Acts 20:29

I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.
Acts 20:29
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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 οἶδα ὅτι εἰσελεύσονται μετὰ τὴν ἄφιξίν μου λύκοι βαρεῖς εἰς ὑμᾶς μὴ φειδόμενοι τοῦ ποιμνίου,

  1. ἘγὼEgō“I myself”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  2. οἶδαoida“know”
    Verb, perfect, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G6063
  3. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  4. εἰσελεύσονταιeiseleusontai“will come in”
    Verb, future, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person plural · from εἰσέρχομαι · “to enter” · Strong's G1525
  5. μετὰmeta“after”
    Preposition · from μετά · “with/after” · Strong's G3326
  6. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. ἄφιξίνaphixin“departure”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἄφιξις · “departure” · Strong's G0867
  8. μουmou“of mine”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  9. λύκοιlukoi“wolves”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from λύκος · “wolf” · Strong's G3074
  10. βαρεῖςbareis“grievous”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from βαρύς · “weighty” · Strong's G0926
  11. εἰςeis“among”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  12. ὑμᾶςhumas“you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  13. μὴmē“not”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  14. φειδόμενοιpheidomenoi“sparing”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from φείδομαι · “to spare” · Strong's G5339
  15. τοῦtou“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. ποιμνίου,poimniou“flock,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from ποίμνιον · “flock” · Strong's G4168
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)