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Acts 11:5

I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me:

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ἘγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iἤμηνēmēnwasεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 1st person singular — “was”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.wasἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inπόλειpoleicityπόλις (polis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “city”, the to- or for-formG4172a city, the inhabitants of a city.the cityἸόππῃioppēof JoppaἸόππηnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “of Joppa”, the to- or for-formG2445Joppa, a coast town of Judea, west-north-west of Jerusalem.of Joppaπροσευχόμενοςproseuchomenosprayingπροσεύχομαι (proseuchomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “praying”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4336I pray, pray for, offer prayer.prayingκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἶδονeidonseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).I sawἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.ἐκστάσειekstaseiamazementἔκστασις (ekstasis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “amazement”, the to- or for-formG1611(properly: distraction or disturbance of mind caused by shock), bewilderment, amazement; a trance.This verse uses “amazement”.ὅραμαhoramaa visionὅραμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “a vision”, the object formG3705a spectacle, vision, that which is seen.This verse uses “vision”.a visionκαταβαῖνονkatabainondescendκαταβαίνω (katabainō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, neuter — “descend”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2597I go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend.descendσκεῦόςskeuosvesselσκεῦοςnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “vessel”, the object formG4632a vessel to contain liquid; a vessel of mercy or wrath; any instrument by which anything is done; a household utensil; of ships: tackle.τιtioneτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “one”, the object formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.ὡςhōsas it had beenὡςconjunction — “as it had been”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.as it had beenὀθόνηνothonēnsheetὀθόνη (othonē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “sheet”, the object formG3607a linen cloth, a sheet, sail.This verse uses “sheet”.sheetμεγάληνmegalēngreatμέγας (megas)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “great”, the object formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.τέσσαρσινtessarsinby fourτέσσαρες (tessares)adjective, dative, plural, feminine — “by four”, the to- or for-formG5064four.by fourἀρχαῖςarchaiscornersἀρχή (archē)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “corners”, the to- or for-formG746(a) rule (kingly or magisterial), (b) plur: in a quasi-personal sense, almost: rulers, magistrates, (c) beginning.cornersκαθιεμένηνkathiemenēnto lowerκαθίημι (kathiēmi)verb, present passive participle, accusative, singular, feminine — “to lower”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2524I send, let down, lower.ἐκekout fromἐκpreposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανοῦouranouheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the of-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἦλθενēlthenit cameἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “it came”, a single actionG2064I come, go.it cameἄχριachrievenἄχριpreposition — “even”G891as far as, up to, until, during.evenἐμοῦemouto meἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “to me”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.to me

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'I was in the city of Joppa praying, and I saw in a trance a vision, a certain vessel coming down, as a great sheet by four corners being let down out of the heaven, and it came unto me;

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American Standard Version (1901)

I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, a certain vessel descending, as it were a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even unto me:

Young’s Literal Translation

'I was in the city of Joppa praying, and I saw in a trance a vision, a certain vessel coming down, as a great sheet by four corners being let down out of the heaven, and it came unto me;

World English Bible

“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision: a certain container descending, like it was a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners. It came as far as me.

Darby Translation

I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in an ecstasy I saw a vision, a certain vessel descending like a great sheet, let down by four corners out of heaven, and it came even to me:

Douay-Rheims

I was in the city of Joppe praying, and I saw in an ecstasy of mind a vision, a certain vessel descending, as it were a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners, and it came even unto me.

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