Acts
Acts 9:38
38Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was there, sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.”
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lydda | Λύδδας | Lyddas | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3069 Lydda, Diospolis, Lod |
| was | οὔσης | ousēs | Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| near | ἐγγὺς | engys | Preposition | G1451 near |
| Joppa | Ἰόππῃ | Ioppē | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G2445 Joppa |
| the | οἱ | hoi | Article - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| disciples | μαθηταὶ | mathētai | Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3101 a learner, disciple, pupil |
| hearing | ἀκούσαντες | akousantes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G191 I hear, listen |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| Peter | Πέτρος | Petros | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4074 Peter |
| was | ἐστὶν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| sent | ἀπέστειλαν | apesteilan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G649 I send forth, send, send away, dismiss |
| two | δύο | dyo | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G1417 two |
| men | ἄνδρας | andras | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G435 a male human being, a man |
| to urge | παρακαλοῦντες | parakalountes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3870 I summon, entreat, admonish, comfort |
| him | αὐτὸν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| Come | διελθεῖν | dielthein | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G1330 I pass through, spread a report |
| to | ἕως | heōs | Preposition | G2193 until, as far as |
| us | ἡμῶν | hēmōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| without | Μὴ | Mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| delay | ὀκνήσῃς | oknēsēs | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular | G3635 I delay, hesitate, am slow |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.