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Acts 6:4

and will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”
Acts 6:4
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Original language (Greek)

ἡμεῖς δὲ τῇ προσευχῇ καὶ τῇ διακονίᾳ τοῦ λόγου προσκαρτερήσομεν.

  1. ἡμεῖςhēmeis“We ourselves”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  2. δὲde“now”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. τῇtēa“in the”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. προσευχῇproseuchēa“prayer”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from προσευχή · “prayer” · Strong's G4335
  5. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  6. τῇtēa“in the”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. διακονίᾳdiakonia“ministry”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from διακονία · “service” · Strong's G1248
  8. τοῦtou“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. λόγουlogou“word”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from λόγος · “word” · Strong's G3056
  10. προσκαρτερήσομεν.proskarterēsomen“will steadfastly continue.”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 1st person plural · from προσκαρτερέω · “to continue in/with” · Strong's G4342
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)