King James Version

Acts 10:11

And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “onto him” (ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸν) before vessel here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “bound and” (δεδεμένον καὶ) before being let here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andθεωρεῖtheōreisawθεωρέω (theōreō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “saw”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2334I look at, gaze, behold; I see, experience, discern; I partake of.sawτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανὸνouranonheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the object formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.heavenἀνεῳγμένονaneōgmenonopenedἀνοίγω (anoigō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “opened”, a completed action with a present resultG455I open.openedκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andκαταβαῖνονkatabainondescendingκαταβαίνω (katabainō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, neuter — “descending”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2597I go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend.descendingσκεῦόςskeuosvesselσκεῦοςnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “vessel”, the object formG4632a vessel to contain liquid; a vessel of mercy or wrath; any instrument by which anything is done; a household utensil; of ships: tackle.τιtioneτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “one”, the object formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.ὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asὀθόνηνothonēnsheetὀθόνη (othonē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “sheet”, the object formG3607a linen cloth, a sheet, sail.This verse uses “sheet”.sheetμεγάληνmegalēngreatμέγας (megas)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “great”, the object formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.τέσσαρσινtessarsinat the fourτέσσαρες (tessares)adjective, dative, plural, feminine — “at the four”, the to- or for-formG5064four.at the fourἀρχαῖςarchaiscornersἀρχή (archē)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “corners”, the to- or for-formG746(a) rule (kingly or magisterial), (b) plur: in a quasi-personal sense, almost: rulers, magistrates, (c) beginning.cornersκαθιέμενονkathiemenonlet downκαθίημι (kathiēmi)verb, present passive participle, accusative, singular, neuter — “let down”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2524I send, let down, lower.let downἐπὶepitoἐπίpreposition — “to”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.toτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γῆςgēsearthγῆ (gē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “earth”, the of-formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.the earth

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐπ᾽epuntoἐπί (epi)preposition — “unto”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.αὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.δεδεμένονdedemenonknitδέω (deō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, singular, neuter — “knit”, a completed action with a present resultG1210I bind, tie, fasten; I impel, compel; I declare to be prohibited and unlawful.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he doth behold the heaven opened, and descending unto him a certain vessel, as a great sheet, bound at the four corners, and let down upon the earth,

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American Standard Version (1901)

and he beholdeth the heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending, as it were a great sheet, let down by four corners upon the earth:

Young’s Literal Translation

and he doth behold the heaven opened, and descending unto him a certain vessel, as a great sheet, bound at the four corners, and let down upon the earth,

World English Bible

He saw heaven opened and a certain container descending to him, like a great sheet let down by four corners on the earth,

Darby Translation

and he beholds the heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending, as a great sheet, [bound] by [the] four corners [and] let down to the earth;

Douay-Rheims

And he saw the heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending, as it were a great linen sheet let down by the four corners from heaven to the earth:

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