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Acts 9:36

In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.
Acts 9:36
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Original language and places

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Original language (Greek)

Ἐν Ἰόππῃ δέ τις ἦν μαθήτρια ὀνόματι Ταβιθά, ἣ διερμηνευομένη λέγεται Δορκάς· αὕτη ἦν πλήρης ἔργων ἀγαθῶν καὶ ἐλεημοσυνῶν ὧν ἐποίει·

  1. ἘνEn“In”
    Preposition · from ἐν · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  2. ἸόππῃIoppē“Joppa”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from Ἰόππη · “Joppa” · Strong's G2445
  3. δέde“now”
    Conjunction · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  4. τιςtis“certain”
    Indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine · “one” · Strong's G5100
  5. ἦνēn“there was”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  6. μαθήτριαmathētria“a disciple”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “disciple” · Strong's G3102
  7. ὀνόματιonomati“named”
    Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from ὄνομα · “name” · Strong's G3686
  8. Ταβιθά,Tabitha“Tabitha,”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from Ταβιθά · “Tabitha” · Strong's G5000
  9. ἣhē“which”
    Relative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  10. διερμηνευομένηdiermēneuomenē“being translated”
    Verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, singular, feminine · from διερμηνεύω · “to interpret” · Strong's G1329
  11. λέγεταιlegetai“is called”
    Verb, present, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  12. Δορκάς·Dorkas“Dorcas;”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from Δορκάς · “Dorcas” · Strong's G1393
  13. αὕτηhautē“She”
    Demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  14. ἦνēn“was”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  15. πλήρηςplērēs“full”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, feminine · “full” · Strong's G4134
  16. ἔργωνergōn“of works”
    Noun, genitive, plural, neuter · from ἔργον · “work” · Strong's G2041
  17. ἀγαθῶνagathōn“good”
    Adjective, genitive, plural, neuter · from ἀγαθός · “good-doer” · Strong's G0018
  18. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  19. ἐλεημοσυνῶνeleēmosunōn“of alms”
    Noun, genitive, plural, feminine · from ἐλεημοσύνη · “charity” · Strong's G1654
  20. ὧνhōn“that”
    Relative pronoun, genitive, plural, feminine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  21. ἐποίει·epoiei“she was doing;”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ποιέω · “to do/make” · Strong's G4160G
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)