Acts 3:12

And when Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you surprised by this? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?
Acts 3:12
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Original language (Greek)

ἰδὼν δὲ ὁ Πέτρος ἀπεκρίνατο πρὸς τὸν λαόν· ἄνδρες Ἰσραηλῖται, τί θαυμάζετε ἐπὶ τούτῳ, ἢ ἡμῖν τί ἀτενίζετε ὡς ἰδίᾳ δυνάμει ἢ εὐσεβείᾳ πεποιηκόσιν τοῦ περιπατεῖν αὐτόν;

  1. ἰδὼνidōn“Having seen [it]”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G1492H
  2. δὲde“however”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. ΠέτροςPetros“Peter”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Peter” · Strong's G4074G
  5. ἀπεκρίνατοapekrinato“answered”
    Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀποκρίνω · “to answer” · Strong's G0611
  6. πρὸςpros“to”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  7. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. λαόν·laon“people:”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from λαός · “a people” · Strong's G2992
  9. ἄνδρεςandres“Men”
    Noun, vocative, plural, masculine · from ἀνήρ · “man” · Strong's G0435G
  10. Ἰσραηλῖται,Israēlitai“Israelites,”
    Noun, vocative, plural, masculine · from Ἰσραηλίτης · “Israelite” · Strong's G2475
  11. τίti“why”
    Interrogative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
  12. θαυμάζετεthaumazete“wonder you”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from θαυμάζω · “to marvel” · Strong's G2296
  13. ἐπὶepi“at”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  14. τούτῳ,toutō“this?”
    Demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  15. ἢē“Or”
    Conjunction · from ἤ · “or/than” · Strong's G2228
  16. ἡμῖνhēmin“on us”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  17. τίti“why”
    Interrogative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
  18. ἀτενίζετεatenizete“you look intently”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from ἀτενίζω · “to gaze” · Strong's G0816
  19. ὡςhōs“as if”
    Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
  20. ἰδίᾳidia“by [our] own”
    Adjective, dative, singular, feminine · from ἴδιος · “one's own/private” · Strong's G2398
  21. δυνάμειdunamei“power”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from δύναμις · “power” · Strong's G1411
  22. ἢē“or”
    Conjunction · from ἤ · “or/than” · Strong's G2228
  23. εὐσεβείᾳeusebeia“godliness”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from εὐσέβεια · “piety” · Strong's G2150
  24. πεποιηκόσινpepoiēkosin“having made”
    Verb, perfect, active, participle, dative, plural, masculine · from ποιέω · “to do/make” · Strong's G4160G
  25. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  26. περιπατεῖνperipatein“to walk”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from περιπατέω · “to walk” · Strong's G4043
  27. αὐτόν;auton“him?”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)