Acts

Acts 9:2–3

²and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

³As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.

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Acts 9:2

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and requested	ᾐτήσατο	ētēsato	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G154 I ask, request, beg, petition
letters	ἐπιστολὰς	epistolas	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G1992 a letter, dispatch, epistle
to	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
the	τὰς	tas	Article - Accusative Feminine Plural	G3588 the
synagogues	συναγωγάς	synagōgas	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G4864 an assembly, congregation, synagogue
in	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
Damascus	Δαμασκὸν	Damaskon	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1154 Damascus
so that	ὅπως	hopōs	Conjunction	G3704 how, in order that, so that
if	ἐάν	ean	Conjunction	G1437 if
he found	εὕρῃ	heurē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2147 I find
any	τινας	tinas	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G5100 any one, some one
men	ἄνδρας	andras	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G435 a male human being, a man
women	γυναῖκας	gynaikas	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G1135 a woman, wife, my lady
belonging	ὄντας	ontas	Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural	G1510 I am, exist
to the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
Way	Ὁδοῦ	Hodou	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3598 a way, road, journey
he could bring them as prisoners	δεδεμένους	dedemenous	Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural	G1210 I bind
to	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
Jerusalem	Ἰερουσαλήμ	Ierousalēm	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2419 Jerusalem

Acts 9:3

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
drew near	ἐγγίζειν	engizein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G1448 I come near, approach
to Damascus	Δαμασκῷ	Damaskō	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G1154 Damascus
on	Ἐν	En	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
his journey	πορεύεσθαι	poreuesthai	Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive	G4198 I travel, journey, go
suddenly	ἐξαίφνης	exaiphnēs	Adverb	G1810 suddenly, unexpectedly
a light	φῶς	phōs	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G5457 light, a source of light
from	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
heaven	οὐρανοῦ	ouranou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3772 the sky, the heaven
flashed around	περιήστραψεν	periēstrapsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4015 I flash around like lightning
him	αὐτὸν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same

Cross-references

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Acts 9:2 Acts 19:23 · Acts 19:9 · Acts 24:14 · Acts 22:4–5 · Acts 24:22 · Acts 18:25 · Acts 9:14

Acts 9:3 Acts 26:12–13 · 1 Corinthians 15:8 · Acts 22:6 · Revelation 21:23 · 1 Timothy 6:16 · Psalm 104:2 · Revelation 22:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.