God & Savior

Acts 11:5

“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision of something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came right down to me.
Acts 11:5
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

ἐγὼ ἤμην ἐν πόλει Ἰόππῃ προσευχόμενος καὶ εἶδον ἐν ἐκστάσει ὅραμα καταβαῖνον σκεῦός τι ὡς ὀθόνην μεγάλην τέσσαρσιν ἀρχαῖς καθιεμένην ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ ἦλθεν ἄχρι ἐμοῦ·

  1. ἐγὼegō“I myself”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  2. ἤμηνēmēn“was”
    Verb, imperfect, middle, indicative, 1st person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  3. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  4. πόλειpolei“[the] city”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from πόλις · “city” · Strong's G4172
  5. ἸόππῃIoppē“of Joppa”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from Ἰόππη · “Joppa” · Strong's G2445
  6. προσευχόμενοςproseuchomenos“praying”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from προσεύχομαι · “to pray” · Strong's G4336
  7. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  8. εἶδονeidon“I saw”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G1492H
  9. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  10. ἐκστάσειekstasei“a trance”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from ἔκστασις · “amazement” · Strong's G1611
  11. ὅραμαhorama“a vision”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “vision” · Strong's G3705
  12. καταβαῖνονkatabainon“descending”
    Verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, neuter · from καταβαίνω · “to come/go down” · Strong's G2597
  13. σκεῦόςskeuos“a vessel”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · from σκεῦος · “vessel” · Strong's G4632
  14. τιti“certain”
    Indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from τις · “one” · Strong's G5100
  15. ὡςhōs“like”
    Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
  16. ὀθόνηνothonēn“a sheet”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὀθόνη · “sheet” · Strong's G3607
  17. μεγάληνmegalēn“great”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · from μέγας · “great” · Strong's G3173
  18. τέσσαρσινtessarsin“by four”
    Adjective, dative, plural, feminine · from τέσσαρες · “four” · Strong's G5064
  19. ἀρχαῖςarchais“corners”
    Noun, dative, plural, feminine · from ἀρχή · “beginning” · Strong's G0746
  20. καθιεμένηνkathiemenēn“being let down”
    Verb, present, passive, participle, accusative, singular, feminine · from καθίημι · “to lower” · Strong's G2524
  21. ἐκek“out of”
    Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  22. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  23. οὐρανοῦ,ouranou“heaven,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from οὐρανός · “heaven” · Strong's G3772
  24. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  25. ἦλθενēlthen“it came down”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
  26. ἄχριachri“as far as”
    Preposition · “until” · Strong's G0891
  27. ἐμοῦ·emou“me;”
    Possessive pronoun, 1st person · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)