Acts 17:1

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

After passing through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Διοδεύσαντες δὲ τὴν Ἀμφίπολιν καὶ Ἀπολλωνίαν, ἦλθον εἰς Θεσσαλονίκην, ὅπου ἦν ἥ συναγωγὴ τῶν Ἰουδαίων:

Transliteration

Diodeusantes de the Amphipolin and Apollōnian, they ēlthon to Thessalonikēn, where was the synagōgē of the Ioudaiōn:

Grammar Details

• *Diodeusantes*: aorist active participle, nominative plural masculine - having traveled through
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - and/but/now
• *Amphipolin*: accusative singular feminine - Amphipolis (city name)
• *Apollōnian*: accusative singular feminine - Apollonia (city name)
• *ēlthon*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they came
• *Thessalonikēn*: accusative singular feminine - Thessalonica (city name)
• *synagōgē*: nominative singular feminine - synagogue/assembly
• *Ioudaiōn*: genitive plural masculine - of Jews

Word Meanings

• *Diodeusantes*: traveling through/passing through/journeying through
• *de*: and/but/now (transitional particle)
• *synagōgē*: synagogue/assembly/gathering place

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  As they made their iorney thorow Amphipolis and Appolonia they came to Thessalonica where was a synagoge of the Iewes.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  As they made their iourney thorow Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagoge of the Iewes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Nowe as they passed through Amphipolis, and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a Synagogue of the Iewes.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  As they made their iourney thorowe Amphipolis, and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Iewes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And having passed through Amphipolis, and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was the synagogue of the Jews,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now when they had gone through Amphipolis and Apollonia they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Synagogue of the Jews:

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Paul and Silas at Thessalonica After they traveled through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue.

Referenced Verses

• Phil 4:16 : 16 For even when I was in Thessalonica, you sent me aid more than once to meet my needs.
• 1 Thess 1:1 : 1 Paul, Silas, and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
• 2 Thess 1:1 : 1 Paul, Silas, and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
• 2 Tim 4:10 : 10 For Demas has deserted me, having loved this present world, and has gone to Thessalonica; Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
• Acts 20:4 : 4 Accompanying him as far as Asia were Sopater of Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy, and from Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.
• Acts 27:2 : 2 We boarded a ship from Adramyttium, which was about to sail to ports along the coast of Asia, and we set sail. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us.
• Acts 14:1 : 1 At Iconium, Paul and Barnabas went together into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a large number of both Jews and Greeks believed.
• Acts 15:21 : 21 For Moses has had those who proclaim him in every city from ancient generations, being read in the synagogues on every Sabbath.
• Acts 16:13 : 13 On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer. We sat down and began to speak to the women who had gathered there.
• Acts 17:11 : 11 The Bereans were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.
• Acts 17:13 : 13 But when the Jews from Thessalonica learned that Paul was preaching the Word of God in Berea as well, they came there too, agitating and stirring up the crowds.