Acts 11:6
Greek (Tischendorf 8th ed.) Acts 11:6 appears in the Greek New Testament. The text above is from the Tischendorf 8th edition. Each word links to its Strong’s number and a concise gloss. Click any word for its full Thayer’s Greek Lexicon entry.
When I had looked intently at it, I considered, and saw the four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky.
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World English Bible Public Domain
When I had looked intently at it, I considered, and saw the four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky.
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King James Version Public Domain
Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
gazing into which I was looking closely and I saw the four-legged animals of the earth, and the wild beasts, and the creeping animals, and the birds of the sky.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).
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Every available English version of this verse, each an independent rendering of the whole verse.
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World English Bible Public Domain
When I had looked intently at it, I considered, and saw the four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky.
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Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
I looked at it closely and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles, and birds of the air.
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Majority Standard Bible Public Domain
I looked at it closely and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles, and birds of the air.
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King James Version Public Domain
Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
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American Standard Version (1901) Public Domain
upon which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw the fourfooted beasts of the earth and wild beasts and creeping things and birds of the heaven.
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Revised Version (1885) Public Domain
upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw the fourfooted beasts of the earth and wild beasts and creeping things and fowls of the heaven.
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Geneva Bible (1599) Public Domain
Towarde the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and sawe foure footed beastes of the earth, and wilde beastes, and creeping things, and foules of the heauen.
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Douay-Rheims (1899) Public Domain
Into which looking, I considered, and saw fourfooted creatures of the earth, and beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air:
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Young's Literal Translation Public Domain
at which having looked stedfastly, I was considering, and I saw the four-footed beasts of the earth, and the wild beasts, and the creeping things, and the fowls of heaven;
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Literal Standard Version CC BY-SA 4.0
at which having looked steadfastly, I was considering, and I saw the four-footed beasts of the earth, and the wild beasts, and the creeping things, and the birds of the sky;
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Unlocked Literal Bible CC BY-SA 4.0
I gazed at it and I thought about it. I saw the four-legged animals of earth, wild beasts, creeping animals, and birds of the sky.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
gazing into which I was looking closely and I saw the four-legged animals of the earth, and the wild beasts, and the creeping animals, and the birds of the sky.
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Darby Bible Public Domain
on which having fixed mine eyes, I considered, and saw the quadrupeds of the earth, and the wild beasts, and the creeping things, and the fowls of the heaven.
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World Messianic Bible Public Domain
When I had looked intently at it, I considered, and saw the four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, creeping things, and birds of the sky.
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Webster's Bible Public Domain
Upon which when I had fastened my eyes, I considered, and saw four-footed beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping animals, and fowls of the air.
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Free Bible Version CC BY-SA 4.0
When I looked inside I saw animals, wild beasts, reptiles, and birds.
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Bible in Basic English Public Domain
And looking on it with attention I saw in it all sorts of beasts and birds.
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Text-Critical English NT CC BY 4.0
As I stared at it, I looked closely and saw four-footed animals of the earth, as well as wild beasts, reptiles, and birds of the sky.
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Tyndale New Testament (1534) Public Domain
Into the which when I had fastened myn eyes I consydered and sawe fowerfoted beastes of the erth and vermen and wormes and foules of the ayer.
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- Appears 3× in the Greek New Testament
- First appears at Acts 10:12
- Part of Speech
- Adjective
- Case
- Accusative
- Number
- Plural
- Gender
- Neuter
Full Thayer's Definition
- εἰς eis G1519 “into” Preposition
- ἣν hós G3739 “who” Relative pronoun, Accusative, Singular, Feminine
- ἀτενίσας atenízō G816 “to gaze upon” Verb, Aorist, Active, Participle, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- κατενόουν katanoéō G2657 “to observe” Verb, Imperfect, Active, Indicative, 1st person, Singular
- καὶ kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- εἶδον horáō G3708 “to see” Verb, Aorist, Active, Indicative, 1st person, Singular
- τὰ ho G3588 “the” Article, Accusative, Plural, Neuter
- τετράποδα tetrápous G5074 “four-footed animal” Adjective, Accusative, Plural, Neuter
- τῆς ho G3588 “the” Article, Genitive, Singular, Feminine
- γῆς gē G1093 “earth” Noun, Genitive, Singular, Feminine
- καὶ kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- τὰ ho G3588 “the” Article, Accusative, Plural, Neuter
- θηρία thēríon G2342 “wild animal” Noun, Accusative, Plural, Neuter
- καὶ kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- τὰ ho G3588 “the” Article, Accusative, Plural, Neuter
- ἑρπετὰ herpetón G2062 “creeping animal” Noun, Accusative, Plural, Neuter
- καὶ kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- τὰ ho G3588 “the” Article, Accusative, Plural, Neuter
- πετεινὰ peteinón G4071 “winged” Noun, Accusative, Plural, Neuter
- τοῦ ho G3588 “the” Article, Genitive, Singular, Masculine
- οὐρανοῦ ouranós G3772 “heaven” Noun, Genitive, Singular, Masculine
About this verse
These counts appear in no published source. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged text and Lemma’s own curated glosses. What Lemma adds →
- 21
- words
- 13
- distinct lemmas
- Acts
- section
Cross-references
2Topical passages linked to Acts 11:6 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.
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Lesson kit
Teaching starters — assembled from the data on this page, not authored interpretation. Every prompt links to the verse data it draws on. Edit before teaching.
Acts, in the Acts, opens this verse with 21 words (13 distinct Greek lemmas). Its most distinctive word is tetrápous (“four-footed animal”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.
Discussion questions
- What does “four-footed animal” (tetrápous) contribute to the verse as a whole?
- How does Acts 10:12, which shares the word «four-footed animal», read alongside this verse?
- What does the repetition of “the” (6× in this one verse) do in this verse?
- These translations render this verse differently; the difference is in the English rendering, not the original. What questions does that raise?
- Compare how Expositor's Greek Testament and Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers read this verse. Where do they agree or differ?
Things to notice
- These translations choose different wording for 24 words in this verse.
- “the” occurs 6× in this single verse.
- 13 distinct Greek lemmas span 21 words in this verse.
Commentary
Notes on Acts 11:6 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.
Lemma curates 59 commentaries, every one of them public domain or Creative Commons licensed, each selected and text-cleaned for this edition rather than reprinted as found. About our sources →
Expositor's Greek Testament
ed. W. Robertson Nicoll
The Expositor's Greek Testament, edited by W. Robertson Nicoll (1897–1910) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Gill's Exposition
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Matthew Poole's English Annotations
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
The Pulpit Commentary
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
McGarvey & Pendleton's Commentaries
J. W. McGarvey
J. W. McGarvey (with Philip Y. Pendleton), Commentaries on the New Testament (The Fourfold Gospel, 1914; Acts; and the epistles) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges (Cambridge University Press, 1896; 21 vols, various authors incl. Carr, Maclear, Plummer, Farrar, Lumby, Moule, M. R. James, Simcox) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament
Marvin R. Vincent
Marvin R. Vincent, Word Studies in the New Testament (1887–1900) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.