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Acts 9:2

and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
Acts 9:2
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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)

ᾐτήσατο παρ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἐπιστολὰς εἰς Δαμασκὸν πρὸς τὰς συναγωγάς, ὅπως ἐάν τινας εὕρῃ τῆς ὁδοῦ ὄντας ἄνδρας τε καὶ γυναῖκας, δεδεμένους ἀγάγῃ εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ.

  1. ᾐτήσατοētēsato“requested”
    Verb, aorist, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular · from αἰτέω · “to ask” · Strong's G0154
  2. παρ᾽par᾽“from”
    Preposition · from παρά · “from with” · Strong's G3844
  3. αὐτοῦautou“him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  4. ἐπιστολὰςepistolas“letters”
    Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from ἐπιστολή · “epistle” · Strong's G1992
  5. εἰςeis“in”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  6. ΔαμασκὸνDamaskon“Damascus”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from Δαμασκός · “Damascus” · Strong's G1154
  7. πρὸςpros“to”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  8. τὰςtas“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. συναγωγάς,sunagōgas“synagogues,”
    Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from συναγωγή · “synagogue” · Strong's G4864
  10. ὅπωςhopōs“so that”
    Conjunction · “that” · Strong's G3704
  11. ἐάνean“if”
    Conditional · “if” · Strong's G1437
  12. τιναςtinas“any”
    Indefinite pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine · from τις · “one” · Strong's G5100
  13. εὕρῃheurē“he shall find”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from εὑρίσκω · “to find/meet” · Strong's G2147
  14. τῆςtēs“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. ὁδοῦhodou“way”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁδός · “road” · Strong's G3598
  16. ὄνταςontas“being”
    Verb, present, active, participle, accusative, plural, masculine · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  17. ἄνδραςandras“men”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from ἀνήρ · “man” · Strong's G0435G
  18. τεte“both”
    Conjunction · “and/both” · Strong's G5037
  19. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  20. γυναῖκας,gunaikas“women,”
    Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from γυνή · “woman” · Strong's G1135G
  21. δεδεμένουςdedemenous“bound”
    Verb, perfect, passive, participle, accusative, plural, masculine · from δέω · “to bind” · Strong's G1210
  22. ἀγάγῃagagē“he may bring [them]”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from ἄγω · “to bring” · Strong's G0071
  23. εἰςeis“to”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  24. Ἰερουσαλήμ.Ierousalēm“Jerusalem.”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from Ἱερουσαλήμ · “Jerusalem” · Strong's G2419
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)