Acts

Acts 8:15–19

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.

¹⁸When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money. ¹⁹“Give me this power as well,” he said, “so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”

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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

Acts 8:18

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Simon	Σίμων	Simōn	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4613 Simon
saw	Ἰδὼν	Idōn	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3708 I see, look upon, experience
that	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
the	τὸ	to	Article - Nominative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
Spirit	Πνεῦμα	Pneuma	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G4151 wind, breath, spirit
was given	δίδοται	didotai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G1325 I offer, give
through	διὰ	dia	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
laying on	ἐπιθέσεως	epitheseōs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1936 laying on
of the	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Feminine Plural	G3588 the
apostles’	ἀποστόλων	apostolōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G652 an apostle, a messenger, an envoy, a delegate
hands	χειρῶν	cheirōn	Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural	G5495 a hand
he offered	προσήνεγκεν	prosēnenken	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4374 I bring to, offer
them	αὐτοῖς	autois	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
money	χρήματα	chrēmata	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G5536 money, riches

Acts 8:19

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Give	Δότε	Dote	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1325 I offer, give
this	ταύτην	tautēn	Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
power	ἐξουσίαν	exousian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1849 power, authority, weight
as well	κἀμοὶ	kamoi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular	G2504 I also, I too
he said	λέγων	legōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3004 I say, speak
so that	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
everyone on whom	ᾧ	hō	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
I lay	ἐπιθῶ	epithō	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular	G2007 I put, place upon, lay on
hands	χεῖρας	cheiras	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G5495 a hand
may receive	λαμβάνῃ	lambanē	Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	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