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Acts 11:1

And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.

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Ἤκουσανēkousanheardἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “heard”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.heardδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀπόστολοιapostoloiapostleἀπόστολος (apostolos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “apostle”, the subject formG652a messenger, envoy, delegate, one commissioned by another to represent him in some way, especially a man sent out by Jesus Christ Himself to preach the Gospel; an apostle.καὶkaialsoκαίconjunction — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδελφοὶadelphoibrotherἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “brother”, the subject formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ὄντεςontesto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.κατὰkataaccording toκατάpreposition — “according to”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.This verse uses “according to”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἸουδαίανioudaianJudeaἸουδαία (ioudaia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Judea”, the object formG2449Judea, a Roman province, capital Jerusalem.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.καὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἔθνηethnēGentile nationἔθνος (ethnos)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “Gentile nation”, the subject formG1484a race, people, nation; the nations, heathen world, Gentiles.ἐδέξαντοedexantoreceivedδέχομαι (dechomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “received”, a single actionG1209I take, receive, accept, welcome.receivedτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.λόγονlogonwordλόγος (logos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “word”, the object formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.the wordτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of God

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And the apostles and the brethren who are in Judea heard that also the nations did receive the word of God,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now the apostles and the brethren that were in Judæa heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the apostles and the brethren who are in Judea heard that also the nations did receive the word of God,

World English Bible

Now the apostles and the brothers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.

Darby Translation

And the apostles and the brethren who were in Judaea heard that the nations also had received the word of God;

Douay-Rheims

And the apostles and brethren, who were in Judea, heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.

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