I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.Acts 20:29
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 οἶδα ὅτι εἰσελεύσονται μετὰ τὴν ἄφιξίν μου λύκοι βαρεῖς εἰς ὑμᾶς μὴ φειδόμενοι τοῦ ποιμνίου,
- ἘγὼEgō“I myself”Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
- οἶδαoida“know”Verb, perfect, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G6063
- ὅτιhoti“that”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
- εἰσελεύσονταιeiseleusontai“will come in”Verb, future, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person plural · from εἰσέρχομαι · “to enter” · Strong's G1525
- μετὰmeta“after”Preposition · from μετά · “with/after” · Strong's G3326
- τὴνtēn“the”Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἄφιξίνaphixin“departure”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἄφιξις · “departure” · Strong's G0867
- μουmou“of mine”Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- λύκοιlukoi“wolves”Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from λύκος · “wolf” · Strong's G3074
- βαρεῖςbareis“grievous”Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from βαρύς · “weighty” · Strong's G0926
- εἰςeis“among”Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
- ὑμᾶςhumas“you”Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
- μὴmē“not”Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
- φειδόμενοιpheidomenoi“sparing”Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from φείδομαι · “to spare” · Strong's G5339
- τοῦtou“the”Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- 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)