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Acts 10:4

And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “before” (ἔμπροσθεν) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “before” (ἐνώπιον) before the here.

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.Andἀτενίσαςatenisaswhen he lookedἀτενίζω (atenizō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “when he looked”, a single actionG816I direct my gaze, look steadily.when he lookedαὐτῷautōon himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “on him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.on himκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἔμφοβοςemphobosafraidἔμφοβοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “afraid”, the subject formG1719full of fear, terrified.γενόμενοςgenomenosto beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.εἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).saidΤίtiWhatτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “What”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.Whatἐστινestinis itεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is it”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.is itκύριεkurieLordκύριος (kurios)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the calling formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.Lordεἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).he saidδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.αὐτῷautōunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himΑἱhaitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.προσευχαίproseuchaiprayersπροσευχή (proseuchē)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “prayers”, the subject formG4335(a) prayer (to God), (b) a place for prayer (used by Jews, perhaps where there was no synagogue).prayersσουsouthineσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “thine”, the of-formG4771you.thineκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.αἱhaitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἐλεημοσύναιeleēmosunaialmsἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosunē)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “alms”, the subject formG1654abstr: alms-giving, charity; concr: alms, charity.almsσουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ἀνέβησανanebēsanare come upἀναβαίνω (anabainō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “are come up”, a single actionG305I go up, mount, ascend; of things: I rise, spring up, come up.are come upεἰςeisforεἰςpreposition — “for”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “for”.forμνημόσυνονmnēmosunona memorialμνημόσυνονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “a memorial”, the object formG3422reminder, memorial; a remembrance offering.This verse uses “memorial”.a memorialἔμπροσθενemprosthenbeforeἔμπροσθενpreposition — “before”G1715in front, before the face; sometimes made a subst. by the addition of the article: in front of, before the face of.beforeτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.God

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ἐνώπιονenōpionbeforeἐνώπιονpreposition — “before”G1799before the face of, in the presence of, in the eyes of.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he having looked earnestly on him, and becoming afraid, said, 'What is it, Lord?' And he said to him, 'Thy prayers and thy kind acts came up for a memorial before God,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he, fastening his eyes upon him, and being affrighted, said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are gone up for a memorial before God.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he having looked earnestly on him, and becoming afraid, said, 'What is it, Lord?' And he said to him, 'Thy prayers and thy kind acts came up for a memorial before God,

World English Bible

He, fastening his eyes on him and being frightened, said, “What is it, Lord?” He said to him, “Your prayers and your gifts to the needy have gone up for a memorial before God.

Darby Translation

But he, having fixed his eyes upon him, and become full of fear, said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Thy prayers and thine alms have gone up for a memorial before God.

Douay-Rheims

And he, beholding him, being seized with fear, said: What is it, Lord? And he said to him: Thy prayers and thy alms are ascended for a memorial in the sight of God.

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