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Acts 15:31

When the people read it, they rejoiced at its encouraging message.
Acts 15:31
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Original language (Greek)

ἀναγνόντες δὲ ἐχάρησαν ἐπὶ τῇ παρακλήσει.

  1. ἀναγνόντεςanagnontes“Having read [it]”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἀναγινώσκω · “to read” · Strong's G0314
  2. δὲde“now”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ἐχάρησανecharēsan“they rejoiced”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person plural · from χαίρω · “to rejoice” · Strong's G5463
  4. ἐπὶepi“at”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  5. τῇtēa“the”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. παρακλήσει.paraklēsei“encouragement.”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from παράκλησις · “encouragement” · Strong's G3874
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)