Acts 9:3

As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.
Acts 9:3
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Original language and places

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Original language (Greek)

ἐν δὲ τῷ πορεύεσθαι ἐγένετο αὐτὸν ἐγγίζειν τῇ Δαμασκῷ, ἐξαίφνης τε αὐτὸν περιήστραψεν φῶς ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ·

  1. ἐνen“In”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  2. δὲde“now”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. τῷtō“<the>”
    Article, dative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. πορεύεσθαιporeuesthai“proceeding”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), infinitive · from πορεύω · “to travel” · Strong's G4198
  5. ἐγένετοegeneto“it came to pass”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  6. αὐτὸνauton“[as] he”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  7. ἐγγίζεινengizein“[is] drawing near”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from ἐγγίζω · “to come near” · Strong's G1448
  8. τῇtēa“<the>”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. Δαμασκῷ,Damaskō“to Damascus,”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from Δαμασκός · “Damascus” · Strong's G1154
  10. ἐξαίφνηςexaiphnēs“suddenly”
    Adverb · “suddenly” · Strong's G1810
  11. τεte“also”
    Conjunction · “and/both” · Strong's G5037
  12. αὐτὸνauton“him”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  13. περιήστραψενperiēstrapsen“flashed around”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from περιαστράπτω · “to shine” · Strong's G4015
  14. φῶςphōs“a light”
    Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “light” · Strong's G5457
  15. ἐκek“from”
    Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  16. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  17. οὐρανοῦ·ouranou“heaven;”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from οὐρανός · “heaven” · Strong's G3772
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)