So if God gave them the same gift He gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to hinder the work of God?”Acts 11:17
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
εἰ οὖν τὴν ἴσην δωρεὰν ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς ὁ θεὸς ὡς καὶ ἡμῖν, πιστεύσασιν ἐπὶ τὸν κύριον Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν, ἐγὼ τίς ἤμην δυνατὸς κωλῦσαι τὸν θεόν;
- εἰei“If”Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1487G
- οὖνoun“then”Conjunction · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
- τὴνtēn“the”Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἴσηνisēn“same”Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἴσος · “equal” · Strong's G2470
- δωρεὰνdōrean“gift”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from δωρεά · “free gift” · Strong's G1431
- ἔδωκενedōken“has given”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from δίδωμι · “to give” · Strong's G1325
- αὐτοῖςautois“to them”Personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ὁho“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- θεὸςtheos“God”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
- ὡςhōs“as”Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
- καὶkai“also”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἡμῖν,hēmin“to us”Personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- πιστεύσασινpisteusasin“having believed”Verb, aorist, active, participle, dative, plural, masculine · from πιστεύω · “to trust (in)” · Strong's G4100
- ἐπὶepi“on”Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
- τὸνton“the”Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- κύριονkurion“Lord”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962G
- ἸησοῦνIēsoun“Jesus”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from Ἰησοῦς · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
- Χριστόν,Christon“Christ,”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from Χριστός · “Christ” · Strong's G5547
- ἐγὼegō“I myself”Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
- τίςtis“how”Interrogative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “which?” · Strong's G5101
- ἤμηνēmēn“was”Verb, imperfect, middle, indicative, 1st person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- δυνατὸςdunatos“able”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from δυνατός · “able” · Strong's G1415
- κωλῦσαιkōlusai“to forbid”Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from κωλύω · “to prevent” · Strong's G2967
- τὸνton“<the>”Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- θεόν;theon“God?”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)