Acts 8:16

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

(For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

(Οὔπω γὰρ ἦν ἐπʼ οὐδενὶ αὐτῶν ἐπιπεπτωκός: μόνον δὲ βεβαπτισμένοι ὑπῆρχον εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ.)

Transliteration

(For oupō ēn upon oudeni of them epipeptōkos: monon de bebaptismenoi hypērchon into the onoma of the Kyriou Iēsou.)

Grammar Details

*oupō*: adverb - not yet
*ēn*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - was
*oudeni*: dative, masculine, singular - no one
*epipeptōkos*: perfect active participle, nominative, neuter, singular - having fallen upon
*monon*: adverb - only
*de*: postpositive conjunction - and/but
*bebaptismenoi*: perfect passive participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having been baptized
*hypērchon*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd plural - were/existed
*onoma*: accusative, neuter, singular - name
*Kyriou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of Lord
*Iēsou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of Jesus

Word Meanings

*epipeptōkos*: having fallen upon/come upon
*bebaptismenoi*: having been baptized/immersed
*hypērchon*: were/existed/happened to be

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Referenced Verses

Matt 28:19 : 19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Acts 2:38 : 38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Acts 19:2 : 2 He said unto them , Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him , We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.
Acts 19:5-6 : 5 When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.
1 Cor 1:13-15 : 13 Is Christ divided ? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul? 14 I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius; 15 Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name.
Gal 3:27 : 27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
Acts 11:15-17 : 15 And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning. 16 Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost. 17 Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ ; what was I, that I could withstand God?
Acts 10:44-48 : 44 While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word. 45 And they of the circumcision which believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost. 46 For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter, 47 Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we? 48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.

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