Acts
Acts 9:21
21All who heard him were astounded and asked, “Isn’t this the man who wreaked havoc in Jerusalem on those who call on this name? And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?”
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | πάντες | pantes | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| who | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| heard | ἀκούοντες | akouontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G191 I hear, listen |
| were astounded | Ἐξίσταντο | Existanto | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural | G1839 I astonish, am astonished |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| asked | ἔλεγον | elegon | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| Isn’t | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| this | οὗτός | houtos | Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| wreaked havoc | πορθήσας | porthēsas | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4199 I lay waste, destroy |
| in | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| Jerusalem | Ἰερουσαλὴμ | Ierousalēm | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2419 Jerusalem |
| on those | τοὺς | tous | Article - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| call on | ἐπικαλουμένους | epikaloumenous | Verb - Present Participle Middle - Accusative Masculine Plural | G1941 I call by an additional name, appeal to |
| this | τοῦτο | touto | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| name | ὄνομα | onoma | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3686 name, character, reputation |
| And | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| hasn’t he come | ἐληλύθει | elēlythei | Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2064 I come, go |
| here | ὧδε | hōde | Adverb | G5602 here |
| to | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| take | ἀγάγῃ | agagē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular | G71 I lead |
| them | αὐτοὺς | autous | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| as prisoners | δεδεμένους | dedemenous | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural | G1210 I bind |
| to | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| the | τοὺς | tous | Article - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| chief priests | ἀρχιερεῖς | archiereis | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G749 high priest, chief priest |
Cross-references
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Acts 9:13–14 · Acts 8:3 · 2 Thessalonians 1:10 · Matthew 13:54–55 · Galatians 1:13–24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.