Acts 11:8

‘No, Lord,’ I said, ‘for nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’
Acts 11:8
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Original language (Greek)

εἶπον δέ· μηδαμῶς, κύριε· ὅτι κοινὸν ἢ ἀκάθαρτον οὐδέποτε εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὸ στόμα μου.

  1. εἶπονeipon“I said”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  2. δέ·de“however;”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. μηδαμῶς,mēdamōs“In no way,”
    Particle, negative · from μηδαμῶς · “surely not” · Strong's G3365
  4. κύριε·kurie“Lord;”
    Noun, vocative, singular, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962G
  5. ὅτιhoti“for”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754H
  6. κοινὸνkoinon“common”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, neuter · from κοινός · “common” · Strong's G2839G
  7. ἢē“or”
    Conjunction · from ἤ · “or/than” · Strong's G2228
  8. ἀκάθαρτονakatharton“unclean”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, neuter · from ἀκάθαρτος · “unclean” · Strong's G0169
  9. οὐδέποτεoudepote“nothing ever”
    Adverb, nominative · “never” · Strong's G3763
  10. εἰσῆλθενeisēlthen“has entered”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰσέρχομαι · “to enter” · Strong's G1525
  11. εἰςeis“into”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  12. τὸto“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  13. στόμαstoma“mouth”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “mouth” · Strong's G4750
  14. 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)