Acts

Acts 8:20

²⁰But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
Peter	Πέτρος	Petros	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4074 Peter
replied	εἶπεν	eipen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
your	σου	sou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
silver	ἀργύριόν	argyrion	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G694 silver, a shekel, money in general
perish	εἴη	eiē	Verb - Present Optative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
with	σὺν	syn	Preposition	G4862 with
you	σοὶ	soi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
because	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
you thought	ἐνόμισας	enomisas	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G3543 I think, suppose
you could buy	κτᾶσθαι	ktasthai	Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive	G2932 I win, get, buy, possess
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
gift	δωρεὰν	dōrean	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1431 a free gift
of God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
with	διὰ	dia	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
money	χρημάτων	chrēmatōn	Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural	G5536 money, riches

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