Acts
Acts 9:8
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.
Footnotes
- b 9:8 Literally he could see nothing or he could see no one
Word by word
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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.