Acts
Acts 4:16
16“What shall we do with these men?” they asked. “It is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a remarkable miracle has occurred through them, and we cannot deny it.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What | Τί | Ti | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| shall we do | ποιήσωμεν | poiēsōmen | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural | G4160 I do, make |
| with | τοῖς | tois | Article - Dative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| these | τούτοις | toutois | Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Plural | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| men | ἀνθρώποις | anthrōpois | Noun - Dative Masculine Plural | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| they asked | λέγοντες | legontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3004 I say, speak |
| is clear | φανερόν | phaneron | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G5318 apparent, clear, visible, manifest, clearly |
| to everyone | πᾶσιν | pasin | Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| living | κατοικοῦσιν | katoikousin | Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural | G2730 I dwell in, settle in, inhabit |
| Jerusalem | Ἰερουσαλὴμ | Ierousalēm | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2419 Jerusalem |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| a remarkable | γνωστὸν | gnōston | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G1110 known, an acquaintance |
| miracle | σημεῖον | sēmeion | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G4592 a sign, miracle, indication |
| has occurred | γέγονεν | gegonen | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| through | δι’ | di’ | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| them | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| we cannot | δυνάμεθα | dynametha | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Plural | G1410 I am powerful, am able |
| deny | ἀρνεῖσθαι | arneisthai | Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive | G720 I deny, repudiate |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.