Acts 16:7

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

and when they were come over against Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia; and the Spirit of Jesus suffered them not;

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἐλθόντες κατὰ τὴν Μυσίαν, ἐπείραζον κατὰ τὴν Βιθυνίαν πορεύεσθαι: καὶ οὐκ εἴασεν αὐτοὺς τὸ Πνεῦμα.

Transliteration

Elthontes kata the Mysian, epeirazov kata the Bithynian poreuesthai: and not eiasen them the Pneuma.

Grammar Details

*Elthontes*: aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having come
*kata*: preposition with accusative - to/toward/against
*Mysian*: accusative, feminine, singular - Mysia
*epeirazov*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd plural - were attempting/trying
*Bithynian*: accusative, feminine, singular - Bithynia
*poreuesthai*: present middle/passive infinitive - to go/proceed/travel
*eiasen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - permitted/allowed
*Pneuma*: nominative, neuter, singular - Spirit

Word Meanings

*Elthontes*: having come/having arrived/having reached
*kata*: to/toward/against/about/along
*epeirazov*: were attempting/trying/endeavoring
*poreuesthai*: to go/proceed/travel/journey
*eiasen*: permitted/allowed/let

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Referenced Verses

Acts 8:29 : 29 And the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.
Rom 8:9 : 9 But ye are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you. But if any man hath not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
Gal 4:6 : 6 And because ye are sons, God sent forth the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
1 Pet 1:1 : 1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the elect who are sojourners of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,
1 Pet 1:11 : 11 searching {G1519} what [time] or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did point unto, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glories that should follow them.
Phil 1:19 : 19 For I know that this shall turn out to my salvation, through your supplication and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,

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