Acts 18:19

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{ "verseID": "Acts.18.19", "source": "Κατήντησεν δὲ εἰς Ἔφεσον, κἀκείνους κατέλιπεν αὐτοῦ: αὐτὸς δὲ εἰσελθὼν εἰς τὴν συναγωγὴν, διελέχθη τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις.", "text": "*Katēntēsen de eis Epheson*, *kakeinous katelipen autou*: *autos de eiselthōn eis tēn synagōgēn*, *dielechthē tois Ioudaiois*.", "grammar": { "*Katēntēsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he arrived", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*eis*": "preposition with accusative - at/to", "*Epheson*": "accusative feminine singular - Ephesus", "*kakeinous*": "crasis of *kai* + *ekeinous*, accusative plural pronoun - and those/them", "*katelipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he left", "*autou*": "adverb - there", "*autos*": "intensive pronoun, nominative masculine singular - he himself", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*eiselthōn*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having entered", "*eis*": "preposition with accusative - into", "*tēn synagōgēn*": "article + accusative feminine singular - the synagogue", "*dielechthē*": "aorist middle/passive indicative, 3rd person singular - he reasoned/discussed", "*tois Ioudaiois*": "article + dative masculine plural - with the Jews" }, "variants": { "*Katēntēsen*": "arrived/came to/reached", "*katelipen*": "left/left behind", "*eiselthōn*": "having entered/going into", "*dielechthē*": "reasoned/discussed/discoursed/debated" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Κατήντησεν δὲ εἰς Ἔφεσον, κἀκείνους κατέλιπεν αὐτοῦ: αὐτὸς δὲ εἰσελθὼν εἰς τὴν συναγωγὴν, διελέχθη τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις.

Transliteration

Katēntēsen de eis Epheson, kakeinous katelipen autou: autos de eiselthōn eis tēn synagōgēn, dielechthē tois Ioudaiois.

Grammar Details

• *Katēntēsen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he arrived
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and
• *eis*: preposition with accusative - into
• *Epheson*: accusative feminine singular - Ephesus
• *kakeinous*: crasis of *kai* + *ekeinous*, accusative plural pronoun - and those/them
• *katelipen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he left
• *autou*: adverb - there
• *autos*: intensive pronoun, nominative masculine singular - he himself
• *eiselthōn*: aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having entered
• *tēn synagōgēn*: article + accusative feminine singular - the synagogue
• *dielechthē*: aorist middle/passive indicative, 3rd person singular - he reasoned/discussed
• *tois Ioudaiois*: article + dative masculine plural - with the Jews

Word Meanings

• *Katēntēsen*: arrived/came to/reached
• *katelipen*: left/left behind
• *eiselthōn*: having entered/going into
• *dielechthē*: reasoned/discussed/discoursed/debated

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  They arrived at Ephesus, where Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And he came to Ephesus and left them there, but he himself entered the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And they came to Ephesus, and he left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And he came to Ephesus and lefte them there: but he him selfe entred into the synagoge and reasoned with the Iewes.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  & came downe to Ephesus, & lefte them there. But he himselfe wete in to the synagoge, and reasoned with the Iewes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then hee came to Ephesus, and left them there: but hee entred into the Synagogue and disputed with the Iewes.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And he came to Ephesus, and left the there, but he hym selfe entred into the synagogue, & reasoned with ye Iewes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He came to Ephesus, and he left them there; but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and he came down to Ephesus, and did leave them there, and he himself having entered into the synagogue did reason with the Jews:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And they came to Ephesus, and he left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And they came to Ephesus, and he left them there: but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And they came down to Ephesus and he left them there: and he himself went into the Synagogue and had a discussion with the Jews.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He came to Ephesus, and he left them there; but he himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When they reached Ephesus, Paul left Priscilla and Aquila behind there, but he himself went into the synagogue and addressed the Jews.

Referenced Verses

• Acts 18:24 : 24 { "verseID": "Acts.18.24", "source": "Ἰουδαῖος δέ τις Ἀπολλῶς ὀνόματι, Ἀλεξανδρεὺς τῷ γένει, ἀνὴρ λόγιος, κατήντησεν εἰς Ἔφεσον, δυνατὸς ὢν ἐν ταῖς γραφαῖς.", "text": "*Ioudaios de tis Apollōs onomati*, *Alexandreus tō genei*, *anēr logios*, *katēntēsen eis Epheson*, *dynatos ōn en tais graphais*.", "grammar": { "*Ioudaios*": "nominative masculine singular - Jew", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*tis*": "indefinite pronoun, nominative masculine singular - a certain", "*Apollōs*": "nominative masculine singular - Apollos", "*onomati*": "dative neuter singular - by name", "*Alexandreus*": "nominative masculine singular - Alexandrian", "*tō genei*": "article + dative neuter singular - by race/birth", "*anēr*": "nominative masculine singular - man", "*logios*": "adjective, nominative masculine singular - eloquent/learned", "*katēntēsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - arrived", "*eis*": "preposition with accusative - at", "*Epheson*": "accusative feminine singular - Ephesus", "*dynatos*": "adjective, nominative masculine singular - mighty/powerful", "*ōn*": "present active participle, nominative masculine singular - being", "*en*": "preposition with dative - in", "*tais graphais*": "article + dative feminine plural - the scriptures" }, "variants": { "*logios*": "eloquent/learned/educated/skilled in speech", "*katēntēsen*": "arrived/came to/reached", "*dynatos ōn en tais graphais*": "being mighty in the scriptures/powerful in the scriptures/well-versed in the scriptures" } }
• Acts 19:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Acts.19.1", "source": "¶Ἐγένετο δέ, ἐν τῷ, τὸν Ἀπολλὼ εἶναι ἐν Κορίνθῳ, Παῦλον διελθόντα τὰ ἀνωτερικὰ μέρη ἐλθεῖν εἰς Ἔφεσον: καὶ εὑρών τινας μαθητὰς,", "text": "*Egeneto* *de*, in the, the *Apollo* *einai* in *Korintho*, *Paulon* having passed through the *anoterika meri* to come to *Epheson*: and having found some *mathetas*,", "grammar": { "*Egeneto*": "aorist, 3rd singular, indicative - it happened/came to pass", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/now", "*Apollo*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Apollos", "*einai*": "present infinitive - to be", "*Korintho*": "dative, feminine, singular - Corinth", "*Paulon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Paul", "*anoterika meri*": "accusative, neuter, plural - upper/inland regions/parts", "*Epheson*": "accusative, feminine, singular - Ephesus", "*mathetas*": "accusative, masculine, plural - disciples" }, "variants": { "*Egeneto*": "it happened/came about/came to pass", "*anoterika*": "upper/higher/inland", "*meri*": "parts/regions/districts" } }
• Acts 18:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Acts.18.4", "source": "Διελέγετο δὲ ἐν τῇ συναγωγῇ κατὰ πᾶν σάββατον, ἔπειθέν τε Ἰουδαίους καὶ Ἕλληνας.", "text": "*Dielegeto de en tē synagōgē kata pan sabbaton*, *epeithen te Ioudaious kai Hellēnas*.", "grammar": { "*Dielegeto*": "imperfect middle/passive indicative, 3rd person singular - he was reasoning/discussing", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*en*": "preposition with dative - in", "*tē synagōgē*": "article + dative feminine singular - the synagogue", "*kata*": "preposition with accusative - according to/on", "*pan*": "adjective, accusative neuter singular - every", "*sabbaton*": "accusative neuter singular - Sabbath", "*epeithen*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - he was persuading", "*te*": "connective particle - and/both", "*Ioudaious*": "accusative masculine plural - Jews", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*Hellēnas*": "accusative masculine plural - Greeks" }, "variants": { "*Dielegeto*": "was reasoning/was discussing/was disputing/was dialoguing", "*epeithen*": "was persuading/was convincing/was trying to persuade" } }
• Acts 20:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Acts.20.16", "source": "Ἔκρινεν γὰρ ὁ Παῦλος παραπλεῦσαι τὴν Ἔφεσον, ὅπως μὴ γένηται αὐτῷ χρονοτριβῆσαι ἐν τῇ Ἀσίᾳ: ἔσπευδεν γάρ, εἰ δυνατὸν ἦν αὐτῷ, τὴν ἡμέραν τῆς Πεντηκοστῆς γενέσθαι εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα.", "text": "*Ekrinen* for the *Paulos* *parapleusai* the *Epheson*, that not *genētai* to-him *chronotribēsai* in the *Asia*: *espeuден* for, if *dynaton* *ēn* to-him, the *hēmeran* of-the *Pentēkostēs* *genesthai* in *Hierosolyma*.", "grammar": { "*Ekrinen*": "aorist indicative, active, 3rd person singular - decided", "*Paulos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Paul", "*parapleusai*": "aorist infinitive, active - to sail past", "*Epheson*": "accusative, feminine, singular - Ephesus (place name)", "*genētai*": "aorist subjunctive, middle, 3rd person singular - it might happen", "*chronotribēsai*": "aorist infinitive, active - to spend time", "*Asia*": "dative, feminine, singular - Asia (province)", "*espeuден*": "imperfect indicative, active, 3rd person singular - he was hurrying", "*dynaton*": "nominative, neuter, singular - possible", "*ēn*": "imperfect indicative, active, 3rd person singular - it was", "*hēmeran*": "accusative, feminine, singular - day", "*Pentēkostēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of Pentecost", "*genesthai*": "aorist infinitive, middle - to be/arrive", "*Hierosolyma*": "accusative, neuter, plural - Jerusalem (place name)" }, "variants": { "*Ekrinen*": "decided/determined/judged", "*parapleusai*": "to sail past/sail by", "*genētai*": "it might happen/occur/become", "*chronotribēsai*": "to spend time/delay", "*espeuден*": "he was hurrying/hastening", "*dynaton*": "possible/able", "*hēmeran*": "day/time", "*Pentēkostēs*": "Pentecost (fiftieth day after Passover)", "*genesthai*": "to be/become/arrive" } }
• 1 Cor 16:8 : 8 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.16.8", "source": "Ἐπιμενῶ δὲ ἐν Ἐφέσῳ ἕως τῆς Πεντηκοστῆς.", "text": "*Epimenō de en Ephesō heōs tēs Pentēkostēs*.", "grammar": { "*Epimenō*": "future, indicative, active, 1st person, singular - I will remain/stay", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and", "*en Ephesō*": "preposition + dative, feminine, singular - in Ephesus", "*heōs*": "preposition + genitive - until", "*tēs Pentēkostēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of Pentecost" }, "variants": { "*Epimenō*": "will remain/will stay/will continue", "*heōs*": "until/as far as/up to", "*Pentēkostēs*": "Pentecost/Fiftieth [day]" } }
• Eph 1:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Ephesians.1.1", "source": "¶Παῦλος, ἀπόστολος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ διὰ θελήματος Θεοῦ, τοῖς ἁγίοις τοῖς οὖσιν ἐν Ἐφέσῳ, καὶ πιστοῖς ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ:", "text": "*Paulos*, *apostolos* of *Iēsou Christou* through *thelēmatos Theou*, to the *hagiois* to the *ousin* in *Ephesō*, and *pistois* in *Christō Iēsou*:", "grammar": { "*Paulos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - subject", "*apostolos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - subject complement/apposition", "*Iēsou Christou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - possessive/source", "*thelēmatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - means/agency", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - possessive/source", "*hagiois*": "dative, masculine, plural - indirect object", "*ousin*": "present participle, dative, masculine, plural - attributive", "*Ephesō*": "dative, feminine, singular - location", "*pistois*": "dative, masculine, plural - indirect object", "*Christō*": "dative, masculine, singular - sphere/location", "*Iēsou*": "dative, masculine, singular - apposition" }, "variants": { "*Paulos*": "Paul", "*apostolos*": "messenger/sent one/apostle", "*Iēsou*": "Jesus", "*Christou*": "Christ/Messiah/Anointed One", "*thelēmatos*": "will/desire/purpose", "*Theou*": "God/deity", "*hagiois*": "holy ones/saints/set apart ones", "*ousin*": "being/existing", "*Ephesō*": "Ephesus", "*pistois*": "faithful ones/believers/trustworthy ones" } }
• 1 Tim 1:3 : 3 { "verseID": "1 Timothy.1.3", "source": "Καθὼς παρεκάλεσά σε προσμεῖναι ἐν Ἐφέσῳ, πορευόμενος εἰς Μακεδονίαν, ἵνα παραγγείλῃς τισὶν μὴ ἑτεροδιδασκαλεῖν,", "text": "Just as *parekalesa* you *prosmeinai* in *Ephesō*, *poreuomenos* to *Makedonian*, in order that *parangeilēs* *tisin* not *heterodidaskalein*,", "grammar": { "*Kathōs*": "subordinating conjunction - just as/according as", "*parekalesa*": "aorist active indicative, 1st person singular - I urged/exhorted", "*se*": "accusative, singular, personal pronoun - you (direct object)", "*prosmeinai*": "aorist active infinitive - to remain/continue", "*en*": "preposition + dative - in", "*Ephesō*": "dative, feminine, singular - location", "*poreuomenos*": "present middle participle, nominative, masculine, singular - while going/journeying", "*eis*": "preposition + accusative - to/into", "*Makedonian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - destination", "*hina*": "subordinating conjunction - in order that/so that", "*parangeilēs*": "aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person singular - you might command/instruct", "*tisin*": "dative, plural, indefinite pronoun - to certain ones/some", "*mē*": "negative particle - not", "*heterodidaskalein*": "present active infinitive - to teach differently/heretically" }, "variants": { "*parekalesa*": "urged/exhorted/encouraged/requested", "*prosmeinai*": "remain/stay/continue", "*poreuomenos*": "traveling/journeying/proceeding", "*parangeilēs*": "charge/instruct/command", "*tisin*": "certain ones/some people", "*heterodidaskalein*": "teach differently/teach strange doctrines/teach heterodoxy" } }
• 2 Tim 1:18 : 18 { "verseID": "2 Timothy.1.18", "source": "Δῴη αὐτῷ ὁ Κύριος εὑρεῖν ἔλεος παρὰ Κυρίου ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ: καὶ ὅσα ἐν Ἐφέσῳ διηκόνησεν μοι, βέλτιον σὺ γινώσκεις.", "text": "*Dōē* to him the *Kyrios* to find *eleos* from *Kyriou* in that *hēmera*: and how many things in *Ephesō diēkonēsen* to me, *beltion* you *ginōskeis*.", "grammar": { "*Dōē*": "aorist active optative, 3rd singular - may he give", "*autō*": "dative, masculine, singular - indirect object", "*Kyrios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - subject", "*heurein*": "aorist active infinitive - to find", "*eleos*": "accusative, neuter, singular - direct object", "*Kyriou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - source", "*ekeinē*": "dative, feminine, singular - demonstrative adjective", "*hēmera*": "dative, feminine, singular - time", "*hosa*": "accusative, neuter, plural - relative pronoun", "*Ephesō*": "dative, feminine, singular - location", "*diēkonēsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - served/ministered", "*moi*": "dative, 1st singular - indirect object", "*beltion*": "adverb, comparative - better", "*sy*": "nominative, 2nd singular - subject (emphatic)", "*ginōskeis*": "present active indicative, 2nd singular - you know" }, "variants": { "*Dōē*": "may give/grant/bestow", "*heurein*": "to find/obtain/discover", "*eleos*": "mercy/compassion/pity", "*hēmera*": "day/time", "*diēkonēsen*": "served/ministered to/helped", "*beltion*": "better/more fully", "*ginōskeis*": "know/understand/perceive" } }
• 2 Tim 4:12 : 12 { "verseID": "2 Timothy.4.12", "source": "Τυχικὸν δὲ ἀπέστειλα εἰς Ἔφεσον.", "text": "*Tychikon* *de* *apesteila* to *Epheson*.", "grammar": { "*Tychikon*": "noun, accusative masculine singular - Tychicus (proper name)", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*apesteila*": "aorist indicative active, 1st person singular - I sent/dispatched", "*Epheson*": "noun, accusative feminine singular - Ephesus (place name)" }, "variants": { "*apesteila*": "sent/dispatched/sent away" } }
• Rev 1:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Revelation.1.11", "source": "Λεγούσης, Ἐγώ εἰμι τὸ Ἄλφα καὶ τὸ Ω, ὁ πρῶτος καὶ ὁ ἔσχατος: καὶ, Ὃ βλέπεις γράψον, εἰς βιβλίον, καὶ πέμψον ταῖς ἑπτὰ ἐκκλησίαις ταῖς ἐν Ἀσίᾳ· εἰς Ἔφεσον, καὶ εἰς Σμύρναν, καὶ εἰς Πέργαμον, καὶ εἰς Θυάτειρα, καὶ εἰς Σάρδεις, καὶ εἰς Φιλαδέλφειαν, καὶ εἰς Λαοδίκειαν.", "text": "*Legousēs*, *Egō eimi* the *Alpha* and the *Ō*, the *prōtos* and the *eschatos*: and, What you *blepeis* *grapson* into a *biblion*, and *pempson* to the *hepta ekklēsiais* those in *Asia*; to *Epheson*, and to *Smyrnan*, and to *Pergamon*, and to *Thyateira*, and to *Sardeis*, and to *Philadelpheian*, and to *Laodikean*.", "grammar": { "*Legousēs*": "present active participle, genitive, feminine, singular - saying", "*Egō eimi*": "present active indicative, 1st singular with pronoun - I am", "*Alpha*": "nominative, neuter, singular - Alpha (first letter of Greek alphabet)", "*Ō*": "nominative, neuter, singular - Omega (last letter of Greek alphabet)", "*prōtos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - first", "*eschatos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - last", "*blepeis*": "present active indicative, 2nd singular - you see", "*grapson*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd singular - write", "*biblion*": "accusative, neuter, singular - book/scroll", "*pempson*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd singular - send", "*hepta*": "numeral - seven", "*ekklēsiais*": "dative, feminine, plural - churches/assemblies", "*Asia*": "dative, feminine, singular - Asia" }, "variants": { "*prōtos*": "first/foremost/chief", "*eschatos*": "last/final/uttermost", "*biblion*": "book/scroll/document", "*ekklēsiais*": "churches/assemblies/congregations" } }
• Rev 2:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Revelation.2.1", "source": "¶Τῷ ἀγγέλῳ τῆς Ἐφέσίνης ἐκκλησίας γράψον· Τάδε λέγει ὁ κρατῶν τοὺς ἑπτὰ ἀστέρας ἐν τῇ δεξιᾷ αὐτοῦ, ὁ περιπατῶν ἐν μέσῳ τῶν ἑπτὰ λυχνιῶν τῶν χρυσῶν·", "text": "To-the *angelō* of-the *Ephesínēs ekklēsias graphson*: These-things *legei* the *kratōn* the seven *asteras* in the *dexia* of-him, the *peripatōn* in *mesō* of-the seven *luchniōn* the *chrusōn*:", "grammar": { "*angelō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to the messenger/angel", "*Ephesínēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of Ephesus", "*ekklēsias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of assembly/church", "*graphson*": "aorist imperative, 2nd singular - write!", "*legei*": "present indicative, 3rd singular - says/speaks", "*kratōn*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - holding/grasping", "*asteras*": "accusative, masculine, plural - stars", "*dexia*": "dative, feminine, singular - right hand", "*peripatōn*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - walking", "*mesō*": "dative, neuter, singular - middle/midst", "*luchniōn*": "genitive, feminine, plural - of lampstands", "*chrusōn*": "genitive, feminine, plural - of gold/golden" }, "variants": { "*angelō*": "messenger/angel/envoy", "*ekklēsias*": "assembly/church/congregation", "*kratōn*": "holding/grasping/having power over", "*peripatōn*": "walking/walking about/conducting oneself" } }
• 1 Cor 15:32 : 32 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.15.32", "source": "Εἰ κατὰ ἄνθρωπον ἐθηριομάχησα ἐν Ἐφέσῳ, τί μοι τὸ ὄφελος, εἰ νεκροὶ οὐκ ἐγείρονται; φάγωμεν καὶ πίωμεν· αὔριον γὰρ ἀποθνήσκομεν.", "text": "If according to *anthrōpon* I *ethēriomachēsa* in *Ephesō*, what to me the *ophelos*, if *nekroi* not *egeirontai*? Let us *phagōmen* and let us *piōmen*; *aurion gar apothnēskomen*.", "grammar": { "*ei*": "conditional conjunction - if", "*kata*": "preposition with accusative - according to", "*anthrōpon*": "accusative masculine singular - man/human", "*ethēriomachēsa*": "aorist active indicative, 1st singular - I fought wild beasts", "*en*": "preposition with dative - in", "*Ephesō*": "dative feminine singular - Ephesus", "*ti*": "interrogative pronoun, nominative neuter singular - what", "*moi*": "personal pronoun, dative singular - to me", "*ophelos*": "nominative neuter singular with article - advantage/profit/benefit", "*nekroi*": "nominative masculine plural - dead [ones]", "*ouk*": "negative particle - not", "*egeirontai*": "present passive indicative, 3rd plural - are raised", "*phagōmen*": "aorist active subjunctive, 1st plural - let us eat", "*piōmen*": "aorist active subjunctive, 1st plural - let us drink", "*aurion*": "adverb - tomorrow", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for", "*apothnēskomen*": "present active indicative, 1st plural - we die" }, "variants": { "*kata anthrōpon*": "according to man/in human terms/from a human viewpoint", "*ethēriomachēsa*": "fought with wild beasts/fought as with beasts/faced deadly peril", "*Ephesō*": "Ephesus [city in Asia Minor]", "*ophelos*": "advantage/benefit/profit", "*nekroi*": "dead ones/corpses", "*egeirontai*": "are raised/are awakened/are resurrected", "*phagōmen*": "let us eat/we should eat", "*piōmen*": "let us drink/we should drink", "*apothnēskomen*": "we die/we are dying" } }
• Acts 19:17 : 17 { "verseID": "Acts.19.17", "source": "Τοῦτο δὲ ἐγένετο γνωστὸν πᾶσιν Ἰουδαίοις τε καὶ Ἕλλησιν τοῖς κατοικοῦσιν τὴν Ἔφεσον· καὶ ἐπέπεσεν φόβος ἐπὶ πάντας αὐτούς, καὶ ἐμεγαλύνετο τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ Κυρίου Ἰησοῦ.", "text": "This *de egeneto gnōston pasin Ioudaiois te kai Hellēsin tois katoikousin tēn Epheson*; and *epepesen phobos epi pantas autous*, and *emegalyneto to onoma tou Kyriou Iēsou*.", "grammar": { "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and", "*egeneto*": "aorist, 3rd singular, indicative - became", "*gnōston*": "nominative, neuter, singular - known", "*pasin*": "dative, masculine, plural - to all", "*Ioudaiois*": "dative, masculine, plural - Jews", "*te*": "connective particle - both/and", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*Hellēsin*": "dative, masculine, plural - Greeks", "*tois katoikousin*": "dative, masculine, plural - those dwelling in", "*tēn Epheson*": "accusative, feminine, singular - Ephesus", "*epepesen*": "aorist, 3rd singular, indicative - fell upon", "*phobos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - fear", "*epi*": "preposition + accusative - upon", "*pantas*": "accusative, masculine, plural - all", "*autous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - them", "*emegalyneto*": "imperfect, 3rd singular, passive, indicative - was being magnified", "*to onoma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - the name", "*tou Kyriou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of the Lord", "*Iēsou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Jesus" }, "variants": { "*egeneto*": "became/happened to be", "*gnōston*": "known/familiar", "*Ioudaiois*": "Jews/Judeans", "*Hellēsin*": "Greeks/Gentiles/Hellenists", "*katoikousin*": "dwelling in/living in/inhabiting", "*epepesen*": "fell upon/came upon", "*phobos*": "fear/terror/reverence", "*emegalyneto*": "was being magnified/exalted/praised", "*onoma*": "name/reputation/authority", "*Kyriou*": "Lord/Master" } }
• Acts 19:26 : 26 { "verseID": "Acts.19.26", "source": "Καὶ θεωρεῖτε καὶ ἀκούετε, ὅτι οὐ μόνον Ἐφέσου, ἀλλὰ σχεδὸν πάσης τῆς Ἀσίας, ὁ Παῦλος οὗτος πείσας μετέστησεν ἱκανὸν ὄχλον, λέγων ὅτι οὐκ εἰσὶν θεοὶ, οἱ διὰ χειρῶν γινόμενοι:", "text": "And you *theōreite* and *akouete*, that not only of *Ephesou*, but *schedon pasēs tēs Asias*, this *Paulos peisas metestēsen hikanon ochlon*, *legōn* that not *eisin theoi*, those *dia cheirōn ginomenoi*:", "grammar": { "*theōreite*": "present, 2nd plural, indicative - you see", "*akouete*": "present, 2nd plural, indicative - you hear", "*Ephesou*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of Ephesus", "*schedon*": "adverb - almost", "*pasēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - all", "*tēs Asias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of Asia", "*Paulos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Paul", "*peisas*": "aorist participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having persuaded", "*metestēsen*": "aorist, 3rd singular, indicative - has turned away", "*hikanon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - considerable", "*ochlon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - crowd", "*legōn*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, singular - saying", "*eisin*": "present, 3rd plural, indicative - they are", "*theoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - gods", "*dia*": "preposition + genitive - by", "*cheirōn*": "genitive, feminine, plural - hands", "*ginomenoi*": "present participle, nominative, masculine, plural - being made" }, "variants": { "*theōreite*": "you see/observe/watch", "*akouete*": "you hear/listen to", "*schedon*": "almost/nearly/approximately", "*peisas*": "having persuaded/convinced", "*metestēsen*": "has turned away/moved/changed", "*hikanon*": "considerable/large/many", "*ochlon*": "crowd/multitude/throng", "*legōn*": "saying/speaking", "*theoi*": "gods/deities", "*ginomenoi*": "being made/created/fashioned" } }
• Acts 18:21 : 21 { "verseID": "Acts.18.21", "source": "Ἀλλʼ ἀπετάξατο αὐτοῖς, εἰπών, Δεῖ με πάντως τὴν ἑορτὴν τὴν ἐρχομένην ποιῆσαι εἰς Ἰεροσόλυμα: πάλιν δὲ ἀνακάμψω πρὸς ὑμᾶς, τοῦ Θεοῦ θέλοντος. Καὶ ἀνήχθη ἀπὸ τῆς Ἐφέσου.", "text": "*All' apetaxato autois*, *eipōn*, *Dei me pantōs tēn heortēn tēn erchomenēn poiēsai eis Hierosolyma*: *palin de anakampsō pros hymas*, *tou Theou thelontos*. And *anēchthē apo tēs Ephesou*.", "grammar": { "*All'*": "adversative conjunction - but", "*apetaxato*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular - he took leave", "*autois*": "dative plural pronoun - from them", "*eipōn*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - saying", "*Dei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular impersonal - it is necessary", "*me*": "accusative singular pronoun - me", "*pantōs*": "adverb - by all means", "*tēn heortēn*": "article + accusative feminine singular - the feast", "*tēn erchomenēn*": "article + present middle/passive participle, accusative feminine singular - coming", "*poiēsai*": "aorist active infinitive - to keep/observe", "*eis*": "preposition with accusative - in/at", "*Hierosolyma*": "accusative neuter plural - Jerusalem", "*palin*": "adverb - again", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*anakampsō*": "future active indicative, 1st person singular - I will return", "*pros*": "preposition with accusative - to", "*hymas*": "accusative plural pronoun - you", "*tou Theou*": "article + genitive masculine singular - God", "*thelontos*": "present active participle, genitive masculine singular - willing", "*anēchthē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - he set sail", "*apo*": "preposition with genitive - from", "*tēs Ephesou*": "article + genitive feminine singular - Ephesus" }, "variants": { "*apetaxato*": "took leave/bade farewell", "*Dei me pantōs*": "I must by all means/it is necessary for me absolutely", "*tēn heortēn tēn erchomenēn*": "the coming feast/the approaching festival", "*poiēsai*": "to keep/to observe/to celebrate", "*anakampsō*": "I will return/I will come back", "*tou Theou thelontos*": "God willing/if God wills (idiomatic expression)", "*anēchthē*": "set sail/put out to sea/departed by sea" } }
• Acts 17:2-3 : 2 { "verseID": "Acts.17.2", "source": "Κατὰ δὲ τὸ εἰωθὸς, τῷ Παύλῳ, εἰσῆλθεν πρὸς αὐτούς, καὶ ἐπὶ σάββατα τρία διελέγετο αὐτοῖς ἀπὸ τῶν γραφῶν,", "text": "According to *de* the *eiōthos*, to *Paulō*, he *eisēlthen* *pros* them, and for *sabbata* *tria* he *dielegeto* to them from the *graphōn*,", "grammar": { "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*eiōthos*": "perfect active participle, accusative singular neuter - customary practice/habit", "*Paulō*": "dative singular masculine - for/to Paul", "*eisēlthen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he entered/went in", "*pros*": "preposition with accusative - to/toward/with", "*sabbata*": "accusative plural neuter - sabbaths", "*tria*": "accusative plural neuter - three", "*dielegeto*": "imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person singular - he was reasoning/discussing", "*graphōn*": "genitive plural feminine - of writings/scriptures" }, "variants": { "*eiōthos*": "custom/habit/usual practice", "*eisēlthen*": "entered/went in/came in", "*dielegeto*": "reasoned/argued/discussed/conversed", "*graphōn*": "writings/scriptures" } } 3 { "verseID": "Acts.17.3", "source": "Διανοίγων καὶ παρατιθέμενος, ὅτι τὸν Χριστὸν ἔδει παθεῖν, καὶ ἀναστῆναι ἐκ νεκρῶν· καὶ ὅτι οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ Χριστὸς Ἰησοῦς, ὃν ἐγὼ καταγγέλλω ὑμῖν.", "text": "*Dianoigōn* and *paratithemenos*, that the *Christon* *edei* to *pathein*, and to *anastēnai* from *nekrōn*; and that this *estin* the *Christos* *Iēsous*, whom *egō* *katangellō* to you.", "grammar": { "*Dianoigōn*": "present active participle, nominative singular masculine - opening/explaining", "*paratithemenos*": "present middle participle, nominative singular masculine - setting forth/presenting", "*Christon*": "accusative singular masculine - Christ/Messiah", "*edei*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - it was necessary", "*pathein*": "aorist active infinitive - to suffer", "*anastēnai*": "aorist active infinitive - to rise", "*nekrōn*": "genitive plural masculine - of dead ones", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is", "*Christos*": "nominative singular masculine - Christ/Messiah", "*Iēsous*": "nominative singular masculine - Jesus", "*egō*": "personal pronoun, nominative singular - I", "*katangellō*": "present active indicative, 1st person singular - I proclaim/announce" }, "variants": { "*Dianoigōn*": "opening/explaining/expositing", "*paratithemenos*": "setting forth/presenting/placing alongside (as evidence)", "*Christon*": "Christ/Messiah/Anointed One", "*pathein*": "to suffer/experience pain", "*anastēnai*": "to rise up/be resurrected", "*nekrōn*": "dead ones/corpses", "*katangellō*": "proclaim/announce/declare" } }