Acts 11:27

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{ "verseID": "Acts.11.27", "source": "¶Ἐν ταύταις δὲ ταῖς ἡμέραις κατῆλθον ἀπὸ Ἱεροσολύμων προφῆται εἰς Ἀντιόχειαν.", "text": "In *tautais de tais hēmerais katēlthon* from *Hierosolymōn prophētai* to *Antiocheian*.", "grammar": { "*En*": "preposition with dative - in", "*tautais*": "demonstrative pronoun, dative feminine plural - these", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*tais hēmerais*": "dative feminine plural with article - the days", "*katēlthon*": "aorist active indicative 3rd person plural - came down", "*apo*": "preposition with genitive - from", "*Hierosolymōn*": "genitive neuter plural - Jerusalem", "*prophētai*": "nominative masculine plural - prophets", "*eis*": "preposition with accusative - to", "*Antiocheian*": "accusative feminine singular - Antioch" }, "variants": { "*tautais tais hēmerais*": "in these days/during this time", "*katēlthon*": "came down/descended/arrived", "*prophētai*": "prophets/those who speak for God" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Ἐν ταύταις δὲ ταῖς ἡμέραις κατῆλθον ἀπὸ Ἱεροσολύμων προφῆται εἰς Ἀντιόχειαν.

Transliteration

In tautais de tais hēmerais katēlthon from Hierosolymōn prophētai to Antiocheian.

Grammar Details

• *En*: preposition with dative - in
• *tautais*: demonstrative pronoun, dative feminine plural - these
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - and/but
• *tais hēmerais*: dative feminine plural with article - the days
• *katēlthon*: aorist active indicative 3rd person plural - came down
• *apo*: preposition with genitive - from
• *Hierosolymōn*: genitive neuter plural - Jerusalem
• *prophētai*: nominative masculine plural - prophets
• *eis*: preposition with accusative - to
• *Antiocheian*: accusative feminine singular - Antioch

Word Meanings

• *tautais tais hēmerais*: in these days/during this time
• *katēlthon*: came down/descended/arrived
• *prophētai*: prophets/those who speak for God

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  During this time, some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And in these days prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Now{G1161} in{G1722} these{G3778} days{G2250} there came{G2718} down prophets{G4396} from{G575} Jerusalem{G2414} unto{G1519} Antioch.{G490}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G1161} in{G1722} these{G5025} days{G2250} came{G2718}{(G5627)} prophets{G4396} from{G575} Jerusalem{G2414} unto{G1519} Antioch{G490}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  In those dayes came Prophetes fro Ierusalem vnto Antioche.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  In those dayes came there prophetes fro Ierusalem vnto Antioche.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  In those dayes also came Prophets from Hierusalem vnto Antiochia.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And in those dayes, came prophetes from Hierusalem vnto Antioche.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now in these days, prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And in those days there came from Jerusalem prophets to Antioch,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now in these days there came down prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now in these days there came down prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now in those days prophets came from Jerusalem to Antioch.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now in these days, prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Famine Relief for Judea At that time some prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch.

Referenced Verses

• Acts 13:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Acts.13.1", "source": "¶Ἦσαν δὲ τινες ἐν Ἀντιοχείᾳ κατὰ τὴν οὖσαν ἐκκλησίαν προφῆται καὶ διδάσκαλοι· ὅ τε Βαρνάβας, καὶ Συμεὼν ὁ καλούμενος Νίγερ, καὶ Λούκιος ὁ Κυρηναῖος, Μαναήν τε, Ἡρώδου τοῦ τετράρχου σύντροφος, καὶ Σαῦλος.", "text": "*Ēsan* *de* some in *Antiocheia* according to the *ousan* *ekklēsian* *prophētai* and *didaskaloi*: both *Barnabas*, and *Symeōn* the *kaloumenos* *Niger*, and *Loukios* the *Kyrēnaios*, *Manaēn* also, *Hērōdou* the *tetrarchou syntrophos*, and *Saulos*.", "grammar": { "*Ēsan*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - were [continuous]", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/now", "*Antiocheia*": "dative, feminine, singular - in Antioch", "*ousan*": "present active participle, accusative, feminine, singular - being/existing", "*ekklēsian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - assembly/church/congregation", "*prophētai*": "nominative, masculine, plural - prophets", "*didaskaloi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - teachers", "*Barnabas*": "nominative, masculine, singular - proper name", "*Symeōn*": "nominative, masculine, singular - proper name", "*kaloumenos*": "present passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - being called", "*Niger*": "nominative, masculine, singular - proper name (Latin: 'Black')", "*Loukios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - proper name", "*Kyrēnaios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Cyrenian", "*Manaēn*": "nominative, masculine, singular - proper name", "*Hērōdou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Herod", "*tetrarchou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of tetrarch/ruler of fourth part", "*syntrophos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - foster-brother/one brought up with", "*Saulos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - proper name" }, "variants": { "*Ēsan*": "were/existed", "*de*": "but/and/now", "*kata*": "according to/throughout/against", "*ousan*": "being/existing", "*ekklēsian*": "assembly/church/congregation", "*syntrophos*": "foster-brother/childhood companion/one brought up with" } }
• 1 Cor 12:28 : 28 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.12.28", "source": "Καὶ οὓς μὲν ἔθετο ὁ Θεὸς ἐν τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ, πρῶτον ἀποστόλους, δεύτερον προφήτας, τρίτον διδασκάλους, ἔπειτα δυνάμεις, εἶτα χαρίσματα ἰαμάτων, ἀντιλήψεις, κυβερνήσεις, γένη γλωσσῶν.", "text": "And whom *men* *etheto* *ho Theos* in the *ekklēsia*, first *apostolous*, second *prophētas*, third *didaskalous*, then *dynameis*, then *charismata iamatōn*, *antilēpseis*, *kybernēseis*, *genē glōssōn*.", "grammar": { "*hous*": "relative pronoun, accusative, masculine, plural - whom", "*men*": "particle - on the one hand/indeed", "*etheto*": "aorist, indicative, middle, 3rd person, singular - placed/appointed", "*ho Theos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - God", "*en*": "preposition + dative - in", "*ekklēsia*": "dative, feminine, singular - church/assembly", "*prōton*": "adverb - first", "*apostolous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - apostles", "*deuteron*": "adverb - second", "*prophētas*": "accusative, masculine, plural - prophets", "*triton*": "adverb - third", "*didaskalous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - teachers", "*epeita*": "adverb - then/thereafter", "*dynameis*": "accusative, feminine, plural - powers/miracles", "*eita*": "adverb - then/next", "*charismata*": "accusative, neuter, plural - gifts", "*iamatōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - of healings", "*antilēpseis*": "accusative, feminine, plural - helps/assistances", "*kybernēseis*": "accusative, feminine, plural - administrations/governments", "*genē*": "accusative, neuter, plural - kinds/types", "*glōssōn*": "genitive, feminine, plural - of tongues/languages" }, "variants": { "*etheto*": "placed/appointed/established", "*ekklēsia*": "church/assembly/congregation", "*apostolous*": "apostles/sent ones", "*prophētas*": "prophets/those who speak forth", "*didaskalous*": "teachers/instructors", "*dynameis*": "powers/miracles/works of power", "*charismata iamatōn*": "gifts of healings/grace-gifts for curing", "*antilēpseis*": "helps/assistances/support ministries", "*kybernēseis*": "administrations/governments/leadership abilities", "*genē glōssōn*": "kinds of tongues/varieties of languages" } }
• Matt 23:34 : 34 { "verseID": "Matthew.23.34", "source": "¶Διὰ τοῦτο, ἰδού, ἐγὼ ἀποστέλλω πρὸς ὑμᾶς προφήτας, καὶ σοφοὺς, καὶ γραμματεῖς: καὶ ἐξ αὐτῶν ἀποκτενεῖτε καὶ σταυρώσετε· καὶ ἐξ αὐτῶν μαστιγώσετε ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς ὑμῶν, καὶ διώξετε ἀπὸ πόλεως εἰς πόλιν:", "text": "Because-of this, *idou*, I *apostellō* *pros* you *prophētas*, and *sophous*, and *grammateis*: and from them *apokteneite* and *staurōsete*; and from them *mastigōsete* in the *synagōgais* of-you, and *diōxete* from *poleōs* to *polin*:", "grammar": { "*Dia touto*": "prepositional phrase - because of this/therefore", "*idou*": "interjection - behold/look", "*egō*": "nominative, singular - I (emphatic, subject)", "*apostellō*": "present, active, indicative, 1st person singular - I send", "*pros*": "preposition with accusative - to/toward", "*hymas*": "accusative, plural - you (direct object)", "*prophētas*": "accusative, masculine, plural - prophets", "*sophous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - wise ones", "*grammateis*": "accusative, masculine, plural - scribes", "*ex autōn*": "partitive genitive - some of them", "*apokteneite*": "future, active, indicative, 2nd person plural - you will kill", "*staurōsete*": "future, active, indicative, 2nd person plural - you will crucify", "*mastigōsete*": "future, active, indicative, 2nd person plural - you will flog/whip", "*synagōgais*": "dative, feminine, plural - in synagogues", "*hymōn*": "genitive, plural - of you", "*diōxete*": "future, active, indicative, 2nd person plural - you will persecute", "*apo*": "preposition with genitive - from", "*poleōs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - city", "*eis*": "preposition with accusative - to/into", "*polin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - city" }, "variants": { "*idou*": "behold/look/see", "*apostellō*": "send/send out/commission", "*prophētas*": "prophets/those who speak for God", "*sophous*": "wise ones/sages/scholars", "*grammateis*": "scribes/scholars/teachers of law", "*apokteneite*": "will kill/put to death", "*staurōsete*": "will crucify/execute on cross", "*mastigōsete*": "will flog/whip/scourge", "*synagōgais*": "synagogues/assemblies/meeting places", "*diōxete*": "will persecute/pursue/chase", "*poleōs*": "city/town", "*polin*": "city/town" } }
• Acts 2:17 : 17 { "verseID": "Acts.2.17", "source": "Καὶ ἔσται ἐν ταῖς ἐσχάταις ἡμέραις, λέγει ὁ Θεός, ἐκχεῶ ἀπὸ τοῦ Πνεύματός μου ἐπὶ πᾶσαν σάρκα: καὶ προφητεύσουσιν οἱ υἱοὶ ὑμῶν καὶ αἱ θυγατέρες ὑμῶν, καὶ οἱ νεανίσκοι ὑμῶν ὁράσεις ὄψονται, καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι ὑμῶν ἐνύπνια ἐνυπνιασθήσονται:", "text": "And *estai* in the *eschatais* *hēmerais*, *legei* the *Theos*, *ekcheō* from the *Pneumatos* of me upon all *sarka*: and *prophēteusousin* the *huioi* of you and the *thygateres* of you, and the *neaniskoi* of you *horaseis* *opsontai*, and the *presbyteroi* of you *enypnia* *enypniasthēsontai*:", "grammar": { "*estai*": "future middle, 3rd person singular - will be", "*eschatais*": "dative, feminine, plural - last/final", "*hēmerais*": "dative, feminine, plural - days", "*legei*": "present active, 3rd person singular - says", "*Theos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - God", "*ekcheō*": "future active, 1st person singular - I will pour out", "*Pneumatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - Spirit", "*sarka*": "accusative, feminine, singular - flesh", "*prophēteusousin*": "future active, 3rd person plural - they will prophesy", "*huioi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - sons", "*thygateres*": "nominative, feminine, plural - daughters", "*neaniskoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - young men", "*horaseis*": "accusative, feminine, plural - visions", "*opsontai*": "future middle, 3rd person plural - they will see", "*presbyteroi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - elders/older men", "*enypnia*": "accusative, neuter, plural - dreams", "*enypniasthēsontai*": "future passive, 3rd person plural - they will dream" }, "variants": { "*eschatais*": "last/final/end", "*ekcheō*": "I will pour out/pour forth", "*Pneumatos*": "Spirit/breath", "*sarka*": "flesh/body/humanity", "*prophēteusousin*": "they will prophesy/speak by divine inspiration", "*horaseis*": "visions/sights", "*opsontai*": "they will see/perceive", "*presbyteroi*": "elders/older men", "*enypnia*": "dreams", "*enypniasthēsontai*": "they will dream/have dreams" } }
• Acts 15:32 : 32 { "verseID": "Acts.15.32", "source": "Ἰούδας τε καὶ Σίλας, καὶ αὐτοὶ προφῆται ὄντες, διὰ λόγου πολλοῦ παρεκάλεσαν τοὺς ἀδελφούς, καὶ ἐπεστήριξαν.", "text": "*Ioudas te* and *Silas*, also themselves *prophētai ontes*, through *logou pollou parekalesan tous adelphous*, and *epestērixan*.", "grammar": { "*Ioudas*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Judas", "*te*": "particle - both/and", "*Silas*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Silas", "*kai*": "conjunction - also", "*autoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - themselves", "*prophētai*": "nominative, masculine, plural - prophets", "*ontes*": "present participle, active, nominative, masculine, plural - being", "*dia*": "preposition + genitive - through", "*logou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - word/speech", "*pollou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - much/many", "*parekalesan*": "aorist, indicative, active, 3rd person, plural - encouraged/exhorted", "*tous adelphous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - the brothers", "*epestērixan*": "aorist, indicative, active, 3rd person, plural - strengthened/confirmed" }, "variants": { "*prophētai*": "prophets/those who speak forth", "*ontes*": "being/who were", "*logou pollou*": "much speech/many words", "*parekalesan*": "encouraged/exhorted/comforted", "*epestērixan*": "strengthened/confirmed/established" } }
• Eph 4:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Ephesians.4.11", "source": "Καὶ αὐτὸς ἔδωκεν τοὺς μὲν, ἀποστόλους· τοὺς δὲ, προφήτας· τοὺς δὲ, εὐαγγελιστάς· τοὺς δὲ, ποιμένας, καὶ διδασκάλους·", "text": "And *autos edōken* the *men*, *apostolous*; the *de*, *prophētas*; the *de*, *euangelistas*; the *de*, *poimenas*, and *didaskalous*;", "grammar": { "*autos*": "intensive pronoun, nominative masculine singular - he himself", "*edōken*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - he gave/granted", "*men...de*": "correlative particles - on the one hand...on the other hand", "*apostolous*": "accusative masculine plural - apostles", "*prophētas*": "accusative masculine plural - prophets", "*euangelistas*": "accusative masculine plural - evangelists", "*poimenas*": "accusative masculine plural - shepherds/pastors", "*didaskalous*": "accusative masculine plural - teachers" }, "variants": { "*autos*": "he himself/the same", "*edōken*": "gave/granted/appointed", "*apostolous*": "apostles/sent ones/messengers", "*prophētas*": "prophets/those who speak for God", "*euangelistas*": "evangelists/proclaimers of good news", "*poimenas*": "shepherds/pastors", "*didaskalous*": "teachers/instructors" } }
• Acts 21:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Acts.21.4", "source": "Καὶ ἀνευρόντες μαθητάς, ἐπεμείναμεν αὐτοῦ ἡμέρας ἑπτά: οἵτινες τῷ Παύλῳ ἔλεγον διὰ τοῦ Πνεύματος, μὴ ἀναβαίνειν εἰς Ἱερουσαλήμ.", "text": "And *aneurontes* *mathētas*, we *epemeinamen* there *hēmeras* seven: who to *Paulō* *elegon* through the *Pneumatos*, not to *anabainein* to *Hierousalēm*.", "grammar": { "*aneurontes*": "aorist active participle, nominative plural masculine - having found/discovered", "*mathētas*": "accusative plural masculine - disciples", "*epemeinamen*": "aorist active indicative, 1st plural - we remained/stayed", "*hēmeras*": "accusative plural feminine - days", "*Paulō*": "dative singular masculine - to Paul", "*elegon*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd plural - they were saying", "*Pneumatos*": "genitive singular neuter - Spirit", "*anabainein*": "present active infinitive - to go up", "*Hierousalēm*": "accusative singular feminine - Jerusalem" }, "variants": { "*aneurontes*": "finding/searching out and finding/discovering", "*mathētas*": "disciples/learners/followers", "*epemeinamen*": "we remained/we stayed/we continued", "*elegon*": "they were saying/they kept telling/they were instructing", "*anabainein*": "to go up/to ascend/to journey to" } }
• Acts 21:9 : 9 { "verseID": "Acts.21.9", "source": "Τούτῳ δὲ ἦσαν θυγατέρες, παρθένοι τέσσαρες, προφητεύουσαι.", "text": "And to this one were *thygateres*, *parthenoi* four, *prophēteuousai*.", "grammar": { "*thygateres*": "nominative plural feminine - daughters", "*parthenoi*": "nominative plural feminine - virgins", "*prophēteuousai*": "present active participle, nominative plural feminine - prophesying" }, "variants": { "*thygateres*": "daughters/female children", "*parthenoi*": "virgins/unmarried women", "*prophēteuousai*": "prophesying/speaking by divine inspiration/foretelling" } }
• 1 Cor 14:32 : 32 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.14.32", "source": "Καὶ πνεύματα προφητῶν προφήταις ὑποτάσσεται.", "text": "*Kai* *pneumata* of-*prophētōn* to-*prophētais* *hypotassetai*.", "grammar": { "*Kai*": "conjunction - and/also", "*pneumata*": "nominative, neuter, plural - spirits", "*prophētōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of prophets", "*prophētais*": "dative, masculine, plural - to prophets", "*hypotassetai*": "present passive indicative, 3rd singular - is subject/submits" }, "variants": { "*pneumata*": "spirits/inspiration/spiritual gifts", "*prophētōn*": "of prophets/of those who prophesy", "*prophētais*": "to prophets/to those who prophesy", "*hypotassetai*": "is subject/submits/is under control/is in subjection" } }