Acts
Acts 28:8
8The father of Publius was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him, and after praying and placing his hands on him, he healed the man.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| father | πατέρα | patera | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3962 father, Father, ancestor |
| of Publius | Ποπλίου | Popliou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G4196 Publius |
| was | ἐγένετο | egeneto | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| sick in bed | κατακεῖσθαι | katakeisthai | Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive | G2621 I recline, am lying ill |
| suffering from | συνεχόμενον | synechomenon | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular | G4912 I press together, confine, compel, am afflicted with |
| fever | πυρετοῖς | pyretois | Noun - Dative Masculine Plural | G4446 a fever |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| dysentery | δυσεντερίῳ | dysenteriō | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G1420 dysentery |
| Paul | Παῦλος | Paulos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3972 Paul |
| went in | εἰσελθὼν | eiselthōn | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1525 I go in, come in, enter |
| to | πρὸς | pros | Preposition | G4314 to, towards, with |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| after praying | προσευξάμενος | proseuxamenos | Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4336 I pray, pray for |
| placing | ἐπιθεὶς | epitheis | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2007 I put, place upon, lay on |
| hands | χεῖρας | cheiras | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G5495 a hand |
| on him | αὐτῷ | autō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| he healed | ἰάσατο | iasato | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G2390 I heal |
Cross-references
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Acts 9:40 · Mark 6:5 · James 5:14–16 · Matthew 9:18 · Mark 16:18 · Matthew 10:8 · 1 Corinthians 12:9 · Luke 13:13 · 1 Corinthians 12:28 · Matthew 10:1 · Acts 19:11–12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.