Acts
Acts 28:20
20So for this reason I have called to see you and speak with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.”
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | οὖν | oun | Conjunction | G3767 therefore, then |
| for | διὰ | dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| this | ταύτην | tautēn | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| reason | αἰτίαν | aitian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G156 a cause, reason, charge |
| I have called | παρεκάλεσα | parekalesa | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G3870 I summon, entreat, admonish, comfort |
| to see | ἰδεῖν | idein | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G3708 I see, look upon, experience |
| you | ὑμᾶς | hymas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| speak with | προσλαλῆσαι | proslalēsai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G4354 I speak to |
| because of | ἕνεκεν | heneken | Preposition | G1752 for the sake of, on account of, wherefore |
| the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| hope | ἐλπίδος | elpidos | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1680 hope, expectation |
| of Israel | Ἰσραὴλ | Israēl | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2474 Israel |
| I am bound with | περίκειμαι | perikeimai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular | G4029 I surround, am surrounded with |
| this | ταύτην | tautēn | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| chain | ἅλυσιν | halysin | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G254 a light chain |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Acts 26:6–7 · 2 Timothy 2:9 · Ephesians 6:20 · Acts 26:29 · Philippians 1:13 · Ephesians 4:1 · Acts 23:6 · Acts 24:15 · Acts 21:33 · Ephesians 3:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.