King James Version

Acts 11:13

And he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house, which stood and said unto him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter;

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “then” (δὲ) before us here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “then” (τε) before us here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to him” (αὐτῷ·) before do send here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “men” (ἄνδρας) before and here.

ἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenhe shewedἀπαγγέλλω (apangellō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he shewed”, a single actionG518I report (from one place to another), bring a report, announce, declare.he shewedδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἡμῖνhēminIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).usπῶςpōshowπῶςconjunction — “how”G4459how, in what manner, by what means.This verse uses “how”.howεἶδενeidenseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).he had seenτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἄγγελονangelonan angelἄγγελος (angelos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “an angel”, the object formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.This verse uses “an angel”.an angelἐνeninἐνpreposition — “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.houseαὐτοῦautouunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himσταθένταstathentato standἵστημι (histēmi)verb, aorist passive participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “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”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἰπόνταeipontato sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “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).Ἀπόστειλονaposteilonto sendἀποστέλλω (apostellō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “to send”, a single actionG649I send forth, send (as a messenger, commission, etc.), send away, dismiss.This verse uses “send”.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.ἸόππηνioppēnJoppaἸόππη (ioppē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Joppa”, the object formG2445Joppa, a coast town of Judea, west-north-west of Jerusalem.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.μετάπεμψαιmetapempsaicall forμεταπέμπομαι (metapempomai)verb, aorist middle imperative, 2nd person singular — “call for”, a single actionG3343I send for, summon.call forΣίμωναsimōnaSimonΣίμων (simōn)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Simon”, the object formG4613Simon.Simonτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐπικαλούμενονepikaloumenonwhose surname isἐπικαλέω (epikaleō)verb, present passive participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “whose surname is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1941(a) I call (name) by a supplementary (additional, alternative) name, (b) mid: I call upon, appeal to, address.whose surname isΠέτρονpetronPeterΠέτρος (petros)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Peter”, the object formG4074Peter, a Greek name meaning "rock".Peter

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τεteAndτέconjunction — “And”G5037and, both.This verse uses “and”.αὐτῷautōhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “his”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἄνδραςandrasmenἀνήρ (anēr)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “men”, the object formG435a male human being; a man, husband.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

he declared also to us how he saw the messenger in his house standing, and saying to him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, who is surnamed Peter,

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American Standard Version (1901)

and he told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying, Send to Joppa, and fetch Simon, whose surname is Peter;

Young’s Literal Translation

he declared also to us how he saw the messenger in his house standing, and saying to him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, who is surnamed Peter,

World English Bible

He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house and saying to him, ‘Send to Joppa and get Simon, who is called Peter,

Darby Translation

and he related to us how he had seen the angel in his house, standing and saying [to him], Send [men] to Joppa and fetch Simon, who is surnamed Peter,

Douay-Rheims

And he told us how he had seen an angel in his house, standing, and saying to him: Send to Joppe, and call hither Simon, who is surnamed Peter,

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