Acts
Acts 5:15
15As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As a result | ὥστε | hōste | Conjunction | G5620 so that, therefore |
| brought | ἐκφέρειν | ekpherein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G1627 I bring out, carry out |
| the | τοὺς | tous | Article - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| sick | ἀσθενεῖς | astheneis | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G772 weak, infirm, sick |
| into | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| the | τὰς | tas | Article - Accusative Feminine Plural | G3588 the |
| streets | πλατείας | plateias | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G4113 a street |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| laid | τιθέναι | tithenai | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G5087 I put, place |
| on | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| cots | κλιναρίων | klinariōn | Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural | G2826 a couch or litter |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| mats | κραβάττων | krabattōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G2895 a bed, mattress, mat |
| so that | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| at least | κἂν | kan | Conjunction | G2579 and if, even if |
| Peter’s | Πέτρου | Petrou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G4074 Peter |
| shadow | σκιὰ | skia | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G4639 a shadow, thick darkness, an outline |
| might fall on | ἐπισκιάσῃ | episkiasē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1982 I overshadow, envelop |
| some | τινὶ | tini | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular | G5100 any one, some one |
| of them | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| as he passed by | ἐρχομένου | erchomenou | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2064 I come, go |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.