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Acts 11:15

And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning.

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ἐνenasἐνpreposition — “as”G1722in, on, among.asδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἄρξασθαίarxasthaito beganἄρχω (archō)verb, aorist middle infinitive — “to began”, a single actionG757I reign, rule.beganμεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).λαλεῖνlaleinto speakλαλέω (laleō)verb, present active infinitive — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.This verse uses “speak”.to speakἐπέπεσενepepesenfellἐπιπίπτω (epipiptō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “fell”, a single actionG1968I fall upon, press upon, light upon, come over.fellτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πνεῦμαpneumaspiritπνεῦμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “spirit”, the subject formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἅγιονhagionholyἅγιος (hagios)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “holy”, the subject formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.ἐπ’eponἐπί (epi)preposition — “on”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.onαὐτοὺςautousthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themὥσπερhōsperasὥσπερconjunction — “as”G5618just as, as, even as.asκαὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐφ’ephonἐπί (epi)preposition — “on”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.onἡμᾶςhēmasIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).usἐνenatἐνpreposition — “at”G1722in, on, among.atἀρχῇarchēbeginningἀρχήnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “beginning”, the to- or for-formG746(a) rule (kingly or magisterial), (b) plur: in a quasi-personal sense, almost: rulers, magistrates, (c) beginning.This verse uses “beginning”.the beginning

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And in my beginning to speak, the Holy Spirit did fall upon them, even as also upon us in the beginning,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, even as on us at the beginning.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And in my beginning to speak, the Holy Spirit did fall upon them, even as also upon us in the beginning,

World English Bible

As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, even as on us at the beginning.

Darby Translation

And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them even as upon us also at the beginning.

Douay-Rheims

And when I had begun to speak, the Holy Ghost fell upon them, as upon us also in the beginning.

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