He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied.Acts 21:9
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
τούτῳ δὲ ἦσαν θυγατέρες τέσσαρες παρθένοι προφητεύουσαι.
- τούτῳtoutō“With this [man]”Demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- δὲde“now”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- ἦσανēsan“there were”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- θυγατέρεςthugateres“daughters”Noun, nominative, plural, feminine · from θυγάτηρ · “daughter” · Strong's G2364
- τέσσαρεςtessares“four”Adjective, nominative, plural, feminine · “four” · Strong's G5064
- παρθένοιparthenoi“virgins”Noun, nominative, plural, feminine · from παρθένος · “virgin” · Strong's G3933
- προφητεύουσαι.prophēteuousai“prophesying.”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, feminine · from προφητεύω · “to prophesy” · Strong's G4395
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)