Acts

Acts 8:1

¹And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death.

On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
Saul	Σαῦλος	Saulos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4569 Saul, the apostle
was there	ἦν	ēn	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
giving approval	συνευδοκῶν	syneudokōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4909 I consent, agree, am of one mind with
to	τῇ	tē	Article - Dative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
death	ἀναιρέσει	anairesei	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G336 killing, slaying, murder
On	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
that	ἐκείνῃ	ekeinē	Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular	G1565 that, that one there, yonder
day	ἡμέρᾳ	hēmera	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G2250 a day
a great	μέγας	megas	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3173 large, great
persecution	διωγμὸς	diōgmos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1375 persecution
broke out	Ἐγένετο	Egeneto	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G1096 I come into being, am born
against	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
church	ἐκκλησίαν	ekklēsian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1577 an assembly, congregation, church
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
Jerusalem	Ἱεροσολύμοις	Hierosolymois	Noun - Dative Neuter Plural	G2414 Jerusalem
and	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
all	πάντες	pantes	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
except	πλὴν	plēn	Preposition	G4133 however, nevertheless
the	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3588 the
apostles	ἀποστόλων	apostolōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G652 an apostle, a messenger, an envoy, a delegate
were scattered	διεσπάρησαν	diesparēsan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G1289 I scatter like seed
throughout	κατὰ	kata	Preposition	G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
Judea	Ἰουδαίας	Ioudaias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G2449 Judea
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
Samaria	Σαμαρείας	Samareias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G4540 Samaria

Cross-references

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Daniel 3:16–18 · Acts 22:20 · Acts 5:40 · Acts 7:58 · Luke 11:49–50 · Acts 5:33 · Acts 1:8 · Acts 8:14 · Exodus 10:28–29 · Acts 9:31 · Acts 8:4 · John 15:20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.