Acts 11:15

As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, just as He had fallen upon us at the beginning.
Acts 11:15
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Original language (Greek)

ἐν δὲ τῷ ἄρξασθαί με λαλεῖν ἐπέπεσεν τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον ἐπ᾽ αὐτούς, ὥσπερ καὶ ἐφ᾽ ἡμᾶς ἐν ἀρχῇ.

  1. ἐνen“In”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  2. δὲde“then”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. τῷtō“<the>”
    Article, dative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. ἄρξασθαίarxasthai“beginning”
    Verb, aorist, middle, infinitive · from ἄρχω · “be first” · Strong's G0757
  5. μεme“me”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  6. λαλεῖνlalein“to speak”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from λαλέω · “to speak” · Strong's G2980
  7. ἐπέπεσενepepesen“fell”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐπιπίπτω · “to fall/press upon” · Strong's G1968
  8. τὸto“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. πνεῦμαpneuma“Spirit”
    Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “spirit/breath” · Strong's G4151G
  10. τὸto“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. ἅγιονhagion“Holy”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, neuter · from ἅγιος · “holy” · Strong's G0040G
  12. ἐπ᾽ep᾽“upon”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  13. αὐτούς,autous“them,”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  14. ὥσπερhōsper“even as”
    Conjunction · “just as” · Strong's G5618
  15. καὶkai“also”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  16. ἐφ᾽eph᾽“upon”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  17. ἡμᾶςhēmas“us”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  18. ἐνen“in [the]”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  19. ἀρχῇ.archēa“beginning.”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from ἀρχή · “beginning” · Strong's G0746
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)