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
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.
- καίkai“And”Conjunction · “and” · Strong's G2532
- τιςtis“a certain”Indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “one” · Strong's G5100
- ἀνὴρanēr“man”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀνήρ · “man” · Strong's G0435G
- χωλὸςchōlos“lame”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from χωλός · “lame” · Strong's G5560
- ἐκek“from”Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
- κοιλίαςkoilias“womb”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from κοιλία · “belly/womb/stomach” · Strong's G2836
- μητρὸςmētros“of mother”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from μήτηρ · “mother” · Strong's G3384
- αὐτοῦautou“of him”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ὑπάρχωνhuparchōn“being”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὑπάρχω · “to be” · Strong's G5225
- ἐβαστάζετο,ebastazeto“was being carried,”Verb, imperfect, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from βαστάζω · “to carry” · Strong's G0941
- ὃνhon“whom”Relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
- ἐτίθουνetithoun“they were placing”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from τίθημι · “to place” · Strong's G5087
- καθ᾽kath᾽“every”Preposition · from κατά · “according to” · Strong's G2596
- ἡμέρανhēmeran“day”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἡμέρα · “day” · Strong's G2250
- πρὸςpros“at”Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
- τὴνtēn“the”Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- θύρανthuran“gate”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from θύρα · “door” · Strong's G2374
- τοῦtou“of the”Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἱεροῦhi'erou“temple”Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from ἱερόν · “temple” · Strong's G2411
- τὴνtēn“which”Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- λεγομένηνlegomenēn“is being named”Verb, present, passive, participle, accusative, singular, feminine · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004H
- ὡραίανhōraian“Beautiful”Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὡραῖος · “beautiful/timely” · Strong's G5611
- τοῦtou“<the>”Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- αἰτεῖνaitein“to ask for”Verb, present, active, infinitive · from αἰτέω · “to ask” · Strong's G0154
- ἐλεημοσύνηνeleēmosunēn“alms”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἐλεημοσύνη · “charity” · Strong's G1654
- παρὰpara“from”Preposition · from παρά · “from with” · Strong's G3844
- τῶνtōn“those who”Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- εἰσπορευομένωνeisporeuomenōn“were going”Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, genitive, plural, masculine · from εἰσπορεύω · “to enter” · Strong's G1531
- εἰςeis“into”Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
- τὸto“the”Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἱερόν.hi'eron“temple;.”Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · from ἱερόν · “temple” · Strong's G2411
Places named in this verse
- Beautiful (Beautiful Gate) · today: Jerusalemgate · Identification: certain · Map of Beautiful Gate (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Beautiful Gate on OpenBible.info