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Acts 10:30

And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “fasting” (νηστεύων) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “hour” (ὥραν) before praying here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before behold here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΚορνήλιοςkornēliosCorneliusΚορνήλιοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Cornelius”, the subject formG2883Cornelius, a centurion of the Roman army, stationed at Caesarea.Corneliusἔφηephēsaidφημί (phēmi)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “said”, an ongoing action in the pastG5346I say, declare.saidἈπὸapoagoἀπόpreposition — “ago”G575from, away from.agoτετάρτηςtetartēsfourthτέταρτος (tetartos)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “fourth”, the of-formG5067fourth.ἡμέραςhēmerasdayἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “day”, the of-formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.μέχριmechriuntilμέχρι(ς) (mechris)preposition — “until”G3360as far as, until, even to.This verse uses “until”.untilταύτηςtautēsthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “this”, the of-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.thisτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ὥραςhōrashourὥρα (hōra)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “hour”, the of-formG5610(a) a definite space of time, a season, (b) an hour, (c) the particular time for anything.hourἤμηνēmēnto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 1st person singular — “to be”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐνάτηνenatēnat the ninthἔνατος (enatos)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “at the ninth”, the object formG1766ninth.at the ninthπροσευχόμενοςproseuchomenosI prayedπροσεύχομαι (proseuchomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “I prayed”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4336I pray, pray for, offer prayer.I prayedἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.οἴκῳoikōhouseοἶκος (oikos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “house”, the to- or for-formG3624(a) a house, the material building, (b) a household, family, lineage, nation.houseμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἰδοὺidoulook!ἰδούparticle — “look!”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.ἀνὴρanērmanἀνήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “man”, the subject formG435a male human being; a man, husband.ἔστηestēto standἵστημι (histēmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to stand”, a single actionG2476trans: (a) I make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; mid: I place myself, stand, (b) I set in balance, weigh; intrans: (c) I stand, stand by, stand still; met: I stand ready, stand firm, am steadfast.This verse uses “stand”.ἐνώπιόνenōpionbeforeἐνώπιονpreposition — “before”G1799before the face of, in the presence of, in the eyes of.μουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inἐσθῆτιesthēticlothingἐσθής (esthēs)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “clothing”, the to- or for-formG2066clothing, raiment, vestment, robe.This verse uses “clothing”.clothingλαμπρᾷlamprashiningλαμπρός (lampros)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “shining”, the to- or for-formG2986shining, magnificent, bright, splendid.This verse uses “shining”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

νηστεύωνnēsteuōnfastingνηστεύω (nēsteuō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “fasting”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3522I fast, abstain from food.ὥρανhōranhourὥρα (hōra)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “hour”, the object formG5610(a) a definite space of time, a season, (b) an hour, (c) the particular time for anything.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And Cornelius said, 'Four days ago till this hour, I was fasting, and [at] the ninth hour praying in my house, and, lo, a man stood before me in bright clothing,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Cornelius said, Four days ago, until this hour, I was keeping the ninth hour of prayer in my house; and behold, a man stood before me in bright apparel,

Young’s Literal Translation

And Cornelius said, 'Four days ago till this hour, I was fasting, and [at] the ninth hour praying in my house, and, lo, a man stood before me in bright clothing,

World English Bible

Cornelius said, “Four days ago, I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour, I prayed in my house, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing

Darby Translation

And Cornelius said, Four days ago I had been [fasting] unto this hour, and the ninth [I was] praying in my house, and lo, a man stood before me in bright clothing,

Douay-Rheims

And Cornelius said: Four days ago, unto this hour, I was praying in my house, at the ninth hour, and behold a man stood before me in white apparel, and said:

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