Acts
Acts 8:15
15On their arrival, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit.
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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.