Acts 21:25

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

But as touching the Gentiles that have believed, we wrote, giving judgment that they should keep themselves from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what is strangled, and from fornication.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Περὶ δὲ τῶν πεπιστευκότων Ἐθνῶν ἡμεῖς ἐπεστείλαμεν, κρίναντες μηδὲν τοιοῦτον τηρεῖν αὐτούς, εἰ μὴ φυλάσσεσθαι αὐτοὺς τό τε εἰδωλόθυτον, καὶ τό αἷμα, καὶ πνικτὸν, καὶ πορνείαν.

Transliteration

Concerning de the pepisteukotōn Ethnōn we epesteilamen, krinantes nothing such to tērein them, except to phylassesthai themselves the te eidōlothyton, and the haima, and pnikton, and porneian.

Grammar Details

*de*: post-positive particle - but/and/now
*pepisteukotōn*: perfect active participle, genitive neuter plural - having believed
*Ethnōn*: genitive neuter plural - of nations/Gentiles
*epesteilamen*: aorist active indicative, 1st person plural - we wrote/sent
*krinantes*: aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural - having judged/decided
*tērein*: present active infinitive - to keep/observe
*phylassesthai*: present middle infinitive - to guard/keep themselves from
*te*: post-positive particle - and/both
*eidōlothyton*: accusative neuter singular - thing sacrificed to idols
*haima*: accusative neuter singular - blood
*pnikton*: accusative neuter singular - strangled thing
*porneian*: accusative feminine singular - sexual immorality

Word Meanings

*pepisteukotōn*: having believed/converted
*epesteilamen*: we wrote/sent a letter/instructed
*krinantes*: having judged/decided/determined
*tērein*: to keep/observe/maintain
*phylassesthai*: to guard themselves/keep themselves from/avoid
*eidōlothyton*: thing sacrificed to idols/idol offering
*pnikton*: strangled thing/meat from strangled animal
*porneian*: sexual immorality/fornication/prostitution

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Referenced Verses

Acts 15:29 : 29 that ye abstain from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication; from which if ye keep yourselves, it shall be well with you. Fare ye well.
Acts 15:19-20 : 19 Wherefore my judgment is, that we trouble not them that from among the Gentiles turn to God; 20 but that we write unto them, that they abstain from the pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from what is strangled, and from blood.

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28For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things:
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