Acts 9:28

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And he was with them going in and going out at Jerusalem,

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἦν μετʼ αὐτῶν εἰσπορευόμενος καὶ ἐκπορευόμενος ἐν Ἰερουσαλήμ. ⋄Καὶ παρρησιαζόμενος ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ,

Transliteration

And ēn with them eisporeuomenos and ekporeuomenos in Ierousalēm. And parrēsiazomenos in the onomati of the Kyriou Iēsou,

Grammar Details

*ēn*: imperfect active, 3rd singular - was
*eisporeuomenos*: present middle participle, nominative masculine singular - going in
*ekporeuomenos*: present middle participle, nominative masculine singular - going out
*parrēsiazomenos*: present middle participle, nominative masculine singular - speaking boldly
*onomati*: dative, neuter singular - name
*Kyriou*: genitive, masculine singular - of Lord
*Iēsou*: genitive, masculine singular - of Jesus

Word Meanings

*eisporeuomenos*: going in/entering
*ekporeuomenos*: going out/departing
*parrēsiazomenos*: speaking boldly/speaking openly/speaking with confidence

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Referenced Verses

Acts 1:21 : 21 Of the men therefore that have companied with us {G1722} all the time {G1722} that the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us,
Gal 1:18 : 18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas, and tarried with him fifteen days.
Num 27:16-17 : 16 Let Jehovah, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation, 17 who may go out before them, and who may come in before them, and who may lead them out, and who may bring them in; that the congregation of Jehovah be not as sheep which have no shepherd.
2 Sam 5:2 : 2 In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was thou that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and Jehovah said to thee, Thou shalt be shepherd of my people Israel, and thou shalt be prince over Israel.
1 Kgs 3:7 : 7 And now, O Jehovah my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child; I know not how to go out or come in.
Ps 121:8 : 8 Jehovah will keep thy going out and thy coming in From this time forth and for evermore.
John 10:9 : 9 I am the door; by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and go out, and shall find pasture.

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