‘No, Lord,’ I said, ‘for nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’Acts 11:8
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
εἶπον δέ· μηδαμῶς, κύριε· ὅτι κοινὸν ἢ ἀκάθαρτον οὐδέποτε εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὸ στόμα μου.
- εἶπονeipon“I said”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
- δέ·de“however;”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- μηδαμῶς,mēdamōs“In no way,”Particle, negative · from μηδαμῶς · “surely not” · Strong's G3365
- κύριε·kurie“Lord;”Noun, vocative, singular, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962G
- ὅτιhoti“for”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
- κοινὸνkoinon“common”Adjective, nominative, singular, neuter · from κοινός · “common” · Strong's G2839G
- ἢē“or”Conjunction · from ἤ · “or/than” · Strong's G2228
- ἀκάθαρτονakatharton“unclean”Adjective, nominative, singular, neuter · from ἀκάθαρτος · “unclean” · Strong's G0169
- οὐδέποτεoudepote“nothing ever”Adverb, nominative · “never” · Strong's G3763
- εἰσῆλθενeisēlthen“has entered”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰσέρχομαι · “to enter” · Strong's G1525
- εἰςeis“into”Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
- τὸto“the”Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- στόμαstoma“mouth”Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “mouth” · Strong's G4750
- μου.mou“of mine.”Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)