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Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
τότεtoteThen
Lemma: τότε (tote) · Strong's: G5119
Parsing: Adverb (ADV)
Meaning: then — τότε, demonstr. adv. of time, correlat. of ὅτε, ; then, at that time; (a) of concurrent events: Mat.2:17 3:5 and freq., Rom.6:21; before ptcp., Mat.2:16, Gal.4:8; opposite to νῦν, Gal.4:29, Heb.12:26; ὁ τ. κόσμος,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 161 times. Also: Matthew 2:7, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 2:17, Matthew 3:5, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5119; TFLSJ G5119; TAGNT Acts 8:17 word 1
ἐπετίθεσανepetithesanthey were laying
Lemma: ἐπιτίθημι (epitithēmi) · Strong's: G2007
Parsing: Verb · Imperfect · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-IAI-3P)
Meaning: to put/lay on — ἐπι-τίθημι ; [in LXX for נָתַן, שָׁוָה, etc. ; ] ; 1. to lay, set or place upon: with accusative of thing(s), before ἐπί, with accusative of thing(s), Mat.23:4, Luk.15:5, Jhn.9:6 (WH, txt. Jhn.9:15), Act.15:10 28:3;…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 39 times. Also: Matthew 9:18, Matthew 19:13, Matthew 19:15, Matthew 21:7, Matthew 23:4, Matthew 27:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2007; TFLSJ G2007; TAGNT Acts 8:17 word 2
τὰςtasthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Plural · Feminine (T-APF)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Acts 8:17 word 3
χεῖραςcheirashands
Lemma: χείρ (cheir) · Strong's: G5495
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Plural · Feminine (N-APF)
Meaning: hand — χείρ, genitive, χειρος (accusative, χεῖραν, 1Pe.5:6 T), ἡ, ; [in LXX chiefly for יָד ; ] ; the hand: Mat.3:12, Mrk.3:1, Luk.6:6, al. mult.; ἡ χ., acting subject, Luk.22:21; pl., Act.17:25 20:34, 1Jn.1:1; τ. ἔργα τῶν χ.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 179 times. Also: Matthew 3:12, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 5:30, Matthew 8:3, Matthew 8:15, Matthew 9:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5495; TFLSJ G5495; TAGNT Acts 8:17 word 4
ἐπ᾽ep᾽upon
Lemma: ἐπί (epi) · Strong's: G1909
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: upon/to/against — ἐπί (before a smooth breathing ἐπ᾽, before a rough breathing ἐφ᾽), ; prep. with genitive, dative, accusative (accusative most frequently in NT), ; with primary sense of superposition, on, upon. ; I. C. genitive, ; 1. of…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 905 times. Also: Matthew 1:11, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 4:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1909; TFLSJ G1909; TAGNT Acts 8:17 word 5
αὐτούς,autousthem
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (P-APM)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Acts 8:17 word 6
καὶkaiand
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Acts 8:17 word 7
ἐλάμβανονelambanonthey were receiving
Lemma: λαμβάνω (lambanō) · Strong's: G2983
Parsing: Verb · Imperfect · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-IAI-3P)
Meaning: to take — λαμβάνω, ; [in LXX chiefly for לקח, also for אחז ,לכד ,נשׂא, etc. ; ] ; 1. to take, lay hold of: absol., Mat.26:26, Mrk.14:22; with accusative of thing(s), Mat.5:40 26:52, al. mult.; with accusative of person(s),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 263 times. Also: Matthew 5:40, Matthew 7:8, Matthew 8:17, Matthew 10:8, Matthew 10:38, Matthew 10:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2983; TFLSJ G2983; TAGNT Acts 8:17 word 8
πνεῦμαpneuma[the] Spirit
Lemma: πνεῦμα (pneuma) · Strong's: G4151G
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (N-ASN)
Meaning: spirit/breath: spirit — πνεῦμα, -τος, τό, ; [in LXX chiefly and very frequently for רוּחַ ; ] ; 1. of air in motion; (a) wind: Jhn.3:8; pl., Heb.1:7 (LXX); (b) breath: π. ζωῆς, Rev.11:11; π. τοῦ στόματος, figuratively, 2Th.2:8 (cf. Ps 32…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 378 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 4:1, Matthew 5:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4151G; TFLSJ G4151G; TAGNT Acts 8:17 word 9
ἅγιον.¶hagionHoly.
Lemma: ἅγιος (hagios) · Strong's: G0040G
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Neuter (A-ASN)
Meaning: holy — ἅγιος, -α, ον ; (τό ἅγός, religious awe; ἅζω, to venerate), [in LXX chiefly for קֹ֫דֶשׁ ; ] ; primarily, dedicated to the gods, sacred (Hdt.; rare in Att., never in Hom., Hes. and Trag., who use ἁγνός), hence, holy,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 166 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 4:5, Matthew 7:6, Matthew 12:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0040G; TFLSJ G0040G; TAGNT Acts 8:17 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then | → | τότε G5119 then |
| [Peter and John] laid | → | ἐπιτίθημι G2007 to put/lay on |
| [their] | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| hands | → | χείρ G5495 hand |
| on | → | ἐπί G1909 upon/to/against |
| them | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| they received | → | λαμβάνω G2983 to take |
| [the] Holy | → | ἅγιος G0040G holy |
| Spirit | → | πνεῦμα G4151G spirit/breath: spirit |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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