Acts

Acts 21:10–11

¹⁰After we had been there several days, a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea. ¹¹Coming over to us, he took Paul’s belt, bound his own feet and hands, and said, “The Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews of Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and hand him over to the Gentiles.’”

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Acts 21:10

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
After	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
we had been there	Ἐπιμενόντων	Epimenontōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural	G1961 I remain, tarry, persist in
several	πλείους	pleious	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural - Comparative	G4119 more, greater
days	ἡμέρας	hēmeras	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G2250 a day
a	τις	tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5100 any one, some one
prophet	προφήτης	prophētēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4396 a prophet, poet
named	ὀνόματι	onomati	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G3686 name, character, reputation
Agabus	Ἅγαβος	Hagabos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G13 Agabus
came down	κατῆλθέν	katēlthen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2718 I come down
from	ἀπὸ	apo	Preposition	G575 from, away from
Judea	Ἰουδαίας	Ioudaias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G2449 Judea

Acts 21:11

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Coming over	ἐλθὼν	elthōn	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2064 I come, go
to	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
us	ἡμᾶς	hēmas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
he took	ἄρας	aras	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G142 I raise, lift up
Paul’s	Παύλου	Paulou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3972 Paul
belt	ζώνην	zōnēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2223 a girdle, belt, purse
bound	δήσας	dēsas	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1210 I bind
his	ἑαυτοῦ	heautou	Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G1438 himself, herself, itself
feet	πόδας	podas	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G4228 the foot
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
hands	χεῖρας	cheiras	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G5495 a hand
said	εἶπεν	eipen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
The	τὸ	to	Article - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
Holy	Ἅγιον	Hagion	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular	G40 set apart, holy, sacred
Spirit	Πνεῦμα	Pneuma	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G4151 wind, breath, spirit
says	λέγει	legei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
In this way	οὕτως	houtōs	Adverb	G3779 thus, so, in this manner
the	οἱ	hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
Jews	Ἰουδαῖοι	Ioudaioi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2453 Jewish
of	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
Jerusalem	Ἰερουσαλὴμ	Ierousalēm	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G2419 Jerusalem
will bind	δήσουσιν	dēsousin	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1210 I bind
the	Τὸν	Ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
owner of	ἄνδρα	andra	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G435 a male human being, a man
this	αὕτη	hautē	Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
belt	ζώνη	zōnē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G2223 a girdle, belt, purse
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
hand	παραδώσουσιν	paradōsousin	Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G3860 I hand over, deliver, betray
to	ἐθνῶν	ethnōn	Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural	G1484 a race, people, the Gentiles

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Acts 21:10 Acts 11:28 · Acts 21:4

Acts 21:11 Acts 21:33 · Jeremiah 13:1–11 · 1 Samuel 15:27–28 · 2 Kings 13:15–19 · Jeremiah 19:10–11 · 1 Kings 11:29–31 · 1 Kings 22:11 · Ezekiel 24:19–25 · Acts 20:23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.