Acts
Acts 23:9
9A great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A great | μεγάλη | megalē | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3173 large, great |
| clamor | κραυγὴ | kraugē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G2906 a shout, clamor, outcry |
| arose | Ἐγένετο | Egeneto | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| some | τινὲς | tines | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5100 any one, some one |
| scribes | γραμματέων | grammateōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G1122 a scribe, town-clerk, man of learning |
| from the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| party | μέρους | merous | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3313 a part, portion |
| of the | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| Pharisees | Φαρισαίων | Pharisaiōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G5330 a Pharisee |
| got up | ἀναστάντες | anastantes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G450 I raise up, set up, rise from |
| contended sharply | διεμάχοντο | diemachonto | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G1264 I strive greatly, contend fiercely |
| We find | εὑρίσκομεν | heuriskomen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G2147 I find |
| nothing | Οὐδὲν | Ouden | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3762 no one, none, nothing |
| wrong | κακὸν | kakon | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G2556 bad, evil |
| with | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| this | τούτῳ | toutō | Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| man | ἀνθρώπῳ | anthrōpō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| What if | εἰ | ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| a spirit | πνεῦμα | pneuma | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G4151 wind, breath, spirit |
| or | ἢ | ē | Conjunction | G2228 or, than |
| an angel | ἄγγελος | angelos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G32 an angel, messenger |
| has spoken | ἐλάλησεν | elalēsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2980 I speak, say |
| to him | αὐτῷ | autō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Cross-references
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Acts 22:7 · Acts 22:17–18 · John 12:29 · Acts 26:31 · Acts 23:29 · Mark 2:16 · Acts 25:25 · Proverbs 16:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.