Acts

Acts 26:29

²⁹“Short time or long,” Paul replied, “I wish to God that not only you but all who hear me this day may become what I am, except for these chains.”

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Short	ὀλίγῳ	oligō	Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular	G3641 small, brief, few, soon
long	μεγάλῳ	megalō	Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular	G3173 large, great
Paul	Παῦλος	Paulos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3972 Paul
I wish	Εὐξαίμην	Euxaimēn	Verb - Aorist Optative Middle - 1st Person Singular	G2172 I pray, wish
to God	Θεῷ	Theō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
that	ἂν	an	Particle	G302 an untranslatable word that makes a statement contingent
not	οὐ	ou	Adverb	G3756 no, not
only	μόνον	monon	Adverb	G3440 alone, but, only
you	σὲ	se	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
but	ἀλλὰ	alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
all	πάντας	pantas	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
who	τοὺς	tous	Article - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
hear	ἀκούοντάς	akouontas	Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural	G191 I hear, listen
me	μου	mou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
this day	σήμερον	sēmeron	Adverb	G4594 today, now
may become	γενέσθαι	genesthai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle	G1096 I come into being, am born
what	τοιούτους	toioutous	Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G5108 of such a kind, such
I	ἐγώ	egō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
am	εἰμι	eimi	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
except for	παρεκτὸς	parektos	Preposition	G3924 besides, outside, without
these	τούτων	toutōn	Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3778 this, he, she, it
chains	δεσμῶν	desmōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G1199 a bond, chain

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