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{ "verseID": "Acts.14.1", "source": "¶Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν Ἰκονίῳ, κατὰ τὸ αὐτὸ εἰσελθεῖν αὐτοὺς εἰς τὴν συναγωγὴν τῶν Ἰουδαίων, καὶ λαλῆσαι οὕτως, ὥστε πιστεῦσαι Ἰουδαίων τε καὶ Ἑλλήνων πολὺ πλῆθος.", "text": "*Egeneto* *de* in *Ikoniō*, according to the same *eiselthein* them into the *synagōgēn* of the *Ioudaiōn*, and *lalēsai* thus, *hōste* *pisteusai* of *Ioudaiōn* both and of *Hellēnōn* much *plēthos*.", "grammar": { "*Egeneto*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular - it happened/came to pass", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/now", "*Ikoniō*": "dative singular - location 'in Iconium'", "*eiselthein*": "aorist active infinitive - to enter/go in", "*synagōgēn*": "accusative feminine singular - synagogue (place of assembly)", "*Ioudaiōn*": "genitive plural - of Jews", "*lalēsai*": "aorist active infinitive - to speak", "*hōste*": "conjunction - so that/with the result that", "*pisteusai*": "aorist active infinitive - to believe", "*Hellēnōn*": "genitive plural - of Greeks", "*plēthos*": "accusative singular - multitude/large number" }, "variants": { "*Egeneto*": "it happened/it came to pass/it occurred", "*de*": "and/but/now (transitional)", "*kata to auto*": "at the same time/in the same manner/together", "*lalēsai outōs*": "speak in such a way/speak in this manner", "*plēthos*": "multitude/crowd/large number" } }

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{ "verseID": "Acts.14.2", "source": "Οἱ δὲ ἀπειθοῦντες Ἰουδαῖοι ἐπήγειραν, καὶ ἐκάκωσαν τὰς ψυχὰς τῶν Ἐθνῶν κατὰ τῶν ἀδελφῶν.", "text": "The *de* *apeithountes* *Ioudaioi* *epēgeiran*, and *ekakōsan* the *psychas* of the *Ethnōn* against the *adelphōn*.", "grammar": { "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/however", "*apeithountes*": "present active participle, masculine plural nominative - disbelieving/disobeying", "*Ioudaioi*": "nominative masculine plural - Jews", "*epēgeiran*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - stirred up/aroused/incited", "*ekakōsan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - embittered/poisoned/made evil", "*psychas*": "accusative feminine plural - souls/minds", "*Ethnōn*": "genitive neuter plural - Gentiles/nations/non-Jews", "*adelphōn*": "genitive masculine plural - brothers/brethren" }, "variants": { "*apeithountes*": "disbelieving/disobeying/refusing to be persuaded", "*epēgeiran*": "stirred up/incited/aroused against", "*ekakōsan*": "embittered/poisoned/made evil/hurt", "*psychas*": "souls/minds/inner beings", "*Ethnōn*": "Gentiles/nations/non-Jews" } }

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{ "verseID": "Acts.14.3", "source": "Ἱκανὸν μὲν οὖν χρόνον διέτριψαν παρρησιαζόμενοι ἐπὶ τῷ Κυρίῳ, τῷ μαρτυροῦντι τῷ λόγῳ τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ, καὶ διδόντι σημεῖα καὶ τέρατα γίνεσθαι διὰ τῶν χειρῶν αὐτῶν.", "text": "*Hikanon* *men* *oun* *chronon* they *dietripsan* *parrēsiazomenoi* upon the *Kyriō*, the one *martyrounti* to the *logō* of the *charitos* of him, and *didonti* *sēmeia* and *terata* *ginesthai* through the *cheirōn* of them.", "grammar": { "*Hikanon*": "accusative masculine singular - considerable/sufficient", "*men oun*": "particle combination - therefore indeed/so then", "*chronon*": "accusative masculine singular - time/period", "*dietripsan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they spent/remained", "*parrēsiazomenoi*": "present middle participle, nominative masculine plural - speaking boldly/speaking freely", "*Kyriō*": "dative masculine singular - Lord", "*martyrounti*": "present active participle, dative masculine singular - bearing witness/testifying", "*logō*": "dative masculine singular - word/message", "*charitos*": "genitive feminine singular - grace/favor", "*didonti*": "present active participle, dative masculine singular - giving/granting", "*sēmeia*": "accusative neuter plural - signs", "*terata*": "accusative neuter plural - wonders/marvels", "*ginesthai*": "present middle infinitive - to happen/be done", "*cheirōn*": "genitive feminine plural - hands" }, "variants": { "*Hikanon chronon*": "considerable time/long time/sufficient time", "*parrēsiazomenoi*": "speaking boldly/speaking openly/speaking with confidence", "*epi tō Kyriō*": "relying on the Lord/with confidence in the Lord", "*martyrounti*": "bearing witness/testifying/confirming", "*logos tēs charitos*": "word of grace/message of favor/message about his grace", "*sēmeia kai terata*": "signs and wonders/miracles and portents" } }

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{ "verseID": "Acts.14.4", "source": "Ἐσχίσθη δὲ τὸ πλῆθος τῆς πόλεως: καὶ οἱ μὲν ἦσαν σὺν τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις, οἱ δὲ σὺν τοῖς ἀποστόλοις.", "text": "*Eschisthē* *de* the *plēthos* of the *poleōs*: and some *men* were *syn* the *Ioudaiois*, others *de* *syn* the *apostolois*.", "grammar": { "*Eschisthē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - was divided/split", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and", "*plēthos*": "nominative neuter singular - multitude/crowd", "*poleōs*": "genitive feminine singular - city", "*men... de*": "particle pair - on one hand... on the other hand", "*ēsan*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - were (continuing state)", "*syn*": "preposition with dative - with/together with", "*Ioudaiois*": "dative masculine plural - Jews", "*apostolois*": "dative masculine plural - apostles" }, "variants": { "*Eschisthē*": "was divided/was split/was torn apart", "*plēthos*": "multitude/crowd/population", "*hoi men... hoi de*": "some... others/part... part/these... those" } }

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{ "verseID": "Acts.14.5", "source": "Ὡς δὲ ἐγένετο ὁρμὴ τῶν Ἐθνῶν τε, καὶ Ἰουδαίων σὺν τοῖς ἄρχουσιν αὐτῶν, ὑβρίσαι, καὶ λιθοβολῆσαι αὐτούς,", "text": "*Hōs* *de* *egeneto* *hormē* of the *Ethnōn* *te*, and *Ioudaiōn* *syn* the *archousin* of them, *hybrisai*, and *lithobolēsai* them,", "grammar": { "*Hōs*": "subordinating conjunction - when/as", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and", "*egeneto*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular - occurred/arose", "*hormē*": "nominative feminine singular - violent attempt/impulse/rush", "*Ethnōn*": "genitive neuter plural - Gentiles/nations", "*te*": "connective particle - both/and", "*Ioudaiōn*": "genitive masculine plural - Jews", "*syn*": "preposition with dative - with/together with", "*archousin*": "dative masculine plural - rulers/leaders", "*hybrisai*": "aorist active infinitive - to mistreat/insult", "*lithobolēsai*": "aorist active infinitive - to stone" }, "variants": { "*Hōs*": "when/as/after", "*hormē*": "violent attempt/rush/assault/impulse", "*archousin*": "rulers/leaders/officials", "*hybrisai*": "to mistreat/to insult/to abuse", "*lithobolēsai*": "to stone/to pelt with stones" } }

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{ "verseID": "Acts.14.6", "source": "Συνιδόντες, κατέφυγον εἰς τὰς πόλεις τῆς Λυκαονίας, Λύστραν καὶ Δέρβην, καὶ τὴν περίχωρον:", "text": "*Synidontes*, they *katephygon* into the *poleis* of *Lykaonias*, *Lystran* and *Derbēn*, and the *perichōron*:", "grammar": { "*Synidontes*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural - becoming aware/perceiving", "*katephygon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - fled for refuge/escaped", "*poleis*": "accusative feminine plural - cities", "*Lykaonias*": "genitive feminine singular - Lycaonia (region)", "*Lystran*": "accusative feminine singular - Lystra (city)", "*Derbēn*": "accusative feminine singular - Derbe (city)", "*perichōron*": "accusative feminine singular - surrounding region/countryside" }, "variants": { "*Synidontes*": "becoming aware/perceiving/realizing", "*katephygon*": "fled for refuge/escaped to safety/took refuge", "*perichōron*": "surrounding region/countryside/neighboring areas" } }

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{ "verseID": "Acts.14.7", "source": "Κἀκεῖ ἦσαν εὐαγγελιζόμενοι.", "text": "And there they were *euangelizomenoi*.", "grammar": { "*Kakei*": "crasis of *kai ekei* - and there", "*ēsan*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - were (continuing state)", "*euangelizomenoi*": "present middle participle, nominative masculine plural - evangelizing/proclaiming the good news" }, "variants": { "*euangelizomenoi*": "evangelizing/proclaiming the good news/preaching the gospel" } }

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{ "verseID": "Acts.14.8", "source": "¶Καί τις ἀνὴρ ἐν Λύστροις, ἀδύνατος τοῖς ποσὶν ἐκάθητο, χωλὸς ἐκ κοιλίας μητρὸς αὐτοῦ ὑπάρχων, ὃς οὐδέποτε περιπεπατήκει:", "text": "And a certain *anēr* in *Lystrois*, *adynatos* in the *posin* *ekathēto*, *chōlos* from *koilias* *mētros* of him *hyparchōn*, who *oudepote* *peripepateikei*:", "grammar": { "*anēr*": "nominative masculine singular - man", "*Lystrois*": "dative neuter plural - in Lystra", "*adynatos*": "nominative masculine singular - powerless/disabled", "*posin*": "dative masculine plural - feet", "*ekathēto*": "imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person singular - was sitting", "*chōlos*": "nominative masculine singular - lame/crippled", "*koilias*": "genitive feminine singular - womb/belly", "*mētros*": "genitive feminine singular - mother", "*hyparchōn*": "present active participle, nominative masculine singular - being/existing", "*oudepote*": "adverb - never", "*peripepateikei*": "pluperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - had walked" }, "variants": { "*adynatos tois posin*": "powerless in his feet/disabled in his feet/unable to use his feet", "*chōlos ek koilias mētros*": "lame from mother's womb/crippled from birth", "*hyparchōn*": "being/existing/was (with emphasis on state of being)" } }

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{ "verseID": "Acts.14.9", "source": "Οὗτος ἤκουε τοῦ Παύλου λαλοῦντος: ὃς ἀτενίσας αὐτῷ, καὶ ἰδὼν ὅτι πίστιν ἔχει τοῦ σωθῆναι,", "text": "This one *ēkoue* of the *Paulou* *lalountos*: who *atenisas* at him, and *idōn* that *pistin* he *echei* of the *sōthēnai*,", "grammar": { "*ēkoue*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was hearing/listening", "*Paulou*": "genitive masculine singular - of Paul", "*lalountos*": "present active participle, genitive masculine singular - speaking", "*atenisas*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having gazed intently", "*idōn*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having seen/perceived", "*pistin*": "accusative feminine singular - faith", "*echei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - has/holds", "*sōthēnai*": "aorist passive infinitive - to be healed/saved" }, "variants": { "*ēkoue*": "was hearing/was listening to (continuous action)", "*atenisas*": "having gazed intently/having looked steadfastly", "*pistin echei tou sōthēnai*": "has faith to be healed/has faith to be saved/has the faith necessary for healing" } }

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{ "verseID": "Acts.14.10", "source": "Εἶπεν μεγάλῃ τῇ φωνῇ, Ἀνάστηθι ἐπὶ τοὺς πόδας σου ὀρθός. Καὶ ἥλλετο καὶ περιεπάτει.", "text": "*Eipen* with *megalē* the *phōnē*, *Anastēthi* upon the *podas* of you *orthos*. And he *hēlleto* and *periepatei*.", "grammar": { "*Eipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - said/spoke", "*megalē*": "dative feminine singular - loud/great", "*phōnē*": "dative feminine singular - voice", "*Anastēthi*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular - stand up/rise", "*podas*": "accusative masculine plural - feet", "*orthos*": "nominative masculine singular - upright/straight", "*hēlleto*": "imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person singular - was leaping/jumping", "*periepatei*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was walking around" }, "variants": { "*megalē tē phōnē*": "with a loud voice/in a loud voice", "*Anastēthi epi tous podas sou orthos*": "Stand upright on your feet/Rise up straight on your feet", "*hēlleto*": "was leaping/was jumping (repeated or continuous action)" } }

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{ "verseID": "Acts.14.11", "source": "Οἱ δὲ ὄχλοι ἰδόντες ὃ ἐποίησεν ὁ Παῦλος, ἐπῆραν τὴν φωνὴν αὐτῶν, Λυκαονιστὶ λέγοντες, Οἱ θεοὶ ὁμοιωθέντες ἀνθρώποις κατέβησαν πρὸς ἡμᾶς.", "text": "The *de* *ochloi* *idontes* what *epoiēsen* the *Paulos*, *epēran* the *phōnēn* of them, in *Lykaonisti* *legontes*, The *theoi* having been *homoiōthentes* to *anthrōpois* *katebēsan* *pros* us.", "grammar": { "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and", "*ochloi*": "nominative masculine plural - crowds", "*idontes*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural - having seen", "*epoiēsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - did/performed", "*Paulos*": "nominative masculine singular - Paul", "*epēran*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - raised/lifted up", "*phōnēn*": "accusative feminine singular - voice", "*Lykaonisti*": "adverb - in the Lycaonian language", "*legontes*": "present active participle, nominative masculine plural - saying", "*theoi*": "nominative masculine plural - gods", "*homoiōthentes*": "aorist passive participle, nominative masculine plural - having been made like", "*anthrōpois*": "dative masculine plural - men/people", "*katebēsan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - came down/descended", "*pros*": "preposition with accusative - to/toward" }, "variants": { "*epēran tēn phōnēn*": "raised their voice/lifted up their voice/shouted", "*Lykaonisti*": "in Lycaonian/in the Lycaonian language/in the local dialect", "*homoiōthentes anthrōpois*": "having been made like humans/in human form", "*katebēsan pros hēmas*": "have come down to us/have descended to us" } }

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{ "verseID": "Acts.14.12", "source": "Ἐκάλουν τε τὸν μὲν Βαρνάβαν, Δία· τὸν δὲ Παῦλον, Ἑρμῆν, ἐπειδὴ αὐτὸς ἦν ὁ ἡγούμενος τοῦ λόγου.", "text": "They were *ekaloun* *te* the *men* *Barnaban*, *Dia*; the *de* *Paulon*, *Hermēn*, *epeidē* he was the *hēgoumenos* of the *logou*.", "grammar": { "*ekaloun*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - were calling", "*te*": "connective particle - and/both", "*men... de*": "particle pair - on one hand... on the other hand", "*Barnaban*": "accusative masculine singular - Barnabas", "*Dia*": "accusative masculine singular - Zeus", "*Paulon*": "accusative masculine singular - Paul", "*Hermēn*": "accusative masculine singular - Hermes", "*epeidē*": "conjunction - since/because", "*ēn*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was", "*hēgoumenos*": "present middle participle, nominative masculine singular - leading/chief", "*logou*": "genitive masculine singular - word/speech" }, "variants": { "*ekaloun*": "were calling/were naming/kept calling", "*hēgoumenos tou logou*": "leader of speaking/chief speaker/one who led the conversation" } }

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{ "verseID": "Acts.14.13", "source": "Ὁ δὲ ἱερεὺς τοῦ Διὸς, τοῦ ὄντος πρὸ τῆς πόλεως αὐτῶν, ταύρους καὶ στέμματα ἐπὶ τοὺς πυλῶνας ἐνέγκας, σὺν τοῖς ὄχλοις ἤθελεν θύειν.", "text": "The *de* *hiereus* of the *Dios*, the one *ontos* before the *poleōs* of them, *taurous* and *stemmata* to the *pylōnas* having *enegkas*, *syn* the *ochlois* he *ēthelen* *thyein*.", "grammar": { "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and", "*hiereus*": "nominative masculine singular - priest", "*Dios*": "genitive masculine singular - of Zeus", "*ontos*": "present active participle, genitive masculine singular - being", "*pro*": "preposition with genitive - before/in front of", "*poleōs*": "genitive feminine singular - city", "*taurous*": "accusative masculine plural - bulls", "*stemmata*": "accusative neuter plural - garlands/wreaths", "*pylōnas*": "accusative masculine plural - gates/entrances", "*enegkas*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having brought", "*syn*": "preposition with dative - with/together with", "*ochlois*": "dative masculine plural - crowds", "*ēthelen*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was wanting/desiring", "*thyein*": "present active infinitive - to sacrifice" }, "variants": { "*hiereus tou Dios*": "priest of Zeus", "*tou ontos pro tēs poleōs*": "who was before the city/whose temple was in front of the city", "*stemmata*": "garlands/wreaths/festive decorations", "*ēthelen thyein*": "wanted to sacrifice/was intending to sacrifice" } }

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{ "verseID": "Acts.14.14", "source": "Ἀκούσαντες δὲ οἱ ἀπόστολοι, Βαρνάβας καὶ Παῦλος, διαρρήξαντες τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτῶν, εἰσεπήδησαν εἰς τὸν ὄχλον, κράζοντες", "text": "*Akousantes* *de* the *apostoloi*, *Barnabas* and *Paulos*, having *diarrēxantes* the *himatia* of them, they *eisepēdēsan* into the *ochlon*, *krazontes*", "grammar": { "*Akousantes*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural - having heard", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and", "*apostoloi*": "nominative masculine plural - apostles", "*Barnabas*": "nominative masculine singular - Barnabas", "*Paulos*": "nominative masculine singular - Paul", "*diarrēxantes*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural - having torn", "*himatia*": "accusative neuter plural - garments/clothes", "*eisepēdēsan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - rushed in/sprang in", "*ochlon*": "accusative masculine singular - crowd", "*krazontes*": "present active participle, nominative masculine plural - crying out/shouting" }, "variants": { "*diarrēxantes ta himatia*": "having torn their clothes/having torn their garments (sign of distress)", "*eisepēdēsan*": "rushed in/sprang in/leaped in", "*krazontes*": "crying out/shouting/exclaiming loudly" } }

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{ "verseID": "Acts.14.15", "source": "Καὶ, λέγοντες, Ἄνδρες, τί ταῦτα ποιεῖτε; Καὶ ἡμεῖς ὁμοιοπαθεῖς ἐσμεν ὑμῖν ἄνθρωποι, εὐαγγελιζόμενοι ὑμᾶς ἀπὸ τούτων τῶν ματαίων ἐπιστρέφειν ἐπὶ τὸν Θεὸν τὸν ζῶντα, ὃς ἐποίησεν τὸν οὐρανὸν, καὶ τὴν γῆν, καὶ τὴν θάλασσαν, καὶ πάντα τὰ ἐν αὐτοῖς:", "text": "And, *legontes*, *Andres*, why these things *poieite*? Also we *homoiopatheis* *esmen* to you *anthrōpoi*, *euangelizomenoi* you from these *mataiōn* to *epistrephein* to the *Theon* the *zōnta*, who *epoiēsen* the *ouranon*, and the *gēn*, and the *thalassan*, and all the things in them:", "grammar": { "*legontes*": "present active participle, nominative masculine plural - saying", "*Andres*": "vocative masculine plural - men", "*poieite*": "present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you do/are doing", "*homoiopatheis*": "nominative masculine plural - having like feelings/similar nature", "*esmen*": "present active indicative, 1st person plural - we are", "*anthrōpoi*": "nominative masculine plural - humans/people", "*euangelizomenoi*": "present middle participle, nominative masculine plural - proclaiming good news", "*mataiōn*": "genitive neuter plural - vain things/worthless things", "*epistrephein*": "present active infinitive - to turn/return", "*Theon*": "accusative masculine singular - God", "*zōnta*": "present active participle, accusative masculine singular - living", "*epoiēsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - made/created", "*ouranon*": "accusative masculine singular - heaven/sky", "*gēn*": "accusative feminine singular - earth/land", "*thalassan*": "accusative feminine singular - sea", "*panta*": "accusative neuter plural - all things" }, "variants": { "*homoiopatheis*": "with like feelings/of similar nature/with the same nature", "*mataiōn*": "vain things/worthless things/empty practices", "*epistrephein epi ton Theon ton zōnta*": "to turn to the living God/to convert to the living God", "*epoiēsen ton ouranon kai tēn gēn kai tēn thalassan*": "made the heaven and the earth and the sea (reference to creation)" } }

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{ "verseID": "Acts.14.16", "source": "Ὃς ἐν ταῖς παρῳχημέναις γενεαῖς εἴασεν πάντα τὰ ἔθνη πορεύεσθαι ταῖς ὁδοῖς αὐτῶν.", "text": "Who in the *parōchēmenais* *geneais* *eiasen* all the *ethnē* *poreuesthai* in the *hodois* of them.", "grammar": { "*parōchēmenais*": "perfect middle/passive participle, dative feminine plural - past/gone by", "*geneais*": "dative feminine plural - generations", "*eiasen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - permitted/allowed", "*ethnē*": "accusative neuter plural - nations/peoples", "*poreuesthai*": "present middle infinitive - to walk/to go", "*hodois*": "dative feminine plural - ways/paths" }, "variants": { "*parōchēmenais geneais*": "in past generations/in bygone generations", "*eiasen*": "permitted/allowed/let", "*poreuesthai tais hodois autōn*": "to walk in their own ways/to go their own ways/to follow their own paths" } }

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{ "verseID": "Acts.14.17", "source": "Καίτοιγε οὐκ ἀμάρτυρον ἑαυτὸν ἀφῆκεν, ἀγαθοποιῶν, οὐρανόθεν ἡμῖν ὑετοὺς διδοὺς, καὶ καιροὺς καρποφόρους, ἐμπιπλῶν τροφῆς καὶ εὐφροσύνης τὰς καρδίας ἡμῶν.", "text": "*Kaitoige* not *amartyron* himself *aphēken*, *agathopoiōn*, from *ouranothen* to us *hyetous* *didous*, and *kairous* *karpophorous*, *empiplōn* of *trophēs* and *euphrosynēs* the *kardias* of us.", "grammar": { "*Kaitoige*": "conjunction - although/and yet", "*amartyron*": "accusative masculine singular - without witness", "*aphēken*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - left/allowed", "*agathopoiōn*": "present active participle, nominative masculine singular - doing good", "*ouranothen*": "adverb - from heaven", "*hyetous*": "accusative masculine plural - rains", "*didous*": "present active participle, nominative masculine singular - giving", "*kairous*": "accusative masculine plural - seasons/times", "*karpophorous*": "accusative masculine plural - fruit-bearing/fruitful", "*empiplōn*": "present active participle, nominative masculine singular - filling", "*trophēs*": "genitive feminine singular - food/nourishment", "*euphrosynēs*": "genitive feminine singular - gladness/joy", "*kardias*": "accusative feminine plural - hearts" }, "variants": { "*amartyron heauton aphēken*": "he did not leave himself without witness/he did not leave himself without testimony", "*agathopoiōn*": "doing good/bestowing benefits", "*hyetous*": "rains/rainfall", "*kairous karpophorous*": "fruitful seasons/fruit-bearing times", "*empiplōn trophēs kai euphrosynēs*": "filling with food and joy/filling with nourishment and gladness" } }

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{ "verseID": "Acts.14.18", "source": "Καὶ ταῦτα λέγοντες μόλις κατέπαυσαν τοὺς ὄχλους, τοῦ μὴ θύειν αὐτοῖς.", "text": "And these things *legontes*, with difficulty they *katepausan* the *ochlous*, of the not *thyein* to them.", "grammar": { "*legontes*": "present active participle, nominative masculine plural - saying", "*molis*": "adverb - with difficulty/hardly", "*katepausan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - stopped/restrained", "*ochlous*": "accusative masculine plural - crowds", "*tou mē thyein*": "articular infinitive with negative - from sacrificing" }, "variants": { "*molis*": "with difficulty/scarcely/hardly", "*katepausan*": "stopped/restrained/prevented", "*tou mē thyein autois*": "from sacrificing to them/from offering sacrifices to them" } }

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{ "verseID": "Acts.14.19", "source": "¶Ἐπῆλθον δὲ ἀπὸ Ἀντιοχείας καὶ Ἰκονίου Ἰουδαῖοι, καὶ πείσαντες τοὺς ὄχλους, καὶ, λιθάσαντες τὸν Παῦλον, ἔσυρον ἔξω τῆς πόλεως, νομίσαντες αὐτὸν τεθνάναι.", "text": "*Epēlthon* *de* from *Antiocheias* and *Ikoniou* *Ioudaioi*, and having *peisantes* the *ochlous*, and, having *lithasantes* the *Paulon*, they *esyron* outside the *poleōs*, having *nomisantes* him *tethnānai*.", "grammar": { "*Epēlthon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - came upon/arrived", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and", "*Antiocheias*": "genitive feminine singular - Antioch", "*Ikoniou*": "genitive neuter singular - Iconium", "*Ioudaioi*": "nominative masculine plural - Jews", "*peisantes*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural - having persuaded", "*ochlous*": "accusative masculine plural - crowds", "*lithasantes*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural - having stoned", "*Paulon*": "accusative masculine singular - Paul", "*esyron*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - were dragging", "*poleōs*": "genitive feminine singular - city", "*nomisantes*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural - having supposed", "*tethnānai*": "perfect active infinitive - to have died" }, "variants": { "*peisantes tous ochlous*": "having persuaded the crowds/having won over the crowds", "*lithasantes ton Paulon*": "having stoned Paul", "*esyron exō tēs poleōs*": "dragged him outside the city", "*nomisantes auton tethnānai*": "supposing him to be dead/thinking he had died" } }

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{ "verseID": "Acts.14.20", "source": "Κυκλωσάντων δὲ αὐτὸν τῶν μαθητῶν, ἀναστὰς, εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὴν πόλιν: καὶ τῇ ἐπαύριον ἐξῆλθεν σὺν τῷ Βαρνάβᾳ εἰς Δέρβην.", "text": "Having *kyklōsantōn* *de* him the *mathētōn*, having *anastas*, he *eisēlthen* into the *polin*: and on the *epaurion* he *exēlthen* *syn* the *Barnaba* into *Derbēn*.", "grammar": { "*kyklōsantōn*": "aorist active participle, genitive masculine plural - having surrounded", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and", "*mathētōn*": "genitive masculine plural - disciples", "*anastas*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having risen", "*eisēlthen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - entered", "*polin*": "accusative feminine singular - city", "*epaurion*": "dative feminine singular with article - next day", "*exēlthen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - went out", "*syn*": "preposition with dative - with", "*Barnaba*": "dative masculine singular - Barnabas", "*Derbēn*": "accusative feminine singular - Derbe" }, "variants": { "*kyklōsantōn auton tōn mathētōn*": "when the disciples surrounded him/the disciples having gathered around him", "*anastas*": "having risen/getting up", "*tē epaurion*": "on the next day/on the following day" } }

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{ "verseID": "Acts.14.21", "source": "Εὐαγγελισάμενοί τε τὴν πόλιν ἐκείνην, καὶ μαθητεύσαντες ἱκανούς, ὑπέστρεψαν εἰς τὴν Λύστραν, καὶ Ἰκόνιον, καὶ Ἀντιόχειαν,", "text": "Having *euangelisamenoi* *te* the *polin* *ekeinēn*, and having *mathēteusantes* *hikanous*, they *hypestrepsan* into *Lystran*, and *Ikonion*, and *Antiocheian*,", "grammar": { "*euangelisamenoi*": "aorist middle participle, nominative masculine plural - having evangelized", "*te*": "connective particle - and/both", "*polin*": "accusative feminine singular - city", "*ekeinēn*": "accusative feminine singular - that", "*mathēteusantes*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural - having made disciples of", "*hikanous*": "accusative masculine plural - considerable number/many", "*hypestrepsan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - returned", "*Lystran*": "accusative feminine singular - Lystra", "*Ikonion*": "accusative neuter singular - Iconium", "*Antiocheian*": "accusative feminine singular - Antioch" }, "variants": { "*euangelisamenoi*": "having evangelized/having preached the gospel to", "*mathēteusantes hikanous*": "having made many disciples/having made a considerable number of disciples", "*hypestrepsan*": "returned/went back" } }

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{ "verseID": "Acts.14.22", "source": "Ἐπιστηρίζοντες τὰς ψυχὰς τῶν μαθητῶν, παρακαλοῦντες ἐμμένειν τῇ πίστει, καὶ ὅτι διὰ πολλῶν θλίψεων δεῖ ἡμᾶς εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ.", "text": "*Epistērizontes* the *psychas* of the *mathētōn*, *parakalountes* *emmenein* in the *pistei*, and that through many *thlipseōn* it is necessary for us to *eiselthein* into the *basileian* of the *Theou*.", "grammar": { "*Epistērizontes*": "present active participle, nominative masculine plural - strengthening", "*psychas*": "accusative feminine plural - souls", "*mathētōn*": "genitive masculine plural - disciples", "*parakalountes*": "present active participle, nominative masculine plural - exhorting/encouraging", "*emmenein*": "present active infinitive - to remain/continue in", "*pistei*": "dative feminine singular - faith", "*thlipseōn*": "genitive feminine plural - tribulations/afflictions", "*dei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - it is necessary", "*eiselthein*": "aorist active infinitive - to enter", "*basileian*": "accusative feminine singular - kingdom", "*Theou*": "genitive masculine singular - of God" }, "variants": { "*Epistērizontes tas psychas*": "strengthening the souls/confirming the souls", "*parakalountes emmenein tē pistei*": "encouraging to continue in the faith/exhorting to remain in the faith", "*dia pollōn thlipseōn*": "through many tribulations/through many afflictions", "*dei*": "it is necessary/we must/one must" } }

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{ "verseID": "Acts.14.23", "source": "Χειροτονήσαντες δὲ αὐτοῖς πρεσβυτέρους κατʼ ἐκκλησίαν, προσευξάμενοι μετὰ νηστειῶν, παρέθεντο αὐτοὺς τῷ Κυρίῳ, εἰς ὃν πεπιστεύκεισαν.", "text": "Having *cheirotonēsantes* *de* for them *presbyterous* according to *ekklēsian*, having *proseuxamenoi* with *nēsteiōn*, they *parethento* them to the *Kyriō*, into whom they had *pepisteukēsan*.", "grammar": { "*cheirotonēsantes*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural - having appointed", "*de*": "postpositive particle - and/but", "*presbyterous*": "accusative masculine plural - elders", "*kat'*": "preposition with accusative - according to/in", "*ekklēsian*": "accusative feminine singular - church/assembly", "*proseuxamenoi*": "aorist middle participle, nominative masculine plural - having prayed", "*nēsteiōn*": "genitive feminine plural - fastings", "*parethento*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd person plural - committed/entrusted", "*Kyriō*": "dative masculine singular - Lord", "*pepisteukēsan*": "pluperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - had believed" }, "variants": { "*cheirotonēsantes*": "having appointed/having elected (by stretching out the hand)", "*presbyterous kat' ekklēsian*": "elders in each church/elders for every church", "*proseuxamenoi meta nēsteiōn*": "having prayed with fastings", "*parethento autous tō Kyriō*": "committed them to the Lord/entrusted them to the Lord" } }

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{ "verseID": "Acts.14.24", "source": "Καὶ διελθόντες τὴν Πισιδίαν, ἦλθον εἰς Παμφυλίαν.", "text": "And having *dielthontes* *Pisidian*, they *ēlthon* into *Pamphylian*.", "grammar": { "*dielthontes*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural - having passed through", "*Pisidian*": "accusative feminine singular - Pisidia", "*ēlthon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - came/went", "*Pamphylian*": "accusative feminine singular - Pamphylia" }, "variants": { "*dielthontes*": "having passed through/having gone through", "*ēlthon*": "came/went/arrived" } }

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{ "verseID": "Acts.14.25", "source": "Καὶ λαλήσαντες ἐν Πέργῃ τὸν λόγον, κατέβησαν εἰς Ἀττάλειαν:", "text": "And having *lalēsantes* in *Pergē* the *logon*, they *katebēsan* into *Attaleian*:", "grammar": { "*lalēsantes*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural - having spoken", "*Pergē*": "dative feminine singular - Perga", "*logon*": "accusative masculine singular - word/message", "*katebēsan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - went down", "*Attaleian*": "accusative feminine singular - Attalia" }, "variants": { "*lalēsantes ton logon*": "having spoken the word/having proclaimed the message", "*katebēsan*": "went down/descended" } }

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{ "verseID": "Acts.14.26", "source": "Κἀκεῖθεν ἀπέπλευσαν εἰς Ἀντιόχειαν, ὅθεν ἦσαν παραδεδομένοι τῇ χάριτι τοῦ Θεοῦ εἰς τὸ ἔργον ὃ ἐπλήρωσαν.", "text": "And from there they *apepleusan* into *Antiocheian*, from where they were *paradedomenoi* to the *chariti* of the *Theou* for the *ergon* which they *eplērōsan*.", "grammar": { "*Kakeithen*": "crasis of *kai ekeithen* - and from there", "*apepleusan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - sailed away", "*Antiocheian*": "accusative feminine singular - Antioch", "*hothen*": "adverb - from where", "*ēsan*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - were", "*paradedomenoi*": "perfect passive participle, nominative masculine plural - having been committed", "*chariti*": "dative feminine singular - grace", "*Theou*": "genitive masculine singular - of God", "*ergon*": "accusative neuter singular - work", "*eplērōsan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - fulfilled/completed" }, "variants": { "*apepleusan*": "sailed away/sailed off", "*hothen ēsan paradedomenoi*": "from where they had been committed/from where they had been commended", "*tē chariti tou Theou*": "to the grace of God/to God's grace", "*eplērōsan*": "fulfilled/completed/accomplished" } }

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{ "verseID": "Acts.14.27", "source": "Παραγενόμενοι δὲ, καὶ συναγαγόντες τὴν ἐκκλησίαν, ἀνήγγειλαν ὅσα ἐποίησεν ὁ Θεὸς μετʼ αὐτῶν, καὶ ὅτι ἤνοιξεν τοῖς Ἔθνεσιν θύραν πίστεως.", "text": "Having *paragenomenoi* *de*, and having *synagagontes* the *ekklēsian*, they *anēngeilan* how much *epoiēsen* the *Theos* with them, and that he *ēnoixen* to the *Ethnesin* a *thyran* of *pisteōs*.", "grammar": { "*paragenomenoi*": "aorist middle participle, nominative masculine plural - having arrived", "*de*": "postpositive particle - and/but", "*synagagontes*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural - having gathered together", "*ekklēsian*": "accusative feminine singular - church/assembly", "*anēngeilan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - reported/announced", "*hosa*": "relative pronoun, accusative neuter plural - how much/all that", "*epoiēsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - did/had done", "*Theos*": "nominative masculine singular - God", "*met'*": "preposition with genitive - with", "*ēnoixen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - opened", "*Ethnesin*": "dative neuter plural - nations/Gentiles", "*thyran*": "accusative feminine singular - door", "*pisteōs*": "genitive feminine singular - of faith" }, "variants": { "*paragenomenoi*": "having arrived/having come", "*synagagontes tēn ekklēsian*": "having gathered the church/having assembled the church", "*anēngeilan*": "reported/announced/declared", "*hosa epoiēsen ho Theos met' autōn*": "all that God had done with them", "*ēnoixen tois Ethnesin thyran pisteōs*": "opened to the Gentiles a door of faith/had opened a door of faith for the Gentiles" } }

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{ "verseID": "Acts.14.28", "source": "Διέτριβον δὲ ἐκεῖ χρόνον οὐκ ὀλίγον σὺν τοῖς μαθηταῖς.", "text": "They were *dietribon* *de* there *chronon* not *oligon* *syn* the *mathētais*.", "grammar": { "*dietribon*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - were spending time", "*de*": "postpositive particle - and/but", "*chronon*": "accusative masculine singular - time", "*oligon*": "accusative masculine singular - little/small", "*syn*": "preposition with dative - with", "*mathētais*": "dative masculine plural - disciples" }, "variants": { "*dietribon*": "were spending time/were staying/remained", "*chronon ouk oligon*": "no little time/a long time/considerable time" } }