Romans 15:24

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

whensoever I go unto Spain (for I hope to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way thitherward by you, if first in some measure I shall have been satisfied with your company)—

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὡς ἐὰν πορεύωμαι εἰς τὴν Σπανίαν, ἐλεύσομαι πρὸς ὑμας: ἐλπίζω γὰρ διαπορευόμενος θεάσασθαι ὑμᾶς, καὶ ὑφʼ ὑμῶν προπεμφθῆναι ἐκεῖ, ἐὰν ὑμῶν πρῶτον ἀπὸ μέρους ἐμπλησθῶ.

Transliteration

Whenever I might poreuōmai to the Spanian, I will eleusomai pros you: I elpizō gar diaporeuomenos to theasasthai you, and by you to be propemphthēnai there, if of you first apo merous I might be emplēsthō.

Grammar Details

*poreuōmai*: present middle/passive subjunctive, 1st person singular - I might journey
*Spanian*: accusative, feminine, singular - Spain
*eleusomai*: future middle indicative, 1st person singular - I will come
*pros*: preposition with accusative - to
*elpizō*: present active indicative, 1st person singular - I hope
*gar*: postpositive particle - for/indeed
*diaporeuomenos*: present middle/passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - passing through
*theasasthai*: aorist middle infinitive - to see
*propemphthēnai*: aorist passive infinitive - to be sent forward
*apo*: preposition with genitive - from
*merous*: genitive, neuter, singular - part
*emplēsthō*: aorist passive subjunctive, 1st person singular - I might be filled/satisfied

Word Meanings

*poreuōmai*: I might journey/I might travel/I might go
*eleusomai*: I will come/I will go
*elpizō*: I hope/I expect
*diaporeuomenos*: passing through/traveling through
*theasasthai*: to see/to behold/to visit
*propemphthēnai*: to be sent forward/to be helped on my journey
*apo merous*: in some measure/partly
*emplēsthō*: I might be filled/I might be satisfied/I might enjoy

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Referenced Verses

Rom 15:28 : 28 When therefore I have accomplished this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I will go on by you unto Spain.
Acts 15:3 : 3 They therefore, {G3303} being brought on their way by the church, passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.
Rom 1:12 : 12 that is, that I with you may be comforted in you, each of us by the other's faith, both yours and mine.
Acts 19:21 : 21 Now after these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.
Acts 21:5 : 5 And when it came to pass that we had accomplished the days, we departed and went on our journey; and they all, with wives and children, brought us on our way till we were out of the city: and kneeling down on the beach, we prayed, and bade each other farewell;
1 Cor 16:5-7 : 5 But I will come unto you, when I shall have passed through Macedonia; for I pass through Macedonia; 6 but with you it may be that I shall abide, or even winter, that ye may set me forward on my journey whithersoever {G1437} I go. 7 For I do not wish to see you now by the way; for I hope to tarry {G5100} a while with you, if the Lord permit.
2 Cor 1:16 : 16 and by you to pass into Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come unto you, and of you to be set forward on my journey unto Judaea.
3 John 1:6 : 6 who bare witness to thy love before the church: whom thou wilt do well to set forward on their journey worthily of God:

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