As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.Acts 9:3
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·
- ἐνen“In”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- δὲde“now”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- τῷtō“<the>”Article, dative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πορεύεσθαιporeuesthai“proceeding”Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), infinitive · from πορεύω · “to travel” · Strong's G4198
- ἐγένετοegeneto“it came to pass”Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
- αὐτὸνauton“[as] he”Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ἐγγίζεινengizein“[is] drawing near”Verb, present, active, infinitive · from ἐγγίζω · “to come near” · Strong's G1448
- τῇtēa“<the>”Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- Δαμασκῷ,Damaskō“to Damascus,”Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from Δαμασκός · “Damascus” · Strong's G1154
- ἐξαίφνηςexaiphnēs“suddenly”Adverb · “suddenly” · Strong's G1810
- τεte“also”Conjunction · “and/both” · Strong's G5037
- αὐτὸνauton“him”Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- περιήστραψενperiēstrapsen“flashed around”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from περιαστράπτω · “to shine” · Strong's G4015
- φῶςphōs“a light”Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “light” · Strong's G5457
- ἐκek“from”Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
- τοῦtou“<the>”Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- οὐρανοῦ·ouranou“heaven;”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from οὐρανός · “heaven” · Strong's G3772
Places named in this verse
- Damascussettlement · Identification: certain · Map of Damascus (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Damascus on OpenBible.info