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
Original language and places
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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;
- ἰδὼνidōn“Having seen [it]”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G1492H
- δὲde“however”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- ὁho“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ΠέτροςPetros“Peter”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Peter” · Strong's G4074G
- ἀπεκρίνατοapekrinato“answered”Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀποκρίνω · “to answer” · Strong's G0611
- πρὸςpros“to”Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
- τὸνton“the”Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- λαόν·laon“people:”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from λαός · “a people” · Strong's G2992
- ἄνδρεςandres“Men”Noun, vocative, plural, masculine · from ἀνήρ · “man” · Strong's G0435G
- Ἰσραηλῖται,Israēlitai“Israelites,”Noun, vocative, plural, masculine · from Ἰσραηλίτης · “Israelite” · Strong's G2475
- τίti“why”Interrogative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
- θαυμάζετεthaumazete“wonder you”Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from θαυμάζω · “to marvel” · Strong's G2296
- ἐπὶepi“at”Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
- τούτῳ,toutō“this?”Demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- ἢē“Or”Conjunction · from ἤ · “or/than” · Strong's G2228
- ἡμῖνhēmin“on us”Personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- τίti“why”Interrogative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
- ἀτενίζετεatenizete“you look intently”Verb, present, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from ἀτενίζω · “to gaze” · Strong's G0816
- ὡςhōs“as if”Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
- ἰδίᾳidia“by [our] own”Adjective, dative, singular, feminine · from ἴδιος · “one's own/private” · Strong's G2398
- δυνάμειdunamei“power”Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from δύναμις · “power” · Strong's G1411
- ἢē“or”Conjunction · from ἤ · “or/than” · Strong's G2228
- εὐσεβείᾳeusebeia“godliness”Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from εὐσέβεια · “piety” · Strong's G2150
- πεποιηκόσινpepoiēkosin“having made”Verb, perfect, active, participle, dative, plural, masculine · from ποιέω · “to do/make” · Strong's G4160G
- τοῦtou“<the>”Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- περιπατεῖνperipatein“to walk”Verb, present, active, infinitive · from περιπατέω · “to walk” · Strong's G4043
- 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)