Acts 8:5

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{ "verseID": "Acts.8.5", "source": "Φίλιππος δὲ κατελθὼν εἰς πόλιν τῆς Σαμαρείας, ἐκήρυσσεν αὐτοῖς τὸν Χριστόν.", "text": "*Philippos de katelthōn* into *polin* of *Samareias*, *ekēryssen* to them the *Christon*.", "grammar": { "*Philippos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Philip", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*katelthōn*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having gone down", "*polin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - city", "*Samareias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - Samaria", "*ekēryssen*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - was proclaiming/preaching", "*Christon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Christ/Messiah" }, "variants": { "*katelthōn*": "having gone down/descended", "*ekēryssen*": "was proclaiming/preaching/announcing", "*Christon*": "Christ/Messiah/Anointed One" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Φίλιππος δὲ κατελθὼν εἰς πόλιν τῆς Σαμαρείας, ἐκήρυσσεν αὐτοῖς τὸν Χριστόν.

Transliteration

Philippos de katelthōn into polin of Samareias, ekēryssen to them the Christon.

Grammar Details

• *Philippos*: nominative, masculine, singular - Philip
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - and/but
• *katelthōn*: aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having gone down
• *polin*: accusative, feminine, singular - city
• *Samareias*: genitive, feminine, singular - Samaria
• *ekēryssen*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd singular - was proclaiming/preaching
• *Christon*: accusative, masculine, singular - Christ/Messiah

Word Meanings

• *katelthōn*: having gone down/descended
• *ekēryssen*: was proclaiming/preaching/announcing
• *Christon*: Christ/Messiah/Anointed One

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed Christ to them.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and prehed Christ unto them.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ to them.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed unto them the Christ.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Then came Philip into a cite of Samaria and preached Christ vnto them.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The came Philippe in to a cite of Samaria, and preached Christ vnto them.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then came Philip into the citie of Samaria, and preached Christ vnto them.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then came Philip into the citie of Samaria, & preached Christe vnto the.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed to them the Christ.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Philip having gone down to a city of Samaria, was preaching to them the Christ,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed unto them the Christ.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed unto them the Christ.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Philip went down to Samaria and was teaching them about Christ.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and proclaimed to them the Christ.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Philip went down to the main city of Samaria and began proclaiming the Christ to them.

Referenced Verses

• Acts 6:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Acts.6.5", "source": "Καὶ ἤρεσεν ὁ λόγος ἐνώπιον παντὸς τοῦ πλήθους: καὶ ἐξελέξαντο Στέφανον, ἄνδρα πλήρη πίστεως καὶ Πνεύματος Ἁγίου, καὶ Φίλιππον, καὶ Πρόχορον, καὶ Νικάνορα, καὶ Τίμωνα, καὶ Παρμενᾶν, καὶ Νικόλαον προσήλυτον Ἀντιοχέα:", "text": "And *ēresen* the *logos* *enōpion* all of the *plēthous*: and *exelexanto* *Stephanon*, *andra* *plērē* *pisteōs* and *Pneumatos* *Hagiou*, and *Philippon*, and *Prochoron*, and *Nikanora*, and *Timōna*, and *Parmenan*, and *Nikolaon* *prosēlyton* *Antiochea*:", "grammar": { "*ēresen*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - pleased/was pleasing", "*logos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - word/statement/proposal", "*enōpion*": "preposition + genitive - before/in the sight of", "*plēthous*": "genitive, neuter, singular - multitude/crowd", "*exelexanto*": "aorist, middle, indicative, 3rd person, plural - chose/selected", "*Stephanon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Stephen", "*andra*": "accusative, masculine, singular - man", "*plērē*": "accusative, masculine, singular, adjective - full", "*pisteōs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - faith", "*Pneumatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - Spirit", "*Hagiou*": "genitive, neuter, singular, adjective - Holy", "*Philippon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Philip", "*Prochoron*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Prochorus", "*Nikanora*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Nicanor", "*Timōna*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Timon", "*Parmenan*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Parmenas", "*Nikolaon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Nicolas", "*prosēlyton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - proselyte/convert", "*Antiochea*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Antiochian/from Antioch" }, "variants": { "*ēresen*": "pleased/was pleasing/was satisfactory", "*logos*": "word/statement/proposal/matter", "*plēthous*": "multitude/crowd/congregation", "*exelexanto*": "chose/selected/elected", "*plērē*": "full/filled/complete", "*pisteōs*": "faith/trust/belief", "*prosēlyton*": "proselyte/convert to Judaism" } }
• Acts 21:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Acts.21.8", "source": "Τῇ δὲ ἐπαύριον ἐξελθόντες οἱ περὶ τὸν Παῦλον, ἤλθομεν εἰς Καισάρειαν: καὶ εἰσελθόντες εἰς τὸν οἶκον Φιλίππου τοῦ εὐαγγελιστοῦ, τοῦ ὄντος ἐκ τῶν ἑπτά· ἐμείναμεν παρʼ αὐτῷ.", "text": "And on the *epaurion* *exelthontes* those *peri* *Paulon*, we *ēlthomen* to *Kaisareian*: and *eiselthontes* into the *oikon* of *Philippou* the *euangelistou*, who *ontos* from the seven; we *emeinamen* with him.", "grammar": { "*epaurion*": "adverb - next day/morrow", "*exelthontes*": "aorist active participle, nominative plural masculine - having departed", "*peri*": "preposition + accusative - around/about", "*Paulon*": "accusative singular masculine - Paul", "*ēlthomen*": "aorist active indicative, 1st plural - we came", "*Kaisareian*": "accusative singular feminine - Caesarea", "*eiselthontes*": "aorist active participle, nominative plural masculine - having entered", "*oikon*": "accusative singular masculine - house", "*Philippou*": "genitive singular masculine - of Philip", "*euangelistou*": "genitive singular masculine - evangelist", "*ontos*": "present active participle, genitive singular masculine - being", "*emeinamen*": "aorist active indicative, 1st plural - we stayed/remained" }, "variants": { "*epaurion*": "next day/following day/morrow", "*exelthontes*": "departing/leaving/going out", "*peri*": "with/around/accompanying", "*eiselthontes*": "entering/going into/coming in", "*oikon*": "house/home/household", "*euangelistou*": "evangelist/gospel preacher/bringer of good news", "*ontos*": "being/who was/existing" } }
• Acts 8:35-36 : 35 { "verseID": "Acts.8.35", "source": "Ἀνοίξας δὲ ὁ Φίλιππος τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀρξάμενος ἀπὸ τῆς γραφῆς ταύτης, εὐηγγελίσατο αὐτῷ τὸν Ἰησοῦν.", "text": "*Anoixas de* the *Philippos* the *stoma* of him, and *arxamenos* from the *graphēs tautēs*, *euēngelisato* to him the *Iēsoun*.", "grammar": { "*Anoixas*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having opened", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*Philippos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Philip", "*stoma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - mouth", "*arxamenos*": "aorist middle participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having begun", "*graphēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of scripture", "*tautēs*": "demonstrative pronoun, genitive, feminine, singular - this", "*euēngelisato*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd singular - preached the gospel", "*Iēsoun*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Jesus" }, "variants": { "*Anoixas*": "having opened/begun", "*stoma*": "mouth/speech", "*arxamenos*": "having begun/started", "*graphēs*": "scripture/writing", "*euēngelisato*": "preached the gospel/proclaimed good news" } } 36 { "verseID": "Acts.8.36", "source": "Ὡς δὲ ἐπορεύοντο κατὰ τὴν ὁδόν, ἦλθον ἐπί τι ὕδωρ: καί φησιν ὁ εὐνοῦχος, Ἰδού, ὕδωρ· τί κωλύει με βαπτισθῆναι;", "text": "As *de eporeuonto kata* the *hodon*, they *ēlthon* upon some *hydōr*: and *phēsin* the *eunouchos*, Behold, *hydōr*; what *kōlyei* me *baptisthēnai*?", "grammar": { "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*eporeuonto*": "imperfect middle indicative, 3rd plural - were journeying", "*kata*": "preposition + accusative - along", "*hodon*": "accusative, feminine, singular - road/way", "*ēlthon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd plural - came", "*hydōr*": "accusative, neuter, singular - water", "*phēsin*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - says", "*eunouchos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - eunuch", "*kōlyei*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - prevents/hinders", "*baptisthēnai*": "aorist passive infinitive - to be baptized" }, "variants": { "*eporeuonto*": "were journeying/traveling/going", "*hodon*": "road/way/path", "*ēlthon*": "came/went/arrived", "*phēsin*": "says/affirms/declares", "*kōlyei*": "prevents/hinders/forbids", "*baptisthēnai*": "to be baptized/immersed" } }
• Acts 8:40 : 40 { "verseID": "Acts.8.40", "source": "Φίλιππος δὲ εὑρέθη εἰς Ἄζωτον: καὶ διερχόμενος εὐηγγελίζετο τὰς πόλεις πάσας, ἕως τοῦ ἐλθεῖν αὐτὸν εἰς Καισάρειαν.", "text": "*Philippos de heurethē* at *Azōton*: and *dierchomenos euēngelizeto* the *poleis pasas*, until the *elthein* him to *Kaisareian*.", "grammar": { "*Philippos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Philip", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*heurethē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd singular - was found", "*Azōton*": "accusative, feminine, singular - Azotus/Ashdod", "*dierchomenos*": "present middle participle, nominative, masculine, singular - passing through", "*euēngelizeto*": "imperfect middle indicative, 3rd singular - was preaching the gospel", "*poleis*": "accusative, feminine, plural - cities", "*pasas*": "accusative, feminine, plural - all", "*elthein*": "aorist active infinitive - to come", "*Kaisareian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - Caesarea" }, "variants": { "*heurethē*": "was found/appeared", "*dierchomenos*": "passing through/traveling through", "*euēngelizeto*": "was preaching the gospel/evangelizing", "*elthein*": "to come/arrive" } }
• Acts 9:20 : 20 { "verseID": "Acts.9.20", "source": "Καὶ εὐθέως ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς ἐκήρυσσεν τὸν Χριστόν, ὅτι οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ Υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ.", "text": "And *eutheōs* in the *synagōgais ekēryssen* the *Christon*, that *houtos estin* the *Huios tou Theou*.", "grammar": { "*eutheōs*": "adverb - immediately/at once", "*synagōgais*": "dative, feminine, plural - synagogues/assemblies", "*ekēryssen*": "imperfect, active, 3rd singular - was proclaiming/preaching", "*Christon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Christ/Messiah", "*houtos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - this one", "*estin*": "present, active, 3rd singular - is", "*Huios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Son", "*tou Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God" }, "variants": { "*eutheōs*": "immediately/at once/instantly", "*synagōgais*": "synagogues/assemblies/meeting places", "*ekēryssen*": "was proclaiming/preaching/announcing", "*Christon*": "Christ/Messiah/Anointed One", "*houtos*": "this one/he/this person", "*Huios*": "Son/descendant", "*Theou*": "God/Deity" } }
• 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" } }
• Matt 10:5-6 : 5 { "verseID": "Matthew.10.5", "source": "Τούτους τοὺς δώδεκα ἀπέστειλεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς, παραγγείλας αὐτοῖς, λέγων, Εἰς ὁδὸν Ἐθνῶν μὴ ἀπέλθητε, καὶ εἰς πόλιν Σαμαρειτῶν μὴ εἰσέλθητε:", "text": "These the twelve *apesteilen* the *Iēsous*, *paraggeilas* to-them, *legōn*, Into *hodon* of-*Ethnōn* *mē* *apelthēte*, and into *polin* of-*Samareitōn* *mē* *eiselthēte*:", "grammar": { "*apesteilen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - sent forth/out", "*paraggeilas*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having instructed/commanded", "*legōn*": "present active participle, nominative masculine singular - saying", "*hodon*": "accusative feminine singular - way/road/journey", "*Ethnōn*": "genitive neuter plural - of Gentiles/nations", "*mē*": "negative particle - not", "*apelthēte*": "aorist active subjunctive, 2nd plural - you should go away/depart", "*polin*": "accusative feminine singular - city", "*Samareitōn*": "genitive masculine plural - of Samaritans", "*eiselthēte*": "aorist active subjunctive, 2nd plural - you should enter" }, "variants": { "*apesteilen*": "sent forth/commissioned/sent out", "*paraggeilas*": "having instructed/commanded/charged", "*hodon*": "way/road/journey/path", "*Ethnōn*": "Gentiles/nations/foreigners", "*apelthēte*": "go away/depart/leave", "*polin*": "city/town", "*eiselthēte*": "enter/go into" } } 6 { "verseID": "Matthew.10.6", "source": "Πορεύεσθε δὲ μᾶλλον πρὸς τὰ πρόβατα τὰ ἀπολωλότα οἴκου Ἰσραήλ.", "text": "*Poreuesthe* *de* *mallon* *pros* the *probata* the *apolōlota* of-*oikou* *Israēl*.", "grammar": { "*Poreuesthe*": "present middle imperative, 2nd plural - go/proceed", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/now", "*mallon*": "adverb - rather/more", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to/toward", "*probata*": "accusative neuter plural - sheep", "*apolōlota*": "perfect active participle, accusative neuter plural - having been lost/perished", "*oikou*": "genitive masculine singular - of house/household" }, "variants": { "*Poreuesthe*": "go/proceed/journey", "*mallon*": "rather/more/instead", "*pros*": "to/toward/with", "*probata*": "sheep/flock", "*apolōlota*": "lost/perished/strayed", "*oikou*": "house/household/family" } }
• John 4:25-26 : 25 { "verseID": "John.4.25", "source": "Λέγει αὐτῷ ἡ γυνή, Οἶδα ὅτι Μεσσίας ἔρχεται, ὁ λεγόμενος Χριστός: ὅταν ἔλθῃ ἐκεῖνος, ἀναγγελεῖ ἡμῖν πάντα.", "text": "*Legei* to-him the *gynē*, *Oida* that *Messias* *erchetai*, the one *legomenos* *Christos*: when *elthē* that-one, *anaggelei* to-us all-things.", "grammar": { "*Legei*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - says/is saying", "αὐτῷ": "dative, masculine, singular - to him", "ἡ γυνή": "nominative, feminine, singular with article - the woman", "*Oida*": "perfect with present meaning, 1st person singular - I know", "*Messias*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Messiah (Hebrew term)", "*erchetai*": "present, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular - comes/is coming", "*legomenos*": "present, passive, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - being called/named", "*Christos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Christ/Anointed One", "*elthē*": "aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular - might come/when he comes", "*ekeinos*": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - that one", "*anaggelei*": "future, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - will announce/declare", "ἡμῖν": "dative, plural - to us", "πάντα": "accusative, neuter, plural - all things" }, "variants": { "*Messias*": "Messiah/Anointed One (Hebrew transliteration)", "*Christos*": "Christ/Anointed One (Greek equivalent of Messiah)", "*anaggelei*": "will announce/will declare/will tell plainly/will reveal" } } 26 { "verseID": "John.4.26", "source": "Λέγει αὐτῇ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, Ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ λαλῶν σοι.", "text": "*Legei* to-her the *Iēsous*, *Egō eimi* the one *lalōn* to-you.", "grammar": { "*Legei*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - says/is saying", "αὐτῇ": "dative, feminine, singular - to her", "ὁ Ἰησοῦς": "nominative, masculine, singular with article - Jesus/Yeshua", "*Egō eimi*": "1st person singular pronoun + present, active, indicative, 1st person singular - I am", "ὁ λαλῶν": "present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular with article - the one speaking", "σοι": "dative, singular - to you" }, "variants": { "*Egō eimi*": "I am (potentially significant as divine name formula from LXX/Exodus 3:14)", "*lalōn*": "speaking/talking/conversing" } }
• Acts 1:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Acts.1.8", "source": "Ἀλλὰ λήψεσθε δύναμιν, ἐπελθόντος τοῦ Ἁγίου Πνεύματος ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς: καὶ ἔσεσθέ μοι μάρτυρες ἔν τε Ἰερουσαλήμ, καὶ ἐν πάσῃ τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ, καὶ Σαμαρείᾳ, καὶ ἕως ἐσχάτου τῆς γῆς.", "text": "But you *lēpsesthe dynamin*, *epelthontos* the *Hagiou Pneumatos* upon you: and you *esesthe* to me *martyres* in both *Ierousalēm*, and in all the *Ioudaia*, and *Samareia*, and until *eschatou* of the *gēs*.", "grammar": { "*lēpsesthe*": "future, middle, indicative, 2nd person plural - you will receive", "*dynamin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - power", "*epelthontos*": "aorist, active, participle, genitive, neuter, singular - having come upon", "*Hagiou Pneumatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - Holy Spirit", "*esesthe*": "future, middle, indicative, 2nd person plural - you will be", "*martyres*": "nominative, masculine, plural - witnesses", "*Ierousalēm*": "dative, feminine, singular - Jerusalem (indeclinable)", "*Ioudaia*": "dative, feminine, singular - Judea", "*Samareia*": "dative, feminine, singular - Samaria", "*eschatou*": "genitive, neuter, singular - uttermost/farthest", "*gēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - earth/land" }, "variants": { "*lēpsesthe*": "you will receive/obtain/take", "*dynamin*": "power/strength/ability", "*epelthontos*": "having come upon/arrived/descended upon", "*martyres*": "witnesses/testifiers", "*eschatou*": "uttermost/farthest/end", "*gēs*": "earth/land/world" } }
• Acts 5:42 : 42 { "verseID": "Acts.5.42", "source": "Πᾶσάν τε ἡμέραν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ, καὶ κατʼ οἶκον, οὐκ ἐπαύοντο διδάσκοντες καὶ εὐαγγελιζόμενοι Ἰησοῦν τὸν Χριστόν.", "text": "Every *te* *hēmeran* in the *hierō*, and *kat'* *oikon*, not *epauonto* *didaskontes* and *euangelizomenoi* *Iēsoun* the *Christon*.", "grammar": { "*te*": "conjunction - and/both", "*hēmeran*": "accusative, feminine, singular - day", "*hierō*": "dative, neuter, singular - temple", "*kat'*": "preposition + accusative - according to/throughout", "*oikon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - house", "*epauonto*": "imperfect, middle, indicative, 3rd plural - ceased/stopped", "*didaskontes*": "present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - teaching", "*euangelizomenoi*": "present, middle, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - preaching good news", "*Iēsoun*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Jesus", "*Christon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Christ/Messiah" }, "variants": { "*hēmeran*": "day/daily", "*hierō*": "temple/sanctuary", "*kat' oikon*": "from house to house/in private homes", "*epauonto*": "ceased/stopped/desisted", "*didaskontes*": "teaching/instructing", "*euangelizomenoi*": "preaching good news/proclaiming the gospel", "*Christon*": "Christ/Messiah/Anointed One" } }
• 1 Cor 1:23 : 23 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.1.23", "source": "Ἡμεῖς δὲ κηρύσσομεν Χριστὸν ἐσταυρωμένον, Ἰουδαίοις μὲν σκάνδαλον, Ἕλλησιν δὲ μωρίαν·", "text": "We *de kēryssomen Christon estaurōmenon*, to *Ioudaiois men skandalon*, to *Hellēsin de mōrian*;", "grammar": { "*de*": "conjunction - but/and", "*kēryssomen*": "verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person, plural - we preach/proclaim", "*Christon*": "noun, accusative, masculine, singular - Christ", "*estaurōmenon*": "participle, perfect, passive, accusative, masculine, singular - having been crucified", "*Ioudaiois*": "noun, dative, masculine, plural - to Jews", "*men*": "particle - on the one hand (correlative with *de*)", "*skandalon*": "noun, accusative, neuter, singular - stumbling block/offense", "*Hellēsin*": "noun, dative, masculine, plural - to Greeks", "*de*": "conjunction - but/and/on the other hand", "*mōrian*": "noun, accusative, feminine, singular - foolishness" }, "variants": { "*kēryssomen*": "preach/proclaim/announce", "*estaurōmenon*": "having been crucified/executed on a cross", "*Ioudaiois*": "Jews/Jewish people", "*skandalon*": "stumbling block/offense/obstacle", "*Hellēsin*": "Greeks/Gentiles/non-Jews", "*mōrian*": "foolishness/absurdity/folly" } }
• 1 Cor 2:2 : 2 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.2.2", "source": "Οὐ γὰρ ἔκρινά τοῦ εἰδέναι τι ἐν ὑμῖν, εἰ μὴ Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν, καὶ τοῦτον ἐσταυρωμένον.", "text": "For not (*ou gar*) I *ekrina* *tou* *eidenai* anything (*ti*) among (*en*) you, except (*ei mē*) *Iēsoun* *Christon*, and this one *estaurōmenon*.", "grammar": { "*ou gar*": "negative particle with causal conjunction - for not", "*ekrina*": "aorist active indicative, 1st person singular - I decided/judged/determined", "*tou eidenai*": "articular infinitive (genitive) - to know", "*ti*": "accusative neuter singular indefinite pronoun - anything", "*en*": "preposition with dative - among/in", "*ei mē*": "conditional negative - except/if not", "*Iēsoun*": "accusative masculine singular - Jesus", "*Christon*": "accusative masculine singular - Christ", "*estaurōmenon*": "perfect passive participle, accusative masculine singular - having been crucified" }, "variants": { "*ekrina*": "decided/judged/determined/resolved", "*tou eidenai*": "to know/to be aware of/to have knowledge of", "*estaurōmenon*": "crucified/executed on a cross" } }
• 1 Cor 3:11 : 11 { "verseID": "1 Corinthians.3.11", "source": "Θεμέλιον γὰρ ἄλλον οὐδεὶς δύναται θεῖναι παρὰ τὸν κείμενον, ὅς ἐστιν Ἰησοῦς Χριστός.", "text": "*Themelion gar allon oudeis dynatai theinai para ton keimenon*, who *estin Iēsous Christos*.", "grammar": { "*Themelion*": "noun, masculine, accusative, singular - foundation", "*gar*": "conjunction - for/because", "*allon*": "adjective, masculine, accusative, singular - other/another", "*oudeis*": "pronoun, masculine, nominative, singular - no one", "*dynatai*": "present middle indicative, 3rd person singular - is able", "*theinai*": "aorist active infinitive - to lay/place", "*para*": "preposition - besides/other than", "*ton keimenon*": "present middle participle, masculine, accusative, singular - the one lying/being laid", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is", "*Iēsous Christos*": "proper noun, masculine, nominative, singular - Jesus Christ" }, "variants": { "*Themelion*": "foundation/basis", "*allon*": "other/another/different", "*oudeis*": "no one/nobody", "*dynatai*": "is able/can", "*theinai*": "to lay/place/put", "*ton keimenon*": "the one lying/being laid/already set" } }
• Acts 8:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Acts.8.1", "source": "¶Σαῦλος δὲ ἦν συνευδοκῶν τῇ ἀναιρέσει αὐτοῦ. Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν ἐκείνῃ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ διωγμὸς μέγας ἐπὶ τὴν ἐκκλησίαν τὴν ἐν Ἱεροσολύμοις· πάντες τε διεσπάρησαν κατὰ τὰς χώρας τῆς Ἰουδαίας καὶ Σαμαρείας, πλὴν τῶν ἀποστόλων.", "text": "*Saulos* *de* was *syneudonkōn* the *anairesei* of him. *Egeneto* *de* in that *hēmera diōgmos megas* upon the *ekklēsian* the in *Hierosolymois*; all *te diasparēsan* throughout the *chōras* of *Ioudaias* and *Samareias*, except the *apostolōn*.", "grammar": { "*Saulos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Saul", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*syneudonkōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - consenting/approving", "*anairesei*": "dative, feminine, singular - killing/death", "*Egeneto*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd singular - happened/occurred", "*hēmera*": "dative, feminine, singular - day", "*diōgmos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - persecution", "*megas*": "nominative, masculine, singular - great/large", "*ekklēsian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - church/assembly", "*Hierosolymois*": "dative, neuter, plural - Jerusalem", "*te*": "enclitic particle - and/both", "*diasparēsan*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd plural - were scattered", "*chōras*": "accusative, feminine, plural - regions/lands", "*Ioudaias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - Judea", "*Samareias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - Samaria", "*apostolōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - apostles" }, "variants": { "*syneudonkōn*": "consenting/approving/agreeing with", "*anairesei*": "killing/murder/execution", "*Egeneto*": "came to pass/happened/occurred", "*diōgmos*": "persecution/harassment", "*ekklēsian*": "church/assembly/congregation", "*diasparēsan*": "were scattered/dispersed" } }
• Acts 8:14-15 : 14 { "verseID": "Acts.8.14", "source": "Ἀκούσαντες δὲ οἱ ἐν Ἱεροσολύμοις ἀπόστολοι ὅτι δέδεκται ἡ Σαμάρεια τὸν λόγον τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἀπέστειλαν πρὸς αὐτοὺς τὸν Πέτρον καὶ Ἰωάννην:", "text": "*Akousantes de* the in *Hierosolymois apostoloi* that *dedektai* the *Samareia* the *logon* of *Theou*, *apesteilan pros* them the *Petron* and *Iōannēn*:", "grammar": { "*Akousantes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having heard", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but", "*Hierosolymois*": "dative, neuter, plural - in Jerusalem", "*apostoloi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - apostles", "*dedektai*": "perfect middle/passive indicative, 3rd singular - has received", "*Samareia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - Samaria", "*logon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - word", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*apesteilan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd plural - sent", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to", "*Petron*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Peter", "*Iōannēn*": "accusative, masculine, singular - John" }, "variants": { "*Akousantes*": "having heard/when they heard", "*dedektai*": "has received/accepted", "*logon*": "word/message", "*apesteilan*": "sent/dispatched" } } 15 { "verseID": "Acts.8.15", "source": "Οἵτινες, καταβάντες, προσηύξαντο περὶ αὐτῶν, ὅπως λάβωσιν Πνεῦμα Ἅγιον:", "text": "Who, *katabantes*, *prosēuxanto peri* them, *hopōs labōsin Pneuma Hagion*:", "grammar": { "*katabantes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having gone down", "*prosēuxanto*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd plural - prayed", "*peri*": "preposition + genitive - concerning/for", "*hopōs*": "conjunction - that/so that", "*labōsin*": "aorist active subjunctive, 3rd plural - they might receive", "*Pneuma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - Spirit", "*Hagion*": "accusative, neuter, singular - Holy" }, "variants": { "*katabantes*": "having gone down/descended", "*prosēuxanto*": "prayed/offered prayer", "*labōsin*": "might receive/get/obtain" } }