Acts
Acts 8:6–8
6The crowds all paid close attention to Philip’s message and to the signs they saw him perform. 7With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many of the paralyzed and lame were healed. 8So there was great joy in that city.
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 8:6
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| crowds | ὄχλοι | ochloi | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3793 a crowd |
| all | ὁμοθυμαδὸν | homothymadon | Adverb | G3661 with one mind, unanimously |
| paid close attention | προσεῖχον | proseichon | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G4337 I pay attention to, devote myself to |
| to Philip’s | Φιλίππου | Philippou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G5376 Philip |
| message | λεγομένοις | legomenois | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Neuter Plural | G3004 I say, speak |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| to the | τὰ | ta | Article - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| signs | σημεῖα | sēmeia | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G4592 a sign, miracle, indication |
| they saw | βλέπειν | blepein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G991 I look, see |
| him perform | ἐποίει | epoiei | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4160 I do, make |
Acts 8:7
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| With loud shrieks | φωνῇ | phōnē | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G5456 a sound, noise, voice |
| unclean | ἀκάθαρτα | akatharta | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G169 unclean, impure |
| spirits | πνεύματα | pneumata | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G4151 wind, breath, spirit |
| came out of | ἐξήρχοντο | exērchonto | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G1831 I go out, come out |
| many | πολλοὶ | polloi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4183 much, many, often |
| who | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| were possessed | ἐχόντων | echontōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| and | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| many | πολλοὶ | polloi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4183 much, many, often |
| paralyzed | παραλελυμένοι | paralelymenoi | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3886 I relax, enfeeble |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| lame | χωλοὶ | chōloi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5560 lame, deprived of a foot |
| were healed | ἐθεραπεύθησαν | etherapeuthēsan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G2323 I care for, attend, serve, heal |
Acts 8:8
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| there was | ἐγένετο | egeneto | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| great | πολλὴ | pollē | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G4183 much, many, often |
| joy | χαρὰ | chara | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G5479 joy, gladness |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| that | ἐκείνῃ | ekeinē | Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular | G1565 that, that one there, yonder |
| city | πόλει | polei | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G4172 a city |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Acts 8:7 Matthew 10:1 · Acts 5:16 · Acts 14:8–10 · Mark 16:17–18 · Hebrews 2:4
Acts 8:8 Acts 13:52 · Psalm 96:10–12 · Romans 15:9–12 · Acts 13:48 · Acts 8:39 · Psalm 98:2–6 · Isaiah 35:1–2 · Luke 2:10–11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.