Acts

Acts 9:36

³⁶In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas),^e who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.

Footnotes

e 9:36 Tabitha in Aramaic and Dorcas in Greek both mean gazelle.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In	Ἐν	En	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
Joppa	Ἰόππῃ	Ioppē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G2445 Joppa
there was	ἦν	ēn	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
a	τις	tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G5100 any one, some one
disciple	μαθήτρια	mathētria	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3102 a female disciple
named	ὀνόματι	onomati	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G3686 name, character, reputation
Tabitha	Ταβιθά	Tabitha	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G5000 Tabitha, antelope
which	ἣ	hē	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
is translated	διερμηνευομένη	diermēneuomenē	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1329 I translate, interpret, explain
as	λέγεται	legetai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G3004 I say, speak
Dorcas	Δορκάς	Dorkas	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1393 Dorcas
who	αὕτη	hautē	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
was	ἦν	ēn	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
always	ἐποίει	epoiei	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4160 I do, make
occupied with	πλήρης	plērēs	Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular	G4134 full
works	ἔργων	ergōn	Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural	G2041 work, labor, action, deed
of kindness	ἀγαθῶν	agathōn	Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural	G18 good
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
charity	ἐλεημοσυνῶν	eleēmosynōn	Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural	G1654 alms-giving, charity

Cross-references

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Titus 3:8 · Titus 2:7 · 2 Chronicles 2:16 · Hebrews 13:21 · Acts 10:31 · James 1:27 · Ezra 3:7 · Titus 2:14 · Acts 10:4–5 · Jonah 1:3 · Philippians 1:11 · 1 Timothy 2:9–10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.