Acts 8:19 — King James Version← Study notes
“Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.”
Acts 8:19 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Acts 8:1915 words
λέγωνlegōnsay
ΔότεDotegive
κἀμοὶkamoi(and, even, even so
τὴνtēnthe
ἐξουσίανexousianauthority, jurisdiction, liberty
ταύτηνtautēnhe (it was that), hereof, it
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
ᾧhōwho / which
ἐὰνeanbefore, but, except
ἐπιθῶepithōadd
unto, lade, lay upon
τὰςtasthe
χεῖραςcheirashand
λαμβάνῃlambanēaccept, + be amazed, assay
πνεῦμαpneumaSpirit / spirit
ἅγιονhagionholy
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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