Acts
Acts 8:17–19
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.”
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 8:17
| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
Acts 8:18 1 Timothy 6:5 · Matthew 10:8 · 2 Kings 8:9 · 2 Kings 5:15–16 · Ezekiel 13:19
Acts 8:19 Luke 14:7–11 · 3 John 1:9 · John 5:44 · Matthew 18:1–3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.