Acts 21:18

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Τῇ δὲ ἐπιούσῃ εἰσῄει ὁ Παῦλος σὺν ἡμῖν πρὸς Ἰάκωβον· πάντες τε παρεγένοντο οἱ πρεσβύτεροι.

Transliteration

And on the epiousē eisēei Paulos with us to Iakōbon; and all paregenonto the presbyteroi.

Grammar Details

*epiousē*: present active participle, dative singular feminine - following [day]
*eisēei*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - he was going in
*Paulos*: nominative singular masculine - Paul
*Iakōbon*: accusative singular masculine - James
*paregenonto*: aorist middle indicative, 3rd plural - they came/arrived
*presbyteroi*: nominative plural masculine - elders

Word Meanings

*epiousē*: following day/next day
*eisēei*: was going in/was entering/went in
*paregenonto*: came/arrived/were present
*presbyteroi*: elders/older men/leaders

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Referenced Verses

Acts 11:30 : 30 which also they did, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
Acts 15:13 : 13 And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, {G435} Brethren, hearken unto me:
Acts 15:23 : 23 and they wrote thus by {G5495} them, The apostles and the elders, {G2532} brethren, unto the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greeting:
Acts 20:17 : 17 And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called to him the elders of the church.
Gal 1:19 : 19 But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother.
Gal 2:9 : 9 and when they perceived the grace that was given unto me, James and Cephas and John, they who were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship, that we should go unto the Gentiles, and they unto the circumcision;
Jas 1:1 : 1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are of the Dispersion, greeting.
Acts 12:17 : 17 But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him forth out of the prison. And he said, Tell these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went to another place.
Acts 15:2 : 2 And when Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and questioning with them, [the brethren] appointed that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.
Acts 15:6 : 6 And the apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider of this matter.
Matt 10:2 : 2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these: The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother;

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