17{
"verseID": "Acts.11.17",
"source": "Εἰ οὖν τὴν ἴσην δωρεὰν ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Θεὸς ὡς καὶ ἡμῖν, πιστεύσασιν ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν· ἐγὼ δὲ τίς ἤμην, δυνατὸς κωλῦσαι τὸν Θεόν;",
"text": "If *oun tēn isēn dōrean edōken* to them *ho Theos* as also to us, having *pisteusasin epi ton Kyrion Iēsoun Christon*; *egō de tis ēmēn*, *dynatos kōlysai ton Theon*?",
"grammar": {
"*Ei*": "conditional conjunction - if",
"*oun*": "inferential conjunction - therefore/then",
"*tēn isēn*": "accusative feminine singular with article - the equal/same",
"*dōrean*": "accusative feminine singular - gift",
"*edōken*": "aorist active indicative 3rd person singular - gave",
"*autois*": "dative 3rd person plural pronoun - to them",
"*ho Theos*": "nominative masculine singular with article - God",
"*hōs*": "comparative adverb - as",
"*kai*": "adverb - also",
"*hēmin*": "dative 1st person plural pronoun - to us",
"*pisteusasin*": "aorist active participle, dative masculine plural - having believed",
"*epi*": "preposition with accusative - in/on",
"*ton Kyrion*": "accusative masculine singular with article - the Lord",
"*Iēsoun Christon*": "accusative masculine singular - Jesus Christ",
"*egō*": "nominative 1st person singular pronoun - I",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and",
"*tis*": "interrogative pronoun, nominative masculine singular - who",
"*ēmēn*": "imperfect active indicative 1st person singular - I was",
"*dynatos*": "adjective, nominative masculine singular - able",
"*kōlysai*": "aorist active infinitive - to hinder/prevent",
"*ton Theon*": "accusative masculine singular with article - God"
},
"variants": {
"*isēn*": "equal/same/identical",
"*dōrean*": "gift/free gift/present",
"*edōken*": "gave/granted",
"*pisteusasin*": "having believed/who believed",
"*dynatos*": "able/powerful/capable",
"*kōlysai*": "to hinder/to prevent/to forbid"
}
}
18{
"verseID": "Acts.11.18",
"source": "Ἀκούσαντες δὲ ταῦτα, ἡσύχασαν, καὶ ἐδόξαζον τὸν Θεόν, λέγοντες, Ἄρα γε καὶ τοῖς Ἔθνεσιν ὁ Θεὸς τὴν μετάνοιαν ἔδωκεν εἰς ζωήν.",
"text": "*Akousantes de tauta*, *hēsychasan*, and *edoxazon ton Theon*, *legontes*, *Ara ge* also to the *Ethnesin ho Theos tēn metanoian edōken* for *zōēn*.",
"grammar": {
"*Akousantes*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural - having heard",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but",
"*tauta*": "demonstrative pronoun, accusative neuter plural - these things",
"*hēsychasan*": "aorist active indicative 3rd person plural - they became silent",
"*edoxazon*": "imperfect active indicative 3rd person plural - they were glorifying",
"*ton Theon*": "accusative masculine singular with article - God",
"*legontes*": "present active participle, nominative masculine plural - saying",
"*Ara ge*": "inferential particles - then indeed",
"*kai*": "adverb - also/even",
"*tois Ethnesin*": "dative neuter plural with article - to the Gentiles/nations",
"*ho Theos*": "nominative masculine singular with article - God",
"*tēn metanoian*": "accusative feminine singular with article - repentance",
"*edōken*": "aorist active indicative 3rd person singular - has given",
"*eis*": "preposition with accusative - for/unto",
"*zōēn*": "accusative feminine singular - life"
},
"variants": {
"*Akousantes*": "having heard/when they heard",
"*hēsychasan*": "became silent/fell quiet/ceased arguing",
"*edoxazon*": "were glorifying/were praising",
"*Ara ge*": "then indeed/so then",
"*Ethnesin*": "Gentiles/nations/non-Jewish peoples",
"*metanoian*": "repentance/change of mind",
"*edōken*": "has given/granted",
"*zōēn*": "life/eternal life"
}
}
19{
"verseID": "Acts.11.19",
"source": "¶Οἱ μὲν οὖν διασπαρέντες ἀπὸ τῆς θλίψεως τῆς γενομένης ἐπὶ Στεφάνῳ διῆλθον ἕως Φοινίκης, καὶ Κύπρου, καὶ Ἀντιοχείας, μηδενὶ λαλοῦντες τὸν λόγον εἰ μὴ μόνον Ἰουδαίοις.",
"text": "The ones *men oun diasparentes* from the *thlipseōs tēs genomenēs* at *Stephanō diēlthon* until *Phoinikēs*, and *Kyprou*, and *Antiocheias*, to no one *lalountes ton logon* except only to *Ioudaiois*.",
"grammar": {
"*Hoi men*": "article with particle - those indeed",
"*oun*": "inferential conjunction - therefore/then",
"*diasparentes*": "aorist passive participle, nominative masculine plural - having been scattered",
"*apo*": "preposition with genitive - from",
"*tēs thlipseōs*": "genitive feminine singular with article - the persecution/affliction",
"*tēs genomenēs*": "aorist middle participle, genitive feminine singular with article - the one occurring",
"*epi*": "preposition with dative - at/upon/because of",
"*Stephanō*": "dative masculine singular - Stephen",
"*diēlthon*": "aorist active indicative 3rd person plural - traveled through/went about",
"*heōs*": "preposition with genitive - as far as/until",
"*Phoinikēs*": "genitive feminine singular - Phoenicia",
"*Kyprou*": "genitive feminine singular - Cyprus",
"*Antiocheias*": "genitive feminine singular - Antioch",
"*mēdeni*": "adjective, dative masculine singular - to no one",
"*lalountes*": "present active participle, nominative masculine plural - speaking",
"*ton logon*": "accusative masculine singular with article - the word/message",
"*ei mē*": "conditional phrase - except/if not",
"*monon*": "adverb - only",
"*Ioudaiois*": "dative masculine plural - to Jews"
},
"variants": {
"*diasparentes*": "having been scattered/dispersed",
"*thlipseōs*": "persecution/affliction/tribulation",
"*genomenēs*": "occurring/happening/taking place",
"*diēlthon*": "traveled through/went about/spread out",
"*lalountes*": "speaking/telling",
"*logon*": "word/message",
"*monon*": "only/alone/solely",
"*Ioudaiois*": "Jews/Jewish people"
}
}
20{
"verseID": "Acts.11.20",
"source": "Ἦσαν δέ τινες ἐξ αὐτῶν ἄνδρες Κύπριοι καὶ Κυρηναῖοι, οἵτινες, εἰσελθόντες εἰς Ἀντιόχειαν, ἐλάλουν πρὸς τοὺς Ἑλληνιστάς, εὐαγγελιζόμενοι τὸν Κύριον Ἰησοῦν.",
"text": "*Ēsan de tines ex autōn andres Kyprioi* and *Kyrēnaioi*, who, *eiselthontes* into *Antiocheian*, *elaloun pros tous Hellēnistas*, *euangelizomenoi ton Kyrion Iēsoun*.",
"grammar": {
"*Ēsan*": "imperfect active indicative 3rd person plural - were",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and",
"*tines*": "indefinite pronoun, nominative masculine plural - some/certain ones",
"*ex*": "preposition with genitive - from/of",
"*autōn*": "genitive 3rd person plural pronoun - them",
"*andres*": "nominative masculine plural - men",
"*Kyprioi*": "nominative masculine plural - Cypriots",
"*Kyrēnaioi*": "nominative masculine plural - Cyrenians",
"*hoitines*": "relative pronoun, nominative masculine plural - who",
"*eiselthontes*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural - having entered",
"*eis*": "preposition with accusative - into",
"*Antiocheian*": "accusative feminine singular - Antioch",
"*elaloun*": "imperfect active indicative 3rd person plural - were speaking",
"*pros*": "preposition with accusative - to",
"*tous Hellēnistas*": "accusative masculine plural with article - the Hellenists",
"*euangelizomenoi*": "present middle participle, nominative masculine plural - proclaiming the good news",
"*ton Kyrion*": "accusative masculine singular with article - the Lord",
"*Iēsoun*": "accusative masculine singular - Jesus"
},
"variants": {
"*tines*": "some/certain ones",
"*Kyprioi*": "Cypriots/men from Cyprus",
"*Kyrēnaioi*": "Cyrenians/men from Cyrene",
"*eiselthontes*": "having entered/when they came",
"*elaloun*": "were speaking/were talking",
"*Hellēnistas*": "Hellenists/Greek-speaking Jews/Greeks",
"*euangelizomenoi*": "proclaiming the good news/evangelizing/preaching"
}
}
21{
"verseID": "Acts.11.21",
"source": "Καὶ ἦν χεὶρ Κυρίου μετʼ αὐτῶν: πολύς τε ἀριθμὸς πιστεύσας, ἐπέστρεψεν ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον.",
"text": "And was *cheir Kyriou met'* them: *polys te arithmos pisteusas*, *epestrepsen epi ton Kyrion*.",
"grammar": {
"*ēn*": "imperfect active indicative 3rd person singular - was",
"*cheir*": "nominative feminine singular - hand",
"*Kyriou*": "genitive masculine singular - of the Lord",
"*meta*": "preposition with genitive - with",
"*autōn*": "genitive 3rd person plural pronoun - them",
"*polys*": "adjective, nominative masculine singular - great/large",
"*te*": "conjunction (enclitic) - and/also",
"*arithmos*": "nominative masculine singular - number",
"*pisteusas*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having believed",
"*epestrepsen*": "aorist active indicative 3rd person singular - turned",
"*epi*": "preposition with accusative - to",
"*ton Kyrion*": "accusative masculine singular with article - the Lord"
},
"variants": {
"*cheir Kyriou*": "hand of the Lord/power of the Lord",
"*met'*": "with/among",
"*polys arithmos*": "large number/great multitude",
"*pisteusas*": "having believed/who believed",
"*epestrepsen*": "turned/converted/returned"
}
}
22{
"verseID": "Acts.11.22",
"source": "¶Ἠκούσθη δὲ ὁ λόγος εἰς τὰ ὦτα τῆς ἐκκλησίας τῆς ἐν Ἱεροσολύμοις περὶ αὐτῶν: καὶ ἐξαπέστειλαν Βαρνάβαν, διελθεῖν ἕως Ἀντιοχείας.",
"text": "*Ēkousthē de ho logos* into the *ōta tēs ekklēsias tēs en Hierosolymois* about them: and they *exapesteilan Barnaban*, *dielthein heōs Antiocheias*.",
"grammar": {
"*Ēkousthē*": "aorist passive indicative 3rd person singular - was heard",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but",
"*ho logos*": "nominative masculine singular with article - the word/report",
"*eis*": "preposition with accusative - into/to",
"*ta ōta*": "accusative neuter plural with article - the ears",
"*tēs ekklēsias*": "genitive feminine singular with article - of the church/assembly",
"*tēs en*": "genitive feminine singular article with preposition - the one in",
"*Hierosolymois*": "dative neuter plural - Jerusalem",
"*peri*": "preposition with genitive - about/concerning",
"*autōn*": "genitive 3rd person plural pronoun - them",
"*exapesteilan*": "aorist active indicative 3rd person plural - they sent out",
"*Barnaban*": "accusative masculine singular - Barnabas",
"*dielthein*": "aorist active infinitive - to go through/to travel",
"*heōs*": "preposition with genitive - as far as/to",
"*Antiocheias*": "genitive feminine singular - Antioch"
},
"variants": {
"*Ēkousthē*": "was heard/was reported",
"*logos*": "word/report/account",
"*ōta*": "ears/hearing",
"*ekklēsias*": "church/assembly/congregation",
"*exapesteilan*": "sent out/dispatched",
"*dielthein*": "to go through/to travel/to proceed"
}
}
23{
"verseID": "Acts.11.23",
"source": "Ὃς, παραγενόμενος, καὶ ἰδὼν τὴν χάριν τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἐχάρη, καὶ παρεκάλει πάντας, τῇ προθέσει τῆς καρδίας προσμένειν τῷ Κυρίῳ.",
"text": "Who, *paragenomenos*, and *idōn tēn charin tou Theou*, *echarē*, and *parekalei pantas*, with the *prothesei tēs kardias prosmenein tō Kyriō*.",
"grammar": {
"*Hos*": "relative pronoun, nominative masculine singular - who",
"*paragenomenos*": "aorist middle participle, nominative masculine singular - having arrived",
"*idōn*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having seen",
"*tēn charin*": "accusative feminine singular with article - the grace",
"*tou Theou*": "genitive masculine singular with article - of God",
"*echarē*": "aorist passive indicative 3rd person singular - rejoiced",
"*parekalei*": "imperfect active indicative 3rd person singular - was encouraging",
"*pantas*": "adjective, accusative masculine plural - all",
"*tē prothesei*": "dative feminine singular with article - with the purpose",
"*tēs kardias*": "genitive feminine singular with article - of the heart",
"*prosmenein*": "present active infinitive - to remain with",
"*tō Kyriō*": "dative masculine singular with article - with the Lord"
},
"variants": {
"*paragenomenos*": "having arrived/when he came/having appeared",
"*idōn*": "having seen/seeing",
"*charin*": "grace/favor",
"*echarē*": "rejoiced/was glad",
"*parekalei*": "was encouraging/was exhorting/was urging",
"*prothesei*": "purpose/resolve/determination",
"*kardias*": "heart/mind/inner being",
"*prosmenein*": "to remain with/to continue with/to abide with"
}
}