King James Version

Acts 10:46

For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (ὁ) before Peter here.

ἤκουονēkouonthey heardἀκούω (akouō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they heard”, an ongoing action in the pastG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.they heardγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.αὐτῶνautōnthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “them”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themλαλούντωνlalountōnspeak withλαλέω (laleō)verb, present active participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “speak with”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.This verse uses “speak”.speak withγλώσσαιςglōssaistonguesγλῶσσα (glōssa)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “tongues”, the to- or for-formG1100the tongue, a language, a nation (usually distinguished by their speech).tonguesκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andμεγαλυνόντωνmegalunontōnmagnifyμεγαλύνω (megalunō)verb, present active participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “magnify”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3170(a) I enlarge, lengthen, (b) I increase, magnify, extol.This verse uses “magnify”.magnifyτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.θεόνtheonGodθεός (theos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “God”, the object formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.GodτότεtoteThenτότεadverb — “Then”G5119then, at that time.Thenἀπεκρίθηapekrithēansweredἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.answeredΠέτροςpetrosPeterΠέτροςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Peter”, the subject formG4074Peter, a Greek name meaning "rock".Peter

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for they were hearing them speaking with tongues and magnifying God.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,

Young’s Literal Translation

for they were hearing them speaking with tongues and magnifying God.

World English Bible

For they heard them speaking in other languages and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,

Darby Translation

for they heard them speaking with tongues and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,

Douay-Rheims

For they heard them speaking with tongues, and magnifying God.

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