Acts 10:21
Strong's Lexicon
[So]
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

Peter
Πέτρος (Petros)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4074: Peter, a Greek name meaning rock. Apparently a primary word; a rock; as a name, Petrus, an apostle.

went down
Καταβὰς (Katabas)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2597: To go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend. From kata and the base of basis; to descend.

to
πρὸς (pros)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.

the
τοὺς (tous)
Article - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

men
ἄνδρας (andras)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 435: A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man.

who
{τοῦς (tous)
Article - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article.

were sent
ἀπεσταλμένους (apestalmenous)
Verb - Perfect Participle Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 649: To send forth, send (as a messenger, commission, etc.), send away, dismiss.

from
ἀπὸ (apo)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 575: From, away from.


τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article.

Cornelius
Κορνηλίου (Kornēliou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2883: Cornelius, a centurion of the Roman army, stationed at Caesarea.

to
πρὸς (pros)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 4314: To, towards, with.

him,
αὑτόν} (hauton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 848: Her own, his own, their own, themselves, they.

[and] said,
εἶπεν (eipen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“Here
Ἰδοὺ (Idou)
Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2400: See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo!

am
εἰμι (eimi)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

I,
ἐγώ (egō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

the one
ὃν (hon)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

you are looking for.
ζητεῖτε (zēteite)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2212: To seek, search for, desire, require, demand. Of uncertain affinity; to seek; specially, to worship, or to plot.

Why
τίς (tis)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what.

()
Article - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

αἰτία (aitia)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 156: From the same as aiteo; a cause, i.e. reason, crime.

δι’ (di’)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.

ἣν (hēn)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3739: Who, which, what, that.

have you come ?
πάρεστε (pareste)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 3918: From para and eimi; to be near, i.e. At hand; neuter present participle time being, or property.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
So Peter went down to the men and said, “Here am I, the one you are looking for. Why have you come?

Young's Literal Translation
and Peter having come down unto the men who have been sent from Cornelius unto him, said, ‘Lo, I am he whom ye seek, what [is] the cause for which ye are present?’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then Peter went down to the men and said, “ Here I am, the one you’re looking for. What is the reason you’re here? ”

New American Standard Bible
Peter went down to the men and said, "Behold, I am the one you are looking for; what is the reason for which you have come?"

King James Bible
Then Peter went down to the men which were sent unto him from Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what [is] the cause wherefore ye are come?
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Peter went down and said to the men, "I'm the one you're looking for. Why have you come?"

New Living Translation
So Peter went down and said, "I'm the man you are looking for. Why have you come?"

English Standard Version
And Peter went down to the men and said, “I am the one you are looking for. What is the reason for your coming?”

New American Standard Bible
Peter went down to the men and said, "Behold, I am the one you are looking for; what is the reason for which you have come?"

King James Bible
Then Peter went down to the men which were sent unto him from Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause wherefore ye are come?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then Peter went down to the men and said, "Here I am, the one you're looking for. What is the reason you're here?"

International Standard Version
So Peter went to the men and said, "I'm the man you're looking for. Why are you here?"

NET Bible
So Peter went down to the men and said, "Here I am, the person you're looking for. Why have you come?"

American Standard Version
And Peter went down to the men, and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause wherefore ye are come?

English Revised Version
And Peter went down to the men, and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause wherefore ye are come?

Young's Literal Translation
and Peter having come down unto the men who have been sent from Cornelius unto him, said, 'Lo, I am he whom ye seek, what is the cause for which ye are present?'
















Cross References
Acts 10:20
Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them.

Acts 10:22
And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee.

Acts 1:1
The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

Acts 10:19
While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.

Acts 10:18
And called, and asked whether Simon, which was surnamed Peter, were lodged there.

Acts 10:23
Then called he them in, and lodged them. And on the morrow Peter went away with them, and certain brethren from Joppa accompanied him.

Acts 10:24
And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends.
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