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Acts 3:12

And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the” (ὁ) before Peter here.

ἰδὼνidōnseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “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).sawδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΠέτροςpetrosPeterΠέτροςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Peter”, the subject formG4074Peter, a Greek name meaning "rock".ἀπεκρίνατοapekrinatoit, he answeredἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “it, he answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.it, he answeredπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.λαόνlaonpeopleλαός (laos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “people”, the object formG2992(a) a people, characteristically of God's chosen people, first the Jews, then the Christians, (b) sometimes, but rarely, the people, the crowd.the peopleἌνδρεςandresYe menἀνήρ (anēr)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “Ye men”, the calling formG435a male human being; a man, husband.Ye menἸσραηλῖταιisraēlitaiof IsraelἸσραηλίτης (israēlitēs)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “of Israel”, the calling formG2475an Israelite, one of the chosen people of Israel, a Jew.of Israelτίtiwhyτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “why”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.whyθαυμάζετεthaumazetemarvel yeθαυμάζω (thaumazō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “marvel ye”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2296(a) intrans: I wonder, marvel, (b) trans: I wonder at, admire.marvel yeἐπὶepiatἐπίpreposition — “at”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.atτούτῳtoutōthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, neuter — “this”, the to- or for-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.thisἢē? orἤconjunction — “? or”G2228or, than.? orἡμῖνhēminIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).on usτίtiwhich?τίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “which?”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.ἀτενίζετεatenizeteto gazeἀτενίζω (atenizō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to gaze”, an ongoing or repeated actionG816I direct my gaze, look steadily.ὡςhōsas thoughὡςconjunction — “as though”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.as thoughἰδίᾳidiaby our ownἴδιος (idios)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “by our own”, the to- or for-formG2398one's own, belonging to one, private, personal; one's own people, one's own family, home, property.by our ownδυνάμειdunameipowerδύναμις (dunamis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “power”, the to- or for-formG1411(a) physical power, force, might, ability, efficacy, energy, meaning (b) plur: powerful deeds, deeds showing (physical) power, marvelous works.This verse uses “power”.powerἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.orεὐσεβείᾳeusebeiaholinessεὐσέβειαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “holiness”, the to- or for-formG2150piety (towards God), godliness, devotion, godliness.holinessπεποιηκόσινpepoiēkosinwe had madeποιέω (poieō)verb, perfect active participle, dative, plural, masculine — “we had made”, a completed action with a present resultG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.we had madeτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.περιπατεῖνperipateinto walkπεριπατέω (peripateō)verb, present active infinitive — “to walk”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4043I walk, hence Hebraistically (in an ethical sense): I conduct my life, live.This verse uses “walk”.to walkαὐτόνautonheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and Peter having seen, answered unto the people, 'Men, Israelites! why wonder ye at this? or on us why look ye so earnestly, as if by our own power or piety we have made him to walk?

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this man? or why fasten ye your eyes on us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him to walk?

Young’s Literal Translation

and Peter having seen, answered unto the people, 'Men, Israelites! why wonder ye at this? or on us why look ye so earnestly, as if by our own power or piety we have made him to walk?

World English Bible

When Peter saw it, he responded to the people, “You men of Israel, why do you marvel at this man? Why do you fasten your eyes on us, as though by our own power or godliness we had made him walk?

Darby Translation

And Peter, seeing it, answered the people, Men of Israel, why are ye astonished at this? or why do ye gaze on us as if we had by our own power or piety made him to walk?

Douay-Rheims

But Peter seeing, made answer to the people: Ye men of Israel, why wonder you at this? or why look you upon us, as if by our strength or power we had made this man to walk?

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