Acts

Acts 7:58–59

⁵⁸They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.

⁵⁹While they were stoning him, Stephen appealed, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”

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Acts 7:58

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They dragged	ἐκβαλόντες	ekbalontes	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G1544 I throw, cast, put out, banish, bring forth, produce
out of	ἔξω	exō	Preposition	G1854 without, outside
the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
city	πόλεως	poleōs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G4172 a city
began to stone	ἐλιθοβόλουν	elithoboloun	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G3036 I stone, cast stones at
Meanwhile	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
the	οἱ	hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
witnesses	μάρτυρες	martyres	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3144 a witness
laid	ἀπέθεντο	apethento	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural	G659 I lay off or aside, renounce
their	αὐτῶν	autōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
garments	ἱμάτια	himatia	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G2440 outer garment
at	παρὰ	para	Preposition	G3844 from, in the presence of
the	τοὺς	tous	Article - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
feet	πόδας	podas	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G4228 the foot
of a young man	νεανίου	neaniou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3494 a young man, youth
named	καλουμένου	kaloumenou	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2564 I call, invite, name
Saul	Σαύλου	Saulou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G4569 Saul, the apostle

Acts 7:59

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
they were stoning	ἐλιθοβόλουν	elithoboloun	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G3036 I stone, cast stones at
Stephen	Στέφανον	Stephanon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G4736 Stephen
appealed	ἐπικαλούμενον	epikaloumenon	Verb - Present Participle Middle - Accusative Masculine Singular	G1941 I call by an additional name, appeal to
Lord	Κύριε	Kyrie	Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
Jesus	Ἰησοῦ	Iēsou	Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus
receive	δέξαι	dexai	Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Singular	G1209 I take, receive, accept, welcome
my	μου	mou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
spirit	πνεῦμά	pneuma	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G4151 wind, breath, spirit

Cross-references

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Acts 7:58 Acts 22:20 · Acts 8:1 · Acts 6:13 · Leviticus 24:14–16 · Acts 22:4 · Deuteronomy 17:7 · 1 Kings 21:13 · Deuteronomy 13:9–10 · Luke 4:29 · Numbers 15:35

Acts 7:59 Luke 23:46 · Psalm 31:5 · Acts 22:16 · Joel 2:32 · Acts 2:21 · 1 Corinthians 1:2 · Acts 9:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.