Acts
Acts 22:5
5as the high priest and the whole Council can testify about me. I even obtained letters from them to their brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to apprehend these people and bring them to Jerusalem to be punished.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| as | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| high priest | ἀρχιερεὺς | archiereus | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G749 high priest, chief priest |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| whole | πᾶν | pan | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| Council | πρεσβυτέριον | presbyterion | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G4244 an assembly of elders |
| can testify | μαρτυρεῖ | martyrei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3140 I witness, testify |
| about me | μοι | moi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| I even obtained | δεξάμενος | dexamenos | Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1209 I take, receive, accept, welcome |
| letters | ἐπιστολὰς | epistolas | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G1992 a letter, dispatch, epistle |
| from | παρ’ | par’ | Preposition | G3844 from, in the presence of |
| them | ὧν | hōn | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| to | πρὸς | pros | Preposition | G4314 to, towards, with |
| brothers | ἀδελφοὺς | adelphous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G80 a brother |
| in | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| Damascus | Δαμασκὸν | Damaskon | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1154 Damascus |
| I was on my way | ἐπορευόμην | eporeuomēn | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular | G4198 I travel, journey, go |
| to apprehend | δεδεμένους | dedemenous | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural | G1210 I bind |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| bring | ἄξων | axōn | Verb - Future Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G71 I lead |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| Jerusalem | Ἰερουσαλὴμ | Ierousalēm | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2419 Jerusalem |
| to | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| be punished | τιμωρηθῶσιν | timōrēthōsin | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G5097 I punish |
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Acts 9:1–2 · Luke 22:66 · Acts 5:21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.