τὰ | ta | Article - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| wonders | μεγαλεῖα | megaleia | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3167 grand, magnificent |
| of God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| our own | ἡμετέραις | hēmeterais | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 1st Person Plural | G2251 our, our own |
| tongues | γλώσσαις | glōssais | Noun - Dative Feminine Plural | G1100 the tongue, a language, nation |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Acts 2:9 1 Peter 1:1 · Acts 18:2 · 2 Timothy 1:15 · Acts 16:6 · Revelation 1:4 · Daniel 8:2 · Isaiah 11:11 · 2 Kings 17:6 · Acts 6:9 · Genesis 24:10 · Genesis 14:1 · Acts 19:31
Acts 2:10 Acts 16:6 · Zechariah 8:23 · Zechariah 8:20 · Acts 13:43 · Acts 15:38 · Acts 13:13 · Acts 18:23
Acts 2:11 1 Corinthians 12:10 · Exodus 15:11 · Titus 1:12 · Hebrews 2:4 · Psalm 78:4 · Jeremiah 25:24 · Job 9:10 · Psalm 26:7 · Isaiah 28:29 · Psalm 77:11 · Isaiah 25:1 · Daniel 4:2–3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.