The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “wishing” (θέλων,) after me here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.
ἐνenInἐνpreposition — “In”G1722in, on, among.InΔαμασκῷdamaskōDamascusΔαμασκός (damaskos)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “Damascus”, the to- or for-formG1154Damascus.Damascusὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἐθνάρχηςethnarchēsgovernorἐθνάρχηςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “governor”, the subject formG1481an ethnarch, tribal lord, a subordinate ruler.the governorἉρέταharetaunder AretasἉρέτας (haretas)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “under Aretas”, the of-formG702Aretas IV, King of the Nabataeans.under Aretasτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλέωςbasileōskingβασιλεύς (basileus)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “king”, the of-formG935a king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor.the kingἐφρούρειephroureikeptφρουρέω (phroureō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “kept”, an ongoing action in the pastG5432I guard, keep, as by a military guard.keptτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πόλινpolincityπόλις (polis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “city”, the object formG4172a city, the inhabitants of a city.the cityΔαμασκηνῶνdamaskēnōnof the DamascenesΔαμασκηνός (damaskēnos)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “of the Damascenes”, the of-formG1153a Damascene, an inhabitant of Damascus.of the Damascenesπιάσαιpiasaito apprehendπιάζω (piazō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to apprehend”, a single actionG4084I lay hold of, apprehend, catch, arrest.to apprehendμεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).me
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
θέλωνthelōndesirousθέλω (thelō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “desirous”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
In Damascus the ethnarch of Aretas the king was watching the city of the Damascenes, wishing to seize me,
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American Standard Version (1901)
In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king guarded the city of the Damascenes in order to take me:
Young’s Literal Translation
In Damascus the ethnarch of Aretas the king was watching the city of the Damascenes, wishing to seize me,
World English Bible
In Damascus the governor under King Aretas guarded the Damascenes’ city, desiring to arrest me.
Darby Translation
In Damascus the ethnarch of Aretas the king kept the city of the Damascenes shut up, wishing to take me;
Douay-Rheims
At Damascus, the governor of the nation under Aretas the king, guarded the city of the Damascenes, to apprehend me.
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