God & Savior

Acts 6:5

This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, as well as Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism.
Acts 6:5
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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)

καὶ ἤρεσεν ὁ λόγος ἐνώπιον παντὸς τοῦ πλήθους, καὶ ἐξελέξαντο Στέφανον, ἄνδρα πλήρης πίστεως καὶ πνεύματος ἁγίου, καὶ Φίλιππον καὶ Πρόχορον καὶ Νικάνορα καὶ Τίμωνα καὶ Παρμενᾶν καὶ Νικόλαον προσήλυτον Ἀντιοχέα,

  1. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  2. ἤρεσενēresen“pleased”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀρέσκω · “to please” · Strong's G0700
  3. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. λόγοςlogos“statement”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “word” · Strong's G3056
  5. ἐνώπιονenōpion“before”
    Preposition · “before” · Strong's G1799
  6. παντὸςpantos“all”
    Adjective, genitive, singular, neuter · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  7. τοῦtou“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. πλήθους,plēthous“multitude,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from πλῆθος · “multitude” · Strong's G4128
  9. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  10. ἐξελέξαντοexelexanto“they chose”
    Verb, aorist, middle, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἐκλέγω · “to select” · Strong's G1586
  11. Στέφανον,Stephanon“Stephen,”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from Στέφανος · “Stephen” · Strong's G4736
  12. ἄνδραandra“a man”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἀνήρ · “man” · Strong's G0435G
  13. πλήρηςplērēs“full”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “full” · Strong's G4134
  14. πίστεωςpisteōs“of faith”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from πίστις · “faith” · Strong's G4102G
  15. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  16. πνεύματοςpneumatos“[of the] Spirit”
    Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from πνεῦμα · “spirit/breath” · Strong's G4151G
  17. ἁγίου,hagiou“holy,”
    Adjective, genitive, singular, neuter · from ἅγιος · “holy” · Strong's G0040G
  18. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  19. ΦίλιππονPhilippon“Philip”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from Φίλιππος · “Philip” · Strong's G5376J
  20. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  21. ΠρόχορονProchoron“Prochorus”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from Πρόχορος · “Procorus” · Strong's G4402
  22. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  23. ΝικάνοραNikanora“Nicanor”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from Νικάνωρ · “Nicanor” · Strong's G3527
  24. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  25. ΤίμωναTimōna“Timon”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from Τίμων · “Timon” · Strong's G5096
  26. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  27. ΠαρμενᾶνParmenan“Parmenas”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from Παρμενᾶς · “Parmenas” · Strong's G3937
  28. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  29. ΝικόλαονNikolaon“Nicolas”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from Νικόλαος · “Nicolas” · Strong's G3532
  30. προσήλυτονprosēluton“a convert”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from προσήλυτος · “proselyte” · Strong's G4339
  31. Ἀντιοχέα,Antiochea“of Antioch,”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from Ἀντιοχεύς · “Antiochian” · Strong's G0491
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)