Acts 3:2

And a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those entering the temple courts.
Acts 3:2
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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)

καί τις ἀνὴρ χωλὸς ἐκ κοιλίας μητρὸς αὐτοῦ ὑπάρχων ἐβαστάζετο, ὃν ἐτίθουν καθ᾽ ἡμέραν πρὸς τὴν θύραν τοῦ ἱεροῦ τὴν λεγομένην ὡραίαν τοῦ αἰτεῖν ἐλεημοσύνην παρὰ τῶν εἰσπορευομένων εἰς τὸ ἱερόν.

  1. καίkai“And”
    Conjunction · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. τιςtis“a certain”
    Indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “one” · Strong's G5100
  3. ἀνὴρanēr“man”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀνήρ · “man” · Strong's G0435G
  4. χωλὸςchōlos“lame”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from χωλός · “lame” · Strong's G5560
  5. ἐκek“from”
    Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  6. κοιλίαςkoilias“womb”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from κοιλία · “belly/womb/stomach” · Strong's G2836
  7. μητρὸςmētros“of mother”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from μήτηρ · “mother” · Strong's G3384
  8. αὐτοῦautou“of him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  9. ὑπάρχωνhuparchōn“being”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὑπάρχω · “to be” · Strong's G5225
  10. ἐβαστάζετο,ebastazeto“was being carried,”
    Verb, imperfect, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from βαστάζω · “to carry” · Strong's G0941
  11. ὃνhon“whom”
    Relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  12. ἐτίθουνetithoun“they were placing”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from τίθημι · “to place” · Strong's G5087
  13. καθ᾽kath᾽“every”
    Preposition · from κατά · “according to” · Strong's G2596
  14. ἡμέρανhēmeran“day”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἡμέρα · “day” · Strong's G2250
  15. πρὸςpros“at”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  16. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  17. θύρανthuran“gate”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from θύρα · “door” · Strong's G2374
  18. τοῦtou“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  19. ἱεροῦhi'erou“temple”
    Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from ἱερόν · “temple” · Strong's G2411
  20. τὴνtēn“which”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  21. λεγομένηνlegomenēn“is being named”
    Verb, present, passive, participle, accusative, singular, feminine · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004H
  22. ὡραίανhōraian“Beautiful”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὡραῖος · “beautiful/timely” · Strong's G5611
  23. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  24. αἰτεῖνaitein“to ask for”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from αἰτέω · “to ask” · Strong's G0154
  25. ἐλεημοσύνηνeleēmosunēn“alms”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἐλεημοσύνη · “charity” · Strong's G1654
  26. παρὰpara“from”
    Preposition · from παρά · “from with” · Strong's G3844
  27. τῶνtōn“those who”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  28. εἰσπορευομένωνeisporeuomenōn“were going”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, genitive, plural, masculine · from εἰσπορεύω · “to enter” · Strong's G1531
  29. εἰςeis“into”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  30. τὸto“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  31. ἱερόν.hi'eron“temple;.”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · from ἱερόν · “temple” · Strong's G2411
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)