Acts

Acts 9:3

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

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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

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