Acts 21:29

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For they had before seen with him in the city Trophimus the Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

(Ἦσαν γὰρ προεωρακότες Τρόφιμον τὸν Ἐφέσιον ἐν τῇ πόλει σὺν αὐτῷ, ὃν ἐνόμιζον ὅτι εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν εἰσήγαγεν ὁ Παῦλος.)

Transliteration

(Ēsan gar proeōrakotes Trophimon the Ephesion in the polei with him, whom enomizon that into the hieron eisēgagen the Paulos.)

Grammar Details

*Ēsan*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - they were
*gar*: post-positive causal particle - for
*proeōrakotes*: perfect active participle, nominative masculine plural - having previously seen
*Trophimon*: accusative masculine singular - Trophimus
*Ephesion*: accusative masculine singular - Ephesian
*polei*: dative feminine singular - city
*enomizon*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - they were supposing
*hieron*: accusative neuter singular - temple
*eisēgagen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - had brought in
*Paulos*: nominative masculine singular - Paul

Word Meanings

*proeōrakotes*: having previously seen/observed before
*polei*: city/town/urban area
*enomizon*: were supposing/assuming/thinking
*eisēgagen*: had brought in/led in/introduced

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Referenced Verses

Acts 20:4 : 4 And there accompanied him as far as Asia, Sopater of Beroea, [the son] of Pyrrhus; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.
2 Tim 4:20 : 20 Erastus remained at Corinth: but Trophimus I left at Miletus sick.
Acts 18:19 : 19 And they came to Ephesus, and he left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.

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