Acts
Acts 9:8–9
8Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing.b So they led him by the hand into Damascus. 9For three days he was without sight, and he did not eat or drink anything.
Footnotes
- b 9:8 Literally he could see nothing or he could see no one
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Acts 9:8
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saul | Σαῦλος | Saulos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4569 Saul, the apostle |
| got up | ἠγέρθη | ēgerthē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1453 I wake, arouse, raise up |
| from | ἀπὸ | apo | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| ground | γῆς | gēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1093 the earth, soil, land |
| but | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| when he opened | ἀνεῳγμένων | aneōgmenōn | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Masculine Plural | G455 I open |
| his | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| eyes | ὀφθαλμῶν | ophthalmōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3788 the eye |
| he could not see | ἔβλεπεν | eblepen | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G991 I look, see |
| they led him by the hand | χειραγωγοῦντες | cheiragōgountes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5496 I lead by the hand |
| into | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| Damascus | Δαμασκόν | Damaskon | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1154 Damascus |
Acts 9:9
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| three | τρεῖς | treis | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural | G5140 three |
| days | ἡμέρας | hēmeras | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G2250 a day |
| he was | ἦν | ēn | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| without | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| sight | βλέπων | blepōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G991 I look, see |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| he did not eat | ἔφαγεν | ephagen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G5315 I eat |
| drink | ἔπιεν | epien | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4095 I drink, imbibe |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Acts 9:8 Acts 22:11 · Acts 9:18 · 2 Kings 6:17–20 · Acts 13:11
Acts 9:9 Jonah 3:6–8 · Esther 4:16 · 2 Chronicles 33:18–19 · 2 Chronicles 33:12–13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.