Acts
Acts 22:6
6About noon as I was approaching Damascus, suddenly a bright light from heaven flashed around me.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| About | περὶ | peri | Preposition | G4012 about, concerning, around |
| noon | μεσημβρίαν | mesēmbrian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3314 the South |
| I | μοι | moi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| was approaching | ἐγγίζοντι | engizonti | Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular | G1448 I come near, approach |
| Damascus | Δαμασκῷ | Damaskō | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G1154 Damascus |
| suddenly | ἐξαίφνης | exaiphnēs | Adverb | G1810 suddenly, unexpectedly |
| a bright | ἱκανὸν | hikanon | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G2425 sufficient, worthy, many, much |
| light | φῶς | phōs | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5457 light, a source of light |
| from | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| heaven | οὐρανοῦ | ouranou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3772 the sky, the heaven |
| flashed | περιαστράψαι | periastrapsai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G4015 I flash around like lightning |
| around | περὶ | peri | Preposition | G4012 about, concerning, around |
| me | ἐμέ | eme | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
Cross-references
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Revelation 1:16 · Acts 9:3–8 · Acts 26:12–18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.