Acts 21:5

But when our time there had ended, we set out on our journey. All the disciples, with their wives and children, accompanied us out of the city and knelt down on the beach to pray with us.
Acts 21:5
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Original language (Greek)

ὅτε δὲ ἐγένετο ἡμᾶς ἐξαρτίσαι τὰς ἡμέρας, ἐξελθόντες ἐπορευόμεθα προπεμπόντων ἡμᾶς πάντων σὺν γυναιξὶν καὶ τέκνοις ἕως ἔξω τῆς πόλεως, καὶ θέντες τὰ γόνατα ἐπὶ τὸν αἰγιαλὸν προσευξάμενοι

  1. ὅτεhote“When”
    Conjunction · “when” · Strong's G3753
  2. δὲde“then”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ἐγένετοegeneto“it happened that”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  4. ἡμᾶςhēmas“we”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  5. ἐξαρτίσαιexartisai“[were] completing”
    Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from ἐξαρτίζω · “to finish/furnish” · Strong's G1822
  6. τὰςtas“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. ἡμέρας,hēmeras“days,”
    Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from ἡμέρα · “day” · Strong's G2250
  8. ἐξελθόντεςexelthontes“having set out”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἐξέρχομαι · “to go out” · Strong's G1831
  9. ἐπορευόμεθαeporeuometha“we were journeying”
    Verb, imperfect, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 1st person plural · from πορεύω · “to travel” · Strong's G4198
  10. προπεμπόντωνpropempontōn“while are accompanying”
    Verb, present, active, participle, genitive, plural, masculine · from προπέμπω · “to help on the way” · Strong's G4311
  11. ἡμᾶςhēmas“us”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  12. πάντωνpantōn“everyone”
    Adjective, genitive, plural, masculine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  13. σὺνsun“with”
    Preposition · from σύν · “with” · Strong's G4862
  14. γυναιξὶνgunaixin“wives”
    Noun, dative, plural, feminine · from γυνή · “woman” · Strong's G1135H
  15. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  16. τέκνοιςteknois“children”
    Noun, dative, plural, neuter · from τέκνον · “child” · Strong's G5043
  17. ἕωςhe'ōs“as far as”
    Preposition · “until” · Strong's G2193
  18. ἔξωexō“outside”
    Preposition · “out/outside(r)” · Strong's G1854
  19. τῆςtēs“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  20. πόλεως,poleōs“city,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from πόλις · “city” · Strong's G4172
  21. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  22. θέντεςthentes“having bowed”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from τίθημι · “to place” · Strong's G5087
  23. τὰta“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  24. γόναταgonata“knees”
    Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from γόνυ · “a knee” · Strong's G1119
  25. ἐπὶepi“on”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  26. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  27. αἰγιαλὸνaigialon“shore”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αἰγιαλός · “shore” · Strong's G0123
  28. προσευξάμενοιproseuxamenoi“having prayed”
    Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from προσεύχομαι · “to pray” · Strong's G4336
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)