Acts
Acts 8:14–17
14When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them. 15On their arrival, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit. 16For the Holy Spirit had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus. 17Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Acts 8:14
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| apostles | ἀπόστολοι | apostoloi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G652 an apostle, a messenger, an envoy, a delegate |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| Jerusalem | Ἱεροσολύμοις | Hierosolymois | Noun - Dative Neuter Plural | G2414 Jerusalem |
| heard | Ἀκούσαντες | Akousantes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G191 I hear, listen |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| Samaria | Σαμάρεια | Samareia | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G4540 Samaria |
| had received | δέδεκται | dedektai | Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1209 I take, receive, accept, welcome |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| word | λόγον | logon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy |
| of God | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| they sent | ἀπέστειλαν | apesteilan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G649 I send forth, send, send away, dismiss |
| Peter | Πέτρον | Petron | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G4074 Peter |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| John | Ἰωάννην | Iōannēn | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2491 John |
| to | πρὸς | pros | Preposition | G4314 to, towards, with |
| them | αὐτοὺς | autous | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Acts 8:15
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On their arrival | καταβάντες | katabantes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G2597 I go down, come down |
| they prayed | προσηύξαντο | prosēuxanto | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural | G4336 I pray, pray for |
| for | περὶ | peri | Preposition | G4012 about, concerning, around |
| them | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| to | ὅπως | hopōs | Conjunction | G3704 how, in order that, so that |
| receive | λάβωσιν | labōsin | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2983 I receive, take |
| Holy | Ἅγιον | Hagion | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G40 set apart, holy, sacred |
| Spirit | Πνεῦμα | Pneuma | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4151 wind, breath, spirit |
Acts 8:16
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| had | ἦν | ēn | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| not yet | οὐδέπω | oudepō | Adverb | G3764 not yet, never before |
| fallen | ἐπιπεπτωκός | epipeptōkos | Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Singular | G1968 I fall upon, press upon |
| upon | ἐπ’ | ep’ | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| any | οὐδενὶ | oudeni | Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular | G3762 no one, none, nothing |
| of them | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| they had simply been | ὑπῆρχον | hypērchon | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G5225 I am, exist, am in possession |
| baptized | βεβαπτισμένοι | bebaptismenoi | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural | G907 I dip, submerge, baptize |
| into | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| name | ὄνομα | onoma | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3686 name, character, reputation |
| of the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Lord | κυρίου | kyriou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦ | Iēsou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
Acts 8:17
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | τότε | tote | Adverb | G5119 then |
| laid | ἐπετίθεσαν | epetithesan | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2007 I put, place upon, lay on |
| hands | χεῖρας | cheiras | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G5495 a hand |
| on | ἐπ’ | ep’ | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| them | αὐτούς | autous | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| they received | ἐλάμβανον | elambanon | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2983 I receive, take |
| Holy | Ἅγιον | Hagion | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G40 set apart, holy, sacred |
| Spirit | Πνεῦμα | Pneuma | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4151 wind, breath, spirit |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Acts 8:14 1 Thessalonians 3:2 · 1 Thessalonians 2:13 · Acts 8:1 · Galatians 2:9
Acts 8:15 Acts 2:38 · John 16:23–24
Acts 8:16 Acts 2:38 · Acts 19:2 · Matthew 28:19 · Acts 19:5–6 · Acts 11:15–17 · Acts 10:44–48 · 1 Corinthians 1:13–15
Acts 8:17 Acts 19:6 · Acts 6:6 · 2 Timothy 1:6 · Acts 8:18 · Acts 2:4 · Acts 9:17 · Numbers 27:18 · Hebrews 6:2 · Numbers 8:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.