Acts

Acts 8:17

¹⁷Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

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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

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