Acts 14:27

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

and having come and gathered together the assembly, they declared as many things as God did with them, and that He did open to the nations a door of faith;

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Παραγενόμενοι δὲ, καὶ συναγαγόντες τὴν ἐκκλησίαν, ἀνήγγειλαν ὅσα ἐποίησεν ὁ Θεὸς μετʼ αὐτῶν, καὶ ὅτι ἤνοιξεν τοῖς Ἔθνεσιν θύραν πίστεως.

Transliteration

Having paragenomenoi de, and having synagagontes the ekklēsian, they anēngeilan how much epoiēsen the Theos with them, and that he ēnoixen to the Ethnesin a thyran of pisteōs.

Grammar Details

• *paragenomenoi*: aorist middle participle, nominative masculine plural - having arrived
• *de*: postpositive particle - and/but
• *synagagontes*: aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural - having gathered together
• *ekklēsian*: accusative feminine singular - church/assembly
• *anēngeilan*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - reported/announced
• *hosa*: relative pronoun, accusative neuter plural - how much/all that
• *epoiēsen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - did/had done
• *Theos*: nominative masculine singular - God
• *met'*: preposition with genitive - with
• *ēnoixen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - opened
• *Ethnesin*: dative neuter plural - nations/Gentiles
• *thyran*: accusative feminine singular - door
• *pisteōs*: genitive feminine singular - of faith

Word Meanings

• *paragenomenoi*: having arrived/having come
• *synagagontes tēn ekklēsian*: having gathered the church/having assembled the church
• *anēngeilan*: reported/announced/declared
• *hosa epoiēsen ho Theos met' autōn*: all that God had done with them
• *ēnoixen tois Ethnesin thyran pisteōs*: opened to the Gentiles a door of faith/had opened a door of faith for the Gentiles

Referenced Verses

• Acts 15:12 : 12 And all the multitude did keep silence, and were hearkening to Barnabas and Paul, declaring as many signs and wonders as God did among the nations through them;
• 1 Cor 16:9 : 9 for a door to me hath been opened -- great and effectual -- and withstanders `are' many.
• 2 Cor 2:12 : 12 And having come to Troas for the good news of the Christ, and a door to me having been opened in the Lord,
• Col 4:3 : 3 praying at the same time also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to speak the secret of the Christ, because of which also I have been bound,
• 1 Cor 5:4 : 4 in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ -- ye being gathered together, also my spirit -- with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,
• 1 Cor 11:18 : 18 for first, indeed, ye coming together in an assembly, I hear of divisions being among you, and partly I believe `it',
• Acts 11:18 : 18 And they, having heard these things, were silent, and were glorifying God, saying, `Then, indeed, also to the nations did God give the reformation to life.'
• Rom 15:18 : 18 for I will not dare to speak anything of the things that Christ did not work through me, to obedience of nations, by word and deed,
• 1 Cor 3:5-9 : 5 Who, then, is Paul, and who Apollos, but ministrants through whom ye did believe, and to each as the Lord gave? 6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God was giving growth; 7 so that neither is he who is planting anything, nor he who is watering, but He who is giving growth -- God; 8 and he who is planting and he who is watering are one, and each his own reward shall receive, according to his own labour, 9 for of God we are fellow-workmen; God's tillage, God's building ye are.
• John 9:10 : 10 They said, therefore, to him, `How were thine eyes opened?'
• Rev 3:7-8 : 7 `And to the messenger of the assembly in Philadelphia write: These things saith he who is holy, he who is true, he who is having the key of David, he who is opening and no one doth shut, and he shutteth and no one doth open! 8 I have known thy works; lo, I have set before thee a door -- opened, and no one is able to shut it, because thou hast a little power, and didst keep my word, and didst not deny my name;
• Acts 15:3-6 : 3 they indeed, then, having been sent forward by the assembly, were passing through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the nations, and they were causing great joy to all the brethren. 4 And having come to Jerusalem, they were received by the assembly, and the apostles, and the elders, they declared also as many things as God did with them; 5 and there rose up certain of those of the sect of the Pharisees who believed, saying -- `It behoveth to circumcise them, to command them also to keep the law of Moses.' 6 And there were gathered together the apostles and the elders, to see about this matter,
• Acts 21:19-22 : 19 and having saluted them, he was declaring, one by one, each of the things God did among the nations through his ministration, 20 and they having heard, were glorifying the Lord. They said also to him, `Thou seest, brother, how many myriads there are of Jews who have believed, and all are zealous of the law, 21 and they are instructed concerning thee, that apostacy from Moses thou dost teach to all Jews among the nations, saying -- Not to circumcise the children, nor after the customs to walk; 22 what then is it? certainly the multitude it behoveth to come together, for they will hear that thou hast come.
• 1 Cor 14:23 : 23 If, therefore, the whole assembly may come together, to the same place, and all may speak with tongues, and there may come in unlearned or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?
• 1 Cor 15:10 : 10 and by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace that `is' towards me came not in vain, but more abundantly than they all did I labour, yet not I, but the grace of God that `is' with me;