Acts

Acts 8:3

³But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
Saul	Σαῦλος	Saulos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4569 Saul, the apostle
began to destroy	ἐλυμαίνετο	elymaineto	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G3075 I ravage, harry, devastate
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
church	ἐκκλησίαν	ekklēsian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1577 an assembly, congregation, church
Going	εἰσπορευόμενος	eisporeuomenos	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1531 I journey into, go into
from house to house	κατὰ	kata	Preposition	G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
he dragged off	σύρων	syrōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4951 I draw, drag
men	ἄνδρας	andras	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G435 a male human being, a man
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
women	γυναῖκας	gynaikas	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G1135 a woman, wife, my lady
put	παρεδίδου	paredidou	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3860 I hand over, deliver, betray
in	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
prison	φυλακήν	phylakēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G5438 a watching, guard, prison, imprisonment

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