3{
"verseID": "Acts.15.3",
"source": "Οἱ μὲν οὖν προπεμφθέντες ὑπὸ τῆς ἐκκλησίας, διήρχοντο τὴν Φοινίκην καὶ Σαμάρειαν, ἐκδιηγούμενοι τὴν ἐπιστροφὴν τῶν Ἐθνῶν: καὶ ἐποίουν χαρὰν μεγάλην πᾶσιν τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς.",
"text": "The *men oun propemphthentes hupo tēs ekklēsias*, were *diērchonto tēn Phoinikēn* and *Samareian*, *ekdiēgoumenoi tēn epistrophēn tōn Ethnōn*: and they were *epoioun charan megalēn pasin tois adelphois*.",
"grammar": {
"*men oun*": "particles - indeed therefore/then",
"*propemphthentes*": "aorist participle, passive, nominative, masculine, plural - having been sent forth",
"*hupo*": "preposition + genitive - by/under",
"*tēs ekklēsias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of the church/assembly",
"*diērchonto*": "imperfect, middle, 3rd person, plural - were passing through",
"*tēn Phoinikēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - Phoenicia",
"*Samareian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - Samaria",
"*ekdiēgoumenoi*": "present participle, middle, nominative, masculine, plural - narrating in detail",
"*tēn epistrophēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - the conversion/turning",
"*tōn Ethnōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - of the Gentiles/nations",
"*epoioun*": "imperfect, active, 3rd person, plural - were causing/making",
"*charan*": "accusative, feminine, singular - joy",
"*megalēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - great",
"*pasin*": "dative, masculine, plural - to all",
"*tois adelphois*": "dative, masculine, plural - to the brothers"
},
"variants": {
"*propemphthentes*": "having been sent forth/accompanied/escorted",
"*diērchonto*": "were passing through/traversing",
"*ekdiēgoumenoi*": "describing in detail/relating thoroughly/narrating",
"*epistrophēn*": "conversion/turning/return",
"*Ethnōn*": "Gentiles/nations/peoples",
"*epoioun*": "were causing/making/bringing about"
}
}
4{
"verseID": "Acts.15.4",
"source": "Παραγενόμενοι δὲ εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ, ἀπεδέχθησαν ὑπὸ τῆς ἐκκλησίας, καὶ τῶν ἀποστόλων καὶ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων, ἀνήγγειλάν τε ὅσα ὁ Θεὸς ἐποίησεν μετʼ αὐτῶν.",
"text": "Having *paragenomenoi de* into *Ierousalēm*, they were *apedechthēsan hupo tēs ekklēsias*, and the *apostolōn* and the *presbuterōn*, they *anēngeilan te hosa ho Theos epoiēsen met' autōn*.",
"grammar": {
"*paragenomenoi*": "aorist participle, middle, nominative, masculine, plural - having arrived",
"*de*": "particle - and/but",
"*apedechthēsan*": "aorist, indicative, passive, 3rd person, plural - they were received/welcomed",
"*hupo*": "preposition + genitive - by",
"*tēs ekklēsias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of the church/assembly",
"*apostolōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of apostles",
"*presbuterōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of elders",
"*anēngeilan*": "aorist, indicative, active, 3rd person, plural - they reported/announced",
"*te*": "particle - and/both",
"*hosa*": "nominative/accusative, neuter, plural - as many as/all that",
"*ho Theos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - God",
"*epoiēsen*": "aorist, indicative, active, 3rd person, singular - did/made",
"*met'*": "preposition + genitive - with",
"*autōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - them"
},
"variants": {
"*paragenomenoi*": "having arrived/come/appeared",
"*apedechthēsan*": "were received/welcomed/accepted",
"*anēngeilan*": "reported/announced/declared",
"*hosa*": "as many as/all that/whatever",
"*epoiēsen*": "did/made/accomplished"
}
}
5{
"verseID": "Acts.15.5",
"source": "Ἐξανέστησαν δέ τινες τῶν ἀπὸ τῆς αἱρέσεως τῶν Φαρισαίων πεπιστευκότες, λέγοντες, Ὅτι Δεῖ περιτέμνειν αὐτούς, παραγγέλλειν τε τηρεῖν τὸν νόμον Μωϋσέως.",
"text": "But *exanestēsan tines tōn apo tēs haireseōs tōn Pharisaiōn pepisteukotes*, *legontes*, That It is *dei* to *peritemnein* them, to *parangellein te tērein ton nomon Mōuseōs*.",
"grammar": {
"*exanestēsan*": "aorist, indicative, active, 3rd person, plural - rose up/stood up",
"*tines*": "nominative, masculine, plural - certain ones/some",
"*tōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of those",
"*apo*": "preposition + genitive - from",
"*tēs haireseōs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of the sect/party",
"*tōn Pharisaiōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of the Pharisees",
"*pepisteukotes*": "perfect participle, active, nominative, masculine, plural - having believed",
"*legontes*": "present participle, active, nominative, masculine, plural - saying",
"*dei*": "present, indicative, active, 3rd person, singular - it is necessary",
"*peritemnein*": "present, infinitive, active - to circumcise",
"*parangellein*": "present, infinitive, active - to command/charge",
"*te*": "particle - and/also",
"*tērein*": "present, infinitive, active - to observe/keep",
"*ton nomon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - the law",
"*Mōuseōs*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Moses"
},
"variants": {
"*exanestēsan*": "rose up/stood up/emerged",
"*haireseōs*": "sect/party/faction/school",
"*pepisteukotes*": "having believed/having come to faith",
"*dei*": "it is necessary/one must/it is proper",
"*parangellein*": "to command/instruct/charge",
"*tērein*": "to keep/observe/maintain"
}
}