Acts 11:6 KJV

Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.

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Cross References

  • Luke 4:20 And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.
  • Acts 3:4 And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.

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Topics

  • Gentiles Conversion of Gentiles
  • Peter Advocates the preaching of the gospel to the Gentiles in the hearing of the apostles and elders
  • Sorcery By Simon the Sorcerer (Magus)

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Greek and Strong’s

  • Upon Εἰς Eis εἰς Preposition
  • the which ἣν hēn ὅς Pronoun · accusative feminine singular
  • when I had fastened mine eyes ἀτενίσας atenisas ἀτενίζω Verb · aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular
  • I considered κατενόουν katenooun κατανοέω Verb · imperfect active indicative, first person singular
  • and καὶ kai καί Conjunction
  • saw εἶδον eidon Verb · aorist active indicative, first person singular εἴδω eídō
  • fourfooted beasts τὰ ta Article · accusative neuter plural τετράποδα tetrapoda τετράπους Adjective · accusative neuter plural
  • of the earth τῆς tēs Article · genitive feminine singular γῆς gēs γῆ Noun · genitive feminine singular
  • and καὶ kai καί Conjunction
  • wild beasts τὰ ta Article · accusative neuter plural θηρία thēria θηρίον Noun · accusative neuter plural
  • and καὶ kai καί Conjunction
  • creeping things τὰ ta Article · accusative neuter plural ἑρπετὰ herpeta ἑρπετόν Noun · accusative neuter plural
  • and καὶ kai καί Conjunction
  • fowls τὰ ta Article · accusative neuter plural πετεινὰ peteina πετεινόν Noun · accusative neuter plural
  • of the air τοῦ tou Article · genitive masculine singular οὐρανοῦ ouranou οὐρανός Noun · genitive masculine singular

Greek: KJTR, Alan Bunning, CNTR · CC BY 4.0

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