Acts
Acts 20:18–19
18When they came to him, he said, “You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I arrived in the province of Asia. 19I served the Lord with great humility and with tears, especially in the trials that came upon me through the plots of the Jews.
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Acts 20:18
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When | Ὡς | Hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| they came | παρεγένοντο | paregenonto | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural | G3854 I appear, come, arrive at |
| to | πρὸς | pros | Preposition | G4314 to, towards, with |
| him | αὐτὸν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| he said | εἶπεν | eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| You | Ὑμεῖς | Hymeis | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| know | ἐπίστασθε | epistasthe | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural | G1987 I know, understand |
| how | πῶς | pōs | Adverb | G4459 how, in what manner |
| I lived | ἐγενόμην | egenomēn | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| whole | πάντα | panta | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| time | χρόνον | chronon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5550 time, a particular time, season |
| with | μεθ’ | meth’ | Preposition | G3326 with, after |
| you | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| from | ἀπὸ | apo | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| the first | πρώτης | prōtēs | Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4413 first, before |
| day | ἡμέρας | hēmeras | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G2250 a day |
| I arrived | ἐπέβην | epebēn | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1910 I step on, mount, board |
| in | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| Asia | Ἀσίαν | Asian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G773 roughly the western third of Asia Minor |
Acts 20:19
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I served | δουλεύων | douleuōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1398 I am a slave, am subject to, obey |
| the | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Lord | Κυρίῳ | Kyriō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| with | μετὰ | meta | Preposition | G3326 with, after |
| great | πάσης | pasēs | Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| humility | ταπεινοφροσύνης | tapeinophrosynēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G5012 humility |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| with tears | δακρύων | dakryōn | Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural | G1144 a tear |
| especially | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| in the trials | πειρασμῶν | peirasmōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3986 trial, testing, temptation |
| that came upon | συμβάντων | symbantōn | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural | G4819 I happen, occur |
| me | μοι | moi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| through | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| the | ταῖς | tais | Article - Dative Feminine Plural | G3588 the |
| plots | ἐπιβουλαῖς | epiboulais | Noun - Dative Feminine Plural | G1917 a plot, design against |
| of the | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| Jews | Ἰουδαίων | Ioudaiōn | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural | G2453 Jewish |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Acts 20:18 1 Thessalonians 1:5–6 · Acts 18:19 · Acts 19:1 · Acts 19:10 · 2 Thessalonians 3:7–9 · 1 Thessalonians 2:1–10 · 2 Corinthians 1:12 · 2 Timothy 3:10 · 2 Corinthians 6:3–11
Acts 20:19 Colossians 3:24 · 2 Corinthians 2:4 · Romans 12:11 · Acts 20:3 · 2 Corinthians 4:7–11 · 2 Corinthians 7:5 · 2 Corinthians 3:5 · 2 Corinthians 12:7–10 · Acts 14:19–20 · Jeremiah 13:17 · Galatians 1:10 · 2 Corinthians 11:23–30
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.