{ "verseID": "Acts.18.1", "source": "Μετὰ δὲ ταῦτα χωρισθεὶς ὁ Παῦλος ἐκ τῶν Ἀθηνῶν, ἦλθεν εἰς Κόρινθον·", "text": "*Meta de tauta choristheis* the *Paulos ek tōn Athēnōn*, *ēlthen eis Korinthon*", "grammar": { "*Meta*": "preposition with accusative - after", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*tauta*": "demonstrative pronoun, accusative plural neuter - these things", "*choristheis*": "aorist passive participle, nominative masculine singular - having departed/separated", "*Paulos*": "nominative masculine singular - Paul", "*ek*": "preposition with genitive - from/out of", "*tōn Athēnōn*": "article + noun, genitive feminine plural - Athens", "*ēlthen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - came/went", "*eis*": "preposition with accusative - to/into", "*Korinthon*": "accusative feminine singular - Corinth" }, "variants": { "*choristheis*": "having departed/having separated himself/having been separated", "*ēlthen*": "came/went/arrived" } }

{ "verseID": "Acts.18.2", "source": "Καὶ εὑρών τινα Ἰουδαῖον ὀνόματι Ἀκύλαν, Ποντικὸν τῷ γένει, προσφάτως ἐληλυθότα ἀπὸ τῆς Ἰταλίας, καὶ Πρίσκιλλαν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ· (διὰ τὸ διατεταχέναι Κλαύδιον χωρίζεσθαι πάντας τοὺς Ἰουδαίους ἐκ τῆς Ῥώμης:) προσῆλθεν αὐτοῖς.", "text": "And *heurōn tina Ioudaion onomati Akylan*, *Pontikon tō genei*, *prosphatōs elēlythota apo tēs Italias*, and *Priskillan gynaika autou*; (*dia to diatetachenai Klaudion chōrizesthai pantas tous Ioudaious ek tēs Rōmēs*:) *prosēlthen autois*.", "grammar": { "*heurōn*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - finding/having found", "*tina*": "indefinite pronoun, accusative masculine singular - a certain", "*Ioudaion*": "accusative masculine singular - Jew", "*onomati*": "dative neuter singular - by name", "*Akylan*": "accusative masculine singular - Aquila", "*Pontikon*": "accusative masculine singular - from Pontus/Pontic", "*tō genei*": "article + dative neuter singular - by race/birth", "*prosphatōs*": "adverb - recently/lately", "*elēlythota*": "perfect active participle, accusative masculine singular - having come", "*apo*": "preposition with genitive - from", "*tēs Italias*": "article + genitive feminine singular - Italy", "*Priskillan*": "accusative feminine singular - Priscilla", "*gynaika*": "accusative feminine singular - wife", "*autou*": "genitive masculine singular pronoun - his", "*dia*": "preposition with accusative - because of", "*to diatetachenai*": "article + perfect active infinitive - to have ordered/commanded", "*Klaudion*": "accusative masculine singular - Claudius", "*chōrizesthai*": "present middle/passive infinitive - to depart/separate", "*pantas*": "adjective, accusative masculine plural - all", "*tous Ioudaious*": "article + accusative masculine plural - the Jews", "*ek*": "preposition with genitive - from/out of", "*tēs Rōmēs*": "article + genitive feminine singular - Rome", "*prosēlthen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he approached/went to", "*autois*": "dative plural pronoun - them" }, "variants": { "*elēlythota*": "having come/having arrived", "*diatetachenai*": "to have ordered/decreed/commanded", "*chōrizesthai*": "to depart/to separate themselves/to be separated", "*prosēlthen*": "approached/went to/came to" } }

{ "verseID": "Acts.18.3", "source": "Καὶ διὰ τὸ ὁμότεχνον εἶναι, ἔμενεν παρʼ αὐτοῖς, καὶ εἰργάζετο: ἦσαν γὰρ σκηνοποιοὶ τὴν τέχνην.", "text": "And *dia to homoteknon einai*, *emenen par' autois*, and *eirgazeto*: *ēsan gar skēnopoioi tēn technēn*.", "grammar": { "*dia*": "preposition with accusative - because of", "*to homoteknon einai*": "article + adjective, accusative neuter singular + present infinitive - to be of the same trade", "*emenen*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - he was staying/remaining", "*par'*": "preposition with dative - with/beside", "*autois*": "dative plural pronoun - them", "*eirgazeto*": "imperfect middle/passive indicative, 3rd person singular - he was working", "*ēsan*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - they were", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for", "*skēnopoioi*": "nominative masculine plural - tentmakers", "*tēn technēn*": "article + accusative feminine singular - by trade/craft" }, "variants": { "*homoteknon*": "of the same trade/craft/occupation", "*emenen*": "was staying/remaining/abiding", "*eirgazeto*": "was working/was laboring", "*skēnopoioi*": "tentmakers/leatherworkers" } }

{ "verseID": "Acts.18.4", "source": "Διελέγετο δὲ ἐν τῇ συναγωγῇ κατὰ πᾶν σάββατον, ἔπειθέν τε Ἰουδαίους καὶ Ἕλληνας.", "text": "*Dielegeto de en tē synagōgē kata pan sabbaton*, *epeithen te Ioudaious kai Hellēnas*.", "grammar": { "*Dielegeto*": "imperfect middle/passive indicative, 3rd person singular - he was reasoning/discussing", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*en*": "preposition with dative - in", "*tē synagōgē*": "article + dative feminine singular - the synagogue", "*kata*": "preposition with accusative - according to/on", "*pan*": "adjective, accusative neuter singular - every", "*sabbaton*": "accusative neuter singular - Sabbath", "*epeithen*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - he was persuading", "*te*": "connective particle - and/both", "*Ioudaious*": "accusative masculine plural - Jews", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*Hellēnas*": "accusative masculine plural - Greeks" }, "variants": { "*Dielegeto*": "was reasoning/was discussing/was disputing/was dialoguing", "*epeithen*": "was persuading/was convincing/was trying to persuade" } }

{ "verseID": "Acts.18.5", "source": "Ὡς δὲ κατῆλθον ἀπὸ τῆς Μακεδονίας ὅ τε Σίλας καὶ ὁ Τιμόθεος, συνείχετο τῷ πνεύματι ὁ Παῦλος, διαμαρτυρόμενος τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις τὸν Χριστὸν Ἰησοῦν.", "text": "*Hōs de katēlthon apo tēs Makedonias ho te Silas kai ho Timotheos*, *syneicheto tō pneumati ho Paulos*, *diamartyromenos tois Ioudaiois ton Christon Iēsoun*.", "grammar": { "*Hōs*": "temporal conjunction - when/as", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*katēlthon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - came down/arrived", "*apo*": "preposition with genitive - from", "*tēs Makedonias*": "article + genitive feminine singular - Macedonia", "*ho te Silas*": "article + connective particle + nominative masculine singular - both Silas", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*ho Timotheos*": "article + nominative masculine singular - Timothy", "*syneicheto*": "imperfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular - was constrained/was pressed", "*tō pneumati*": "article + dative neuter singular - by the spirit", "*ho Paulos*": "article + nominative masculine singular - Paul", "*diamartyromenos*": "present middle/passive participle, nominative masculine singular - testifying/solemnly witnessing", "*tois Ioudaiois*": "article + dative masculine plural - to the Jews", "*ton Christon*": "article + accusative masculine singular - the Christ/Messiah", "*Iēsoun*": "accusative masculine singular - Jesus" }, "variants": { "*katēlthon*": "came down/arrived/returned", "*syneicheto*": "was constrained/was pressed/was occupied/was compelled", "*tō pneumati*": "by the spirit/in the spirit/by the Spirit (Holy Spirit)", "*diamartyromenos*": "testifying earnestly/solemnly witnessing/thoroughly attesting" } }

{ "verseID": "Acts.18.6", "source": "Ἀντιτασσομένων δὲ αὐτῶν, καὶ βλασφημούντων, ἐκτιναξάμενος τὰ ἱμάτια, εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς, Τὸ αἷμα ὑμῶν ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν ὑμῶν· καθαρὸς ἐγώ: ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν εἰς τὰ Ἔθνη πορεύσομαι.", "text": "*Antitassomenōn de autōn*, and *blasphēmountōn*, *ektinaxamenos ta himatia*, *eipen pros autous*, The *haima hymōn epi tēn kephalēn hymōn*; *katharos egō*: *apo tou nyn eis ta Ethnē poreusomai*.", "grammar": { "*Antitassomenōn*": "present middle/passive participle, genitive plural - opposing", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*autōn*": "genitive plural pronoun - they/them", "*blasphēmountōn*": "present active participle, genitive plural - blaspheming", "*ektinaxamenos*": "aorist middle participle, nominative masculine singular - having shaken off", "*ta himatia*": "article + accusative neuter plural - the garments/clothes", "*eipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he said", "*pros*": "preposition with accusative - to/toward", "*autous*": "accusative plural pronoun - them", "*haima*": "nominative neuter singular - blood", "*hymōn*": "genitive plural pronoun - your", "*epi*": "preposition with accusative - upon", "*tēn kephalēn*": "article + accusative feminine singular - the head", "*hymōn*": "genitive plural pronoun - your", "*katharos*": "nominative masculine singular adjective - clean/pure", "*egō*": "nominative singular pronoun - I", "*apo*": "preposition with genitive - from", "*tou nyn*": "article + adverb - the now/present time", "*eis*": "preposition with accusative - to/unto", "*ta Ethnē*": "article + accusative neuter plural - the Gentiles/nations", "*poreusomai*": "future middle indicative, 1st person singular - I will go" }, "variants": { "*Antitassomenōn*": "opposing/resisting/setting themselves against", "*blasphēmountōn*": "blaspheming/speaking evil/slandering", "*ektinaxamenos*": "having shaken off/shaking out", "*ta himatia*": "garments/clothes/cloaks", "*haima hymōn epi tēn kephalēn hymōn*": "your blood upon your head (idiomatic: responsibility for your fate is on yourselves)", "*katharos*": "clean/pure/innocent", "*ta Ethnē*": "the Gentiles/the nations/the peoples" } }

{ "verseID": "Acts.18.7", "source": "Καὶ μεταβὰς ἐκεῖθεν, ἦλθεν εἰς οἰκίαν, τινὸς ὀνόματι Ἰούστου, σεβομένου τὸν Θεόν, οὗ ἡ οἰκία ἦν συνομοροῦσα τῇ συναγωγῇ.", "text": "And *metabas ekeithen*, *ēlthen eis oikian*, *tinos onomati Ioustou*, *sebomenou ton Theon*, *hou hē oikia ēn synomorousa tē synagōgē*.", "grammar": { "*metabas*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having departed", "*ekeithen*": "adverb - from there", "*ēlthen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he went/came", "*eis*": "preposition with accusative - into/to", "*oikian*": "accusative feminine singular - house", "*tinos*": "indefinite pronoun, genitive masculine singular - of a certain one", "*onomati*": "dative neuter singular - by name", "*Ioustou*": "genitive masculine singular - Justus", "*sebomenou*": "present middle/passive participle, genitive masculine singular - worshipping", "*ton Theon*": "article + accusative masculine singular - God", "*hou*": "relative pronoun, genitive masculine singular - whose", "*hē oikia*": "article + nominative feminine singular - the house", "*ēn*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was", "*synomorousa*": "present active participle, nominative feminine singular - adjoining/bordering", "*tē synagōgē*": "article + dative feminine singular - the synagogue" }, "variants": { "*metabas*": "having departed/having moved/having changed location", "*ēlthen*": "went/came/entered", "*sebomenou ton Theon*": "worshipping God/God-fearer (term for Gentile who worshipped the God of Israel)", "*synomorousa*": "adjoining/bordering/next to" } }

{ "verseID": "Acts.18.8", "source": "Κρίσπος δὲ, ὁ ἀρχισυνάγωγος, ἐπίστευσεν τῷ Κυρίῳ σὺν ὅλῳ τῷ οἴκῳ αὐτοῦ· καὶ πολλοὶ τῶν Κορινθίων ἀκούοντες ἐπίστευον, καὶ ἐβαπτίζοντο.", "text": "*Krispos de*, the *archisynagōgos*, *episteusen tō Kyriō syn holō tō oikō autou*; and *polloi tōn Korinthiōn akouontes episteuon*, and *ebaptizonto*.", "grammar": { "*Krispos*": "nominative masculine singular - Crispus", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*archisynagōgos*": "nominative masculine singular - ruler of the synagogue", "*episteusen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - believed", "*tō Kyriō*": "article + dative masculine singular - in the Lord", "*syn*": "preposition with dative - with", "*holō*": "adjective, dative masculine singular - whole/all", "*tō oikō*": "article + dative masculine singular - household", "*autou*": "genitive masculine singular pronoun - his", "*polloi*": "adjective, nominative masculine plural - many", "*tōn Korinthiōn*": "article + genitive masculine plural - of the Corinthians", "*akouontes*": "present active participle, nominative masculine plural - hearing", "*episteuon*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - were believing", "*ebaptizonto*": "imperfect passive indicative, 3rd person plural - were being baptized" }, "variants": { "*archisynagōgos*": "ruler of the synagogue/chief of the synagogue", "*episteusen tō Kyriō*": "believed in the Lord/put faith in the Lord", "*oikō*": "household/family/house", "*akouontes*": "hearing/listening to" } }

{ "verseID": "Acts.18.9", "source": "Εἶπεν δὲ ὁ Κύριος διʼ ὁράματος ἐν νυκτὶ τῷ Παύλῳ, Μὴ φοβοῦ, ἀλλὰ λάλει, καὶ μὴ σιωπήσῃς:", "text": "*Eipen de ho Kyrios di' horamatos en nykti tō Paulō*, *Mē phobou*, *alla lalei*, and *mē siōpēsēs*:", "grammar": { "*Eipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - said", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*ho Kyrios*": "article + nominative masculine singular - the Lord", "*di'*": "preposition with genitive - through", "*horamatos*": "genitive neuter singular - vision", "*en*": "preposition with dative - in", "*nykti*": "dative feminine singular - night", "*tō Paulō*": "article + dative masculine singular - to Paul", "*Mē*": "negative particle with present imperative - not", "*phobou*": "present middle/passive imperative, 2nd person singular - fear", "*alla*": "adversative conjunction - but", "*lalei*": "present active imperative, 2nd person singular - speak", "*mē*": "negative particle with aorist subjunctive - not", "*siōpēsēs*": "aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person singular - be silent" }, "variants": { "*horamatos*": "vision/dream vision", "*phobou*": "fear/be afraid", "*lalei*": "speak/talk/proclaim", "*siōpēsēs*": "be silent/keep quiet/hold your peace" } }

{ "verseID": "Acts.18.10", "source": "Διότι ἐγώ εἰμι μετὰ σοῦ, καὶ οὐδεὶς ἐπιθήσεταί σοι τοῦ κακῶσαί σε: διότι λαός ἐστί μοι πολὺς ἐν τῇ πόλει ταύτῃ.", "text": "*Dioti egō eimi meta sou*, and *oudeis epithēsetai soi tou kakōsai se*: *dioti laos esti moi polys en tē polei tautē*.", "grammar": { "*Dioti*": "conjunction - because/for", "*egō*": "nominative singular pronoun - I", "*eimi*": "present active indicative, 1st person singular - am", "*meta*": "preposition with genitive - with", "*sou*": "genitive singular pronoun - you", "*oudeis*": "adjective, nominative masculine singular - no one", "*epithēsetai*": "future middle indicative, 3rd person singular - will attack/set upon", "*soi*": "dative singular pronoun - you", "*tou kakōsai*": "article + aorist active infinitive - to harm", "*se*": "accusative singular pronoun - you", "*dioti*": "conjunction - because/for", "*laos*": "nominative masculine singular - people", "*esti*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is", "*moi*": "dative singular pronoun - to me", "*polys*": "adjective, nominative masculine singular - many/much", "*en*": "preposition with dative - in", "*tē polei*": "article + dative feminine singular - the city", "*tautē*": "demonstrative pronoun, dative feminine singular - this" }, "variants": { "*Dioti*": "because/for/since", "*epithēsetai*": "will attack/will set upon/will lay hands on", "*tou kakōsai*": "to harm/to hurt/to injure", "*laos moi*": "my people/people belonging to me" } }

{ "verseID": "Acts.18.11", "source": "Ἐκάθισέν τε ἐνιαυτὸν καὶ μῆνας ἓξ, διδάσκων ἐν αὐτοῖς τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ.", "text": "*Ekathisen te eniauton kai mēnas hex*, *didaskōn en autois ton logon tou Theou*.", "grammar": { "*Ekathisen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he stayed/remained/sat", "*te*": "connective particle - and", "*eniauton*": "accusative masculine singular - year", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*mēnas*": "accusative masculine plural - months", "*hex*": "numeral - six", "*didaskōn*": "present active participle, nominative masculine singular - teaching", "*en*": "preposition with dative - among", "*autois*": "dative plural pronoun - them", "*ton logon*": "article + accusative masculine singular - the word", "*tou Theou*": "article + genitive masculine singular - of God" }, "variants": { "*Ekathisen*": "stayed/remained/dwelt/sat", "*eniauton*": "year/full year", "*didaskōn*": "teaching/instructing", "*ton logon tou Theou*": "the word of God/God's message" } }

{ "verseID": "Acts.18.12", "source": "Γαλλίωνος δὲ ἀνθυπατεύοντος τῆς Ἀχαΐας, κατεπέστησαν ὁμοθυμαδὸν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι τῷ Παύλῳ, καὶ ἤγαγον αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τὸ βῆμα,", "text": "*Galliōnos de anthypateuontos tēs Achaias*, *katepestēsan homothymadon hoi Ioudaioi tō Paulō*, and *ēgagon auton epi to bēma*,", "grammar": { "*Galliōnos*": "genitive masculine singular - Gallio", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*anthypateuontos*": "present active participle, genitive masculine singular - being proconsul", "*tēs Achaias*": "article + genitive feminine singular - Achaia", "*katepestēsan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - rose up against", "*homothymadon*": "adverb - with one accord/unitedly", "*hoi Ioudaioi*": "article + nominative masculine plural - the Jews", "*tō Paulō*": "article + dative masculine singular - against Paul", "*ēgagon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - brought/led", "*auton*": "accusative masculine singular pronoun - him", "*epi*": "preposition with accusative - to/before", "*to bēma*": "article + accusative neuter singular - the judgment seat" }, "variants": { "*anthypateuontos*": "being proconsul/serving as proconsul", "*katepestēsan*": "rose up against/made an attack upon/made insurrection against", "*homothymadon*": "with one accord/unitedly/with one mind", "*bēma*": "judgment seat/tribunal/platform" } }

{ "verseID": "Acts.18.13", "source": "Λέγοντες, ὅτι Παρὰ τὸν νόμον οὗτος ἀναπείθει τοὺς ἀνθρώπους σέβεσθαι τὸν Θεόν.", "text": "*Legontes*, *hoti Para ton nomon houtos anapeithei tous anthrōpous sebesthai ton Theon*.", "grammar": { "*Legontes*": "present active participle, nominative masculine plural - saying", "*hoti*": "conjunction - that", "*Para*": "preposition with accusative - contrary to", "*ton nomon*": "article + accusative masculine singular - the law", "*houtos*": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative masculine singular - this man", "*anapeithei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - persuades", "*tous anthrōpous*": "article + accusative masculine plural - men/people", "*sebesthai*": "present middle/passive infinitive - to worship", "*ton Theon*": "article + accusative masculine singular - God" }, "variants": { "*Para ton nomon*": "contrary to the law/against the law", "*anapeithei*": "persuades/induces/incites", "*sebesthai*": "to worship/to reverence" } }

{ "verseID": "Acts.18.14", "source": "Μέλλοντος δὲ τοῦ Παύλου ἀνοίγειν τὸ στόμα, εἶπεν ὁ Γαλλίων πρὸς τοὺς Ἰουδαίους, Εἰ μὲν οὖν ἦν ἀδίκημά τι ἢ ῥᾳδιούργημα πονηρόν, ὦ Ἰουδαῖοι, κατὰ λόγον ἂν ἠνεσχόμην ὑμῶν:", "text": "*Mellontos de tou Paulou anoigein to stoma*, *eipen ho Galliōn pros tous Ioudaious*, *Ei men oun ēn adikēma ti ē radiourgēma ponēron*, *ō Ioudaioi*, *kata logon an ēneschomēn hymōn*:", "grammar": { "*Mellontos*": "present active participle, genitive masculine singular - being about", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*tou Paulou*": "article + genitive masculine singular - Paul", "*anoigein*": "present active infinitive - to open", "*to stoma*": "article + accusative neuter singular - the mouth", "*eipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - said", "*ho Galliōn*": "article + nominative masculine singular - Gallio", "*pros*": "preposition with accusative - to", "*tous Ioudaious*": "article + accusative masculine plural - the Jews", "*Ei*": "conditional particle - if", "*men oun*": "particles - indeed therefore", "*ēn*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - it was", "*adikēma*": "nominative neuter singular - wrong/crime", "*ti*": "indefinite pronoun, nominative neuter singular - some", "*ē*": "conjunction - or", "*radiourgēma*": "nominative neuter singular - villainy/evil deed", "*ponēron*": "adjective, nominative neuter singular - wicked", "*ō*": "interjection - O", "*Ioudaioi*": "vocative masculine plural - Jews", "*kata*": "preposition with accusative - according to", "*logon*": "accusative masculine singular - reason", "*an*": "particle with imperfect - would", "*ēneschomēn*": "aorist middle indicative, 1st person singular - I would have endured/tolerated", "*hymōn*": "genitive plural pronoun - you" }, "variants": { "*Mellontos anoigein to stoma*": "being about to open his mouth/about to speak", "*adikēma*": "wrong/crime/misdeed", "*radiourgēma ponēron*": "wicked villainy/evil action/criminal act", "*kata logon*": "according to reason/with reason/reasonably", "*ēneschomēn hymōn*": "I would have tolerated you/endured your complaint" } }

{ "verseID": "Acts.18.15", "source": "Εἰ δὲ ζήτημά ἐστιν περὶ λόγου καὶ ὀνομάτων, καὶ νόμου τοῦ καθʼ ὑμᾶς, ὄψεσθε αὐτοί· κριτὴς γὰρ ἐγὼ τούτων οὐ βούλομαι εἶναι.", "text": "*Ei de zētēma estin peri logou kai onomatōn*, and *nomou tou kath' hymas*, *opsesthe autoi*; *kritēs gar egō toutōn ou boulomai einai*.", "grammar": { "*Ei*": "conditional particle - if", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but", "*zētēma*": "nominative neuter singular - question/dispute", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - it is", "*peri*": "preposition with genitive - concerning/about", "*logou*": "genitive masculine singular - word/speech/doctrine", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*onomatōn*": "genitive neuter plural - names", "*nomou*": "genitive masculine singular - law", "*tou kath' hymas*": "article + preposition + accusative plural pronoun - according to you", "*opsesthe*": "future middle indicative, 2nd person plural - you will see/look to", "*autoi*": "nominative plural pronoun - yourselves", "*kritēs*": "nominative masculine singular - judge", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for", "*egō*": "nominative singular pronoun - I", "*toutōn*": "genitive plural demonstrative pronoun - of these things", "*ou*": "negative particle - not", "*boulomai*": "present middle/passive indicative, 1st person singular - wish/want", "*einai*": "present active infinitive - to be" }, "variants": { "*zētēma*": "question/dispute/controversy", "*logou*": "word/speech/doctrine/matter", "*onomatōn*": "names/terms/designations", "*nomou tou kath' hymas*": "law according to you/your law", "*opsesthe autoi*": "see to it yourselves/look to it yourselves", "*kritēs toutōn ou boulomai einai*": "I do not wish to be a judge of these things" } }

{ "verseID": "Acts.18.16", "source": "Καὶ ἀπήλασεν αὐτοὺς ἀπὸ τοῦ βήματος.", "text": "And *apēlasen autous apo tou bēmatos*.", "grammar": { "*apēlasen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he drove away", "*autous*": "accusative plural pronoun - them", "*apo*": "preposition with genitive - from", "*tou bēmatos*": "article + genitive neuter singular - the judgment seat" }, "variants": { "*apēlasen*": "drove away/dismissed/expelled", "*bēmatos*": "judgment seat/tribunal/platform" } }

{ "verseID": "Acts.18.17", "source": "Ἐπιλαβόμενοι δὲ πάντες οἱ Ἕλληνες Σωσθένην, τὸν ἀρχισυνάγωγον, ἔτυπτον ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ βήματος. Καὶ οὐδὲν τούτων τῷ Γαλλίωνι ἔμελεν.", "text": "*Epilabomenoi de pantes hoi Hellēnes Sōsthenēn*, the *archisynagōgon*, *etypton emprosthen tou bēmatos*. And *ouden toutōn tō Galliōni emelen*.", "grammar": { "*Epilabomenoi*": "aorist middle participle, nominative masculine plural - having seized", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*pantes*": "adjective, nominative masculine plural - all", "*hoi Hellēnes*": "article + nominative masculine plural - the Greeks", "*Sōsthenēn*": "accusative masculine singular - Sosthenes", "*archisynagōgon*": "accusative masculine singular - ruler of the synagogue", "*etypton*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - they were beating", "*emprosthen*": "preposition with genitive - before/in front of", "*tou bēmatos*": "article + genitive neuter singular - the judgment seat", "*ouden*": "adjective, nominative neuter singular - nothing", "*toutōn*": "genitive plural demonstrative pronoun - of these things", "*tō Galliōni*": "article + dative masculine singular - to Gallio", "*emelen*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - it mattered/he cared" }, "variants": { "*Epilabomenoi*": "having seized/having laid hold of", "*archisynagōgon*": "ruler of the synagogue/chief of the synagogue", "*etypton*": "were beating/were striking", "*ouden toutōn tō Galliōni emelen*": "none of these things mattered to Gallio/Gallio cared nothing about these things" } }

{ "verseID": "Acts.18.18", "source": "Ὁ δὲ Παῦλος ἔτι προσμείνας ἡμέρας ἱκανάς, τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς ἀποταξάμενος, ἐξέπλει εἰς τὴν Συρίαν, καὶ σὺν αὐτῷ Πρίσκιλλα καὶ Ἀκύλας· κειράμενος τὴν κεφαλὴν ἐν Κεγχρεαῖς: εἶχεν γὰρ εὐχήν.", "text": "The *de Paulos eti prosmeinas hēmeras hikanas*, *tois adelphois apotaxamenos*, *exeplei eis tēn Syrian*, and *syn autō Priskilla kai Akylas*; *keiramenos tēn kephalēn en Kenchreais*: *eichen gar euchēn*.", "grammar": { "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*Paulos*": "nominative masculine singular - Paul", "*eti*": "adverb - still/yet", "*prosmeinas*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having remained", "*hēmeras*": "accusative feminine plural - days", "*hikanas*": "adjective, accusative feminine plural - many/considerable", "*tois adelphois*": "article + dative masculine plural - to the brothers", "*apotaxamenos*": "aorist middle participle, nominative masculine singular - having taken leave", "*exeplei*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - he was sailing", "*eis*": "preposition with accusative - to/for", "*tēn Syrian*": "article + accusative feminine singular - Syria", "*syn*": "preposition with dative - with", "*autō*": "dative masculine singular pronoun - him", "*Priskilla kai Akylas*": "nominative feminine singular + conjunction + nominative masculine singular - Priscilla and Aquila", "*keiramenos*": "aorist middle participle, nominative masculine singular - having shaved", "*tēn kephalēn*": "article + accusative feminine singular - the head", "*en*": "preposition with dative - in", "*Kenchreais*": "dative feminine plural - Cenchrea", "*eichen*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - he had", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for", "*euchēn*": "accusative feminine singular - vow" }, "variants": { "*prosmeinas hēmeras hikanas*": "having remained many days/having stayed a good while", "*tois adelphois apotaxamenos*": "having taken leave of the brothers/having bid farewell to the brothers", "*exeplei*": "was sailing/sailed away", "*keiramenos tēn kephalēn*": "having shaved his head/having cut his hair", "*eichen euchēn*": "had a vow/was under a vow (likely a Nazirite vow)" } }

{ "verseID": "Acts.18.19", "source": "Κατήντησεν δὲ εἰς Ἔφεσον, κἀκείνους κατέλιπεν αὐτοῦ: αὐτὸς δὲ εἰσελθὼν εἰς τὴν συναγωγὴν, διελέχθη τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις.", "text": "*Katēntēsen de eis Epheson*, *kakeinous katelipen autou*: *autos de eiselthōn eis tēn synagōgēn*, *dielechthē tois Ioudaiois*.", "grammar": { "*Katēntēsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he arrived", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*eis*": "preposition with accusative - at/to", "*Epheson*": "accusative feminine singular - Ephesus", "*kakeinous*": "crasis of *kai* + *ekeinous*, accusative plural pronoun - and those/them", "*katelipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he left", "*autou*": "adverb - there", "*autos*": "intensive pronoun, nominative masculine singular - he himself", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*eiselthōn*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having entered", "*eis*": "preposition with accusative - into", "*tēn synagōgēn*": "article + accusative feminine singular - the synagogue", "*dielechthē*": "aorist middle/passive indicative, 3rd person singular - he reasoned/discussed", "*tois Ioudaiois*": "article + dative masculine plural - with the Jews" }, "variants": { "*Katēntēsen*": "arrived/came to/reached", "*katelipen*": "left/left behind", "*eiselthōn*": "having entered/going into", "*dielechthē*": "reasoned/discussed/discoursed/debated" } }

{ "verseID": "Acts.18.20", "source": "Ἐρωτώντων δὲ αὐτῶν ἐπὶ πλείονα χρόνον μεῖναι παρʼ αὐτοῖς, οὐκ ἐπένευσεν·", "text": "*Erōtōntōn de autōn epi pleiona chronon meinai par' autois*, *ouk epeneusen*;", "grammar": { "*Erōtōntōn*": "present active participle, genitive plural - asking", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*autōn*": "genitive plural pronoun - they/them", "*epi*": "preposition with accusative - for", "*pleiona*": "comparative adjective, accusative masculine singular - longer", "*chronon*": "accusative masculine singular - time", "*meinai*": "aorist active infinitive - to stay/remain", "*par'*": "preposition with dative - with", "*autois*": "dative plural pronoun - them", "*ouk*": "negative particle - not", "*epeneusen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he consented" }, "variants": { "*Erōtōntōn*": "asking/requesting/beseeching", "*pleiona chronon*": "longer time/more time", "*meinai*": "to stay/to remain/to abide", "*epeneusen*": "consented/agreed/gave assent" } }

{ "verseID": "Acts.18.21", "source": "Ἀλλʼ ἀπετάξατο αὐτοῖς, εἰπών, Δεῖ με πάντως τὴν ἑορτὴν τὴν ἐρχομένην ποιῆσαι εἰς Ἰεροσόλυμα: πάλιν δὲ ἀνακάμψω πρὸς ὑμᾶς, τοῦ Θεοῦ θέλοντος. Καὶ ἀνήχθη ἀπὸ τῆς Ἐφέσου.", "text": "*All' apetaxato autois*, *eipōn*, *Dei me pantōs tēn heortēn tēn erchomenēn poiēsai eis Hierosolyma*: *palin de anakampsō pros hymas*, *tou Theou thelontos*. And *anēchthē apo tēs Ephesou*.", "grammar": { "*All'*": "adversative conjunction - but", "*apetaxato*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular - he took leave", "*autois*": "dative plural pronoun - from them", "*eipōn*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - saying", "*Dei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular impersonal - it is necessary", "*me*": "accusative singular pronoun - me", "*pantōs*": "adverb - by all means", "*tēn heortēn*": "article + accusative feminine singular - the feast", "*tēn erchomenēn*": "article + present middle/passive participle, accusative feminine singular - coming", "*poiēsai*": "aorist active infinitive - to keep/observe", "*eis*": "preposition with accusative - in/at", "*Hierosolyma*": "accusative neuter plural - Jerusalem", "*palin*": "adverb - again", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*anakampsō*": "future active indicative, 1st person singular - I will return", "*pros*": "preposition with accusative - to", "*hymas*": "accusative plural pronoun - you", "*tou Theou*": "article + genitive masculine singular - God", "*thelontos*": "present active participle, genitive masculine singular - willing", "*anēchthē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - he set sail", "*apo*": "preposition with genitive - from", "*tēs Ephesou*": "article + genitive feminine singular - Ephesus" }, "variants": { "*apetaxato*": "took leave/bade farewell", "*Dei me pantōs*": "I must by all means/it is necessary for me absolutely", "*tēn heortēn tēn erchomenēn*": "the coming feast/the approaching festival", "*poiēsai*": "to keep/to observe/to celebrate", "*anakampsō*": "I will return/I will come back", "*tou Theou thelontos*": "God willing/if God wills (idiomatic expression)", "*anēchthē*": "set sail/put out to sea/departed by sea" } }

{ "verseID": "Acts.18.22", "source": "Καὶ κατελθὼν εἰς Καισάρειαν, ἀναβὰς, καὶ ἀσπασάμενος τὴν ἐκκλησίαν, κατέβη εἰς Ἀντιόχειαν.", "text": "And *katelthōn eis Kaisareian*, *anabas*, and *aspasamenos tēn ekklēsian*, *katebē eis Antiocheian*.", "grammar": { "*katelthōn*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having landed", "*eis*": "preposition with accusative - at", "*Kaisareian*": "accusative feminine singular - Caesarea", "*anabas*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having gone up", "*aspasamenos*": "aorist middle participle, nominative masculine singular - having greeted", "*tēn ekklēsian*": "article + accusative feminine singular - the church", "*katebē*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he went down", "*eis*": "preposition with accusative - to", "*Antiocheian*": "accusative feminine singular - Antioch" }, "variants": { "*katelthōn*": "having landed/having come down", "*anabas*": "having gone up (to Jerusalem, implied)", "*aspasamenos*": "having greeted/having saluted", "*ekklēsian*": "church/assembly/congregation", "*katebē*": "went down/descended" } }

{ "verseID": "Acts.18.23", "source": "Καὶ ποιήσας χρόνον τινὰ, ἐξῆλθεν, διερχόμενος καθεξῆς τὴν Γαλατικὴν χώραν καὶ Φρυγίαν, ἐπιστηρίζων πάντας τοὺς μαθητάς.", "text": "And *poiēsas chronon tina*, *exēlthen*, *dierchomenos kathexēs tēn Galatikēn chōran kai Phrygian*, *epistērizōn pantas tous mathētas*.", "grammar": { "*poiēsas*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having spent", "*chronon*": "accusative masculine singular - time", "*tina*": "indefinite pronoun, accusative masculine singular - some", "*exēlthen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he departed", "*dierchomenos*": "present middle/passive participle, nominative masculine singular - passing through", "*kathexēs*": "adverb - in order/successively", "*tēn Galatikēn*": "article + accusative feminine singular - Galatian", "*chōran*": "accusative feminine singular - region/country", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*Phrygian*": "accusative feminine singular - Phrygia", "*epistērizōn*": "present active participle, nominative masculine singular - strengthening", "*pantas*": "adjective, accusative masculine plural - all", "*tous mathētas*": "article + accusative masculine plural - the disciples" }, "variants": { "*poiēsas chronon tina*": "having spent some time/after spending some time", "*exēlthen*": "departed/went out/left", "*dierchomenos*": "passing through/traveling through", "*kathexēs*": "in order/successively/one after another", "*chōran*": "region/country/territory", "*epistērizōn*": "strengthening/confirming/establishing" } }

{ "verseID": "Acts.18.24", "source": "Ἰουδαῖος δέ τις Ἀπολλῶς ὀνόματι, Ἀλεξανδρεὺς τῷ γένει, ἀνὴρ λόγιος, κατήντησεν εἰς Ἔφεσον, δυνατὸς ὢν ἐν ταῖς γραφαῖς.", "text": "*Ioudaios de tis Apollōs onomati*, *Alexandreus tō genei*, *anēr logios*, *katēntēsen eis Epheson*, *dynatos ōn en tais graphais*.", "grammar": { "*Ioudaios*": "nominative masculine singular - Jew", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*tis*": "indefinite pronoun, nominative masculine singular - a certain", "*Apollōs*": "nominative masculine singular - Apollos", "*onomati*": "dative neuter singular - by name", "*Alexandreus*": "nominative masculine singular - Alexandrian", "*tō genei*": "article + dative neuter singular - by race/birth", "*anēr*": "nominative masculine singular - man", "*logios*": "adjective, nominative masculine singular - eloquent/learned", "*katēntēsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - arrived", "*eis*": "preposition with accusative - at", "*Epheson*": "accusative feminine singular - Ephesus", "*dynatos*": "adjective, nominative masculine singular - mighty/powerful", "*ōn*": "present active participle, nominative masculine singular - being", "*en*": "preposition with dative - in", "*tais graphais*": "article + dative feminine plural - the scriptures" }, "variants": { "*logios*": "eloquent/learned/educated/skilled in speech", "*katēntēsen*": "arrived/came to/reached", "*dynatos ōn en tais graphais*": "being mighty in the scriptures/powerful in the scriptures/well-versed in the scriptures" } }

{ "verseID": "Acts.18.25", "source": "Οὗτος ἦν κατηχημένος τὴν ὁδὸν τοῦ Κυρίου· καὶ ζέων τῷ πνεύματι, ἐλάλει καὶ ἐδίδασκεν ἀκριβῶς τὰ περὶ τοῦ Κυρίου, ἐπιστάμενος μόνον τὸ βάπτισμα Ἰωάννου.", "text": "*Houtos ēn katēchēmenos tēn hodon tou Kyriou*; and *zeōn tō pneumati*, *elalei kai edidasken akribōs ta peri tou Kyriou*, *epistamenos monon to baptisma Iōannou*.", "grammar": { "*Houtos*": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative masculine singular - this man", "*ēn*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was", "*katēchēmenos*": "perfect passive participle, nominative masculine singular - having been instructed", "*tēn hodon*": "article + accusative feminine singular - the way", "*tou Kyriou*": "article + genitive masculine singular - of the Lord", "*zeōn*": "present active participle, nominative masculine singular - being fervent", "*tō pneumati*": "article + dative neuter singular - in spirit", "*elalei*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was speaking", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*edidasken*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was teaching", "*akribōs*": "adverb - accurately", "*ta peri*": "article + preposition - the things concerning", "*tou Kyriou*": "article + genitive masculine singular - the Lord", "*epistamenos*": "present middle/passive participle, nominative masculine singular - knowing", "*monon*": "adverb - only", "*to baptisma*": "article + accusative neuter singular - the baptism", "*Iōannou*": "genitive masculine singular - of John" }, "variants": { "*katēchēmenos*": "having been instructed/having been taught/catechized", "*tēn hodon tou Kyriou*": "the way of the Lord/the Lord's way (teachings/doctrine)", "*zeōn tō pneumati*": "being fervent in spirit/burning in spirit", "*elalei kai edidasken akribōs*": "was speaking and teaching accurately/precisely", "*ta peri tou Kyriou*": "the things concerning the Lord", "*epistamenos monon to baptisma Iōannou*": "knowing only the baptism of John (suggesting incomplete knowledge of Christian teaching)" } }

{ "verseID": "Acts.18.26", "source": "Οὗτός τε ἤρξατο παρρησιάζεσθαι ἐν τῇ συναγωγῇ: ἀκούσαντες δὲ αὐτοῦ Ἀκύλας καὶ Πρίσκιλλα, προσελάβοντο αὐτόν, καὶ ἀκριβέστερον αὐτῷ ἐξέθεντο τὴν τοῦ Θεοῦ ὁδόν.", "text": "*Houtos te ērxato parrēsiazesthai en tē synagōgē*: *akousantes de autou Akylas kai Priskilla*, *proselabonto auton*, and *akribesteron autō exethento tēn tou Theou hodon*.", "grammar": { "*Houtos*": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative masculine singular - this man", "*te*": "connective particle - and", "*ērxato*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular - he began", "*parrēsiazesthai*": "present middle/passive infinitive - to speak boldly", "*en*": "preposition with dative - in", "*tē synagōgē*": "article + dative feminine singular - the synagogue", "*akousantes*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural - having heard", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*autou*": "genitive masculine singular pronoun - him", "*Akylas kai Priskilla*": "nominative masculine singular + conjunction + nominative feminine singular - Aquila and Priscilla", "*proselabonto*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd person plural - they took", "*auton*": "accusative masculine singular pronoun - him", "*akribesteron*": "comparative adverb - more accurately", "*autō*": "dative masculine singular pronoun - to him", "*exethento*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd person plural - they explained", "*tēn tou Theou hodon*": "article + article + genitive masculine singular + accusative feminine singular - the way of God" }, "variants": { "*ērxato parrēsiazesthai*": "began to speak boldly/began to speak with courage/began to speak freely", "*proselabonto*": "took/took aside/took to themselves", "*akribesteron exethento*": "explained more accurately/expounded more precisely", "*tēn tou Theou hodon*": "the way of God/God's way (teachings/doctrine)" } }

{ "verseID": "Acts.18.27", "source": "Βουλομένου δὲ αὐτοῦ διελθεῖν εἰς τὴν Ἀχαΐαν, προτρεψάμενοι οἱ ἀδελφοὶ ἔγραψαν τοῖς μαθηταῖς ἀποδέξασθαι αὐτόν: ὃς, παραγενόμενος, συνεβάλετο πολὺ τοῖς πεπιστευκόσιν διὰ τῆς χάριτος:", "text": "*Boulomenou de autou dielthein eis tēn Achaian*, *protrepsamenoi hoi adelphoi egrapsan tois mathētais apodexasthai auton*: *hos*, *paragenomenos*, *synebaleto poly tois pepisteukōsin dia tēs charitos*:", "grammar": { "*Boulomenou*": "present middle/passive participle, genitive masculine singular - desiring/wishing", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*autou*": "genitive masculine singular pronoun - he/him", "*dielthein*": "aorist active infinitive - to go through/pass", "*eis*": "preposition with accusative - to/into", "*tēn Achaian*": "article + accusative feminine singular - Achaia", "*protrepsamenoi*": "aorist middle participle, nominative masculine plural - having encouraged", "*hoi adelphoi*": "article + nominative masculine plural - the brothers", "*egrapsan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they wrote", "*tois mathētais*": "article + dative masculine plural - to the disciples", "*apodexasthai*": "aorist middle infinitive - to receive/welcome", "*auton*": "accusative masculine singular pronoun - him", "*hos*": "relative pronoun, nominative masculine singular - who", "*paragenomenos*": "aorist middle participle, nominative masculine singular - having arrived", "*synebaleto*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular - he helped/contributed", "*poly*": "adverb - much/greatly", "*tois pepisteukōsin*": "article + perfect active participle, dative masculine plural - those having believed", "*dia*": "preposition with genitive - through", "*tēs charitos*": "article + genitive feminine singular - the grace" }, "variants": { "*Boulomenou dielthein*": "desiring to go/wishing to pass/wanting to travel", "*protrepsamenoi*": "having encouraged/having exhorted", "*egrapsan tois mathētais apodexasthai auton*": "wrote to the disciples to welcome him", "*paragenomenos*": "having arrived/having come", "*synebaleto poly*": "helped much/contributed greatly/was of great assistance", "*tois pepisteukōsin*": "those having believed/the believers", "*dia tēs charitos*": "through the grace/by the grace (could refer to God's grace or Apollos' gracious manner)" } }

{ "verseID": "Acts.18.28", "source": "Εὐτόνως γὰρ τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις διακατηλέγχετο, δημοσίᾳ, ἐπιδεικνὺς διὰ τῶν γραφῶν εἶναι τὸν Χριστὸν Ἰησοῦν.", "text": "*Eutonōs gar tois Ioudaiois diakatelēncheto*, *dēmosia*, *epideiknys dia tōn graphōn einai ton Christon Iēsoun*.", "grammar": { "*Eutonōs*": "adverb - powerfully/vigorously", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for", "*tois Ioudaiois*": "article + dative masculine plural - the Jews", "*diakatelēncheto*": "imperfect middle/passive indicative, 3rd person singular - he was thoroughly refuting", "*dēmosia*": "adverb - publicly", "*epideiknys*": "present active participle, nominative masculine singular - showing/demonstrating", "*dia*": "preposition with genitive - through", "*tōn graphōn*": "article + genitive feminine plural - the scriptures", "*einai*": "present active infinitive - to be", "*ton Christon*": "article + accusative masculine singular - the Christ/Messiah", "*Iēsoun*": "accusative masculine singular - Jesus" }, "variants": { "*Eutonōs*": "powerfully/vigorously/forcefully", "*diakatelēncheto*": "thoroughly refuted/powerfully confuted/intensely disproved", "*dēmosia*": "publicly/in public", "*epideiknys dia tōn graphōn*": "showing through the scriptures/proving from the scriptures", "*einai ton Christon Iēsoun*": "that Jesus was the Christ/that the Messiah is Jesus" } }