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Acts 11:19

Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only.

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Οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μὲνmenon one handμένparticle — “on one hand”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.οὖνounNowοὖνconjunction — “Now”G3767therefore, then.Nowδιασπαρέντεςdiasparentesthey which were scattered abroadδιασπείρω (diaspeirō)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “they which were scattered abroad”, a single actionG1289I scatter (like seed), disperse.they which were scattered abroadἀπὸapouponἀπόpreposition — “upon”G575from, away from.uponτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θλίψεωςthlipseōspersecutionθλῖψις (thlipsis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “persecution”, the of-formG2347persecution, affliction, distress, tribulation.This verse uses “persecution”.the persecutionτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γενομένηςgenomenēsthat aroseγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle participle, genitive, singular, feminine — “that arose”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.that aroseἐπὶepiaboutἐπίpreposition — “about”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.aboutΣτεφάνῳstephanōStephenΣτέφανος (stephanos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Stephen”, the to- or for-formG4736Stephen, one of the seven original deacons at Jerusalem, and the first martyr.Stephenδιῆλθονdiēlthontravelledδιέρχομαι (dierchomai)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “travelled”, a single actionG1330I pass through, spread (as a report).travelledἕωςheōsas far asἕωςpreposition — “as far as”G2193(a) conj: until, (b) prep: as far as, up to, as much as, until.This verse uses “as far as”.as far asΦοινίκηςphoinikēsPheniceΦοινίκη (phoinikē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “Phenice”, the of-formG5403Phoenicia, a northern coast strip of the Roman province Syria.Pheniceκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andΚύπρουkuprouCyprusΚύπρος (kupros)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “Cyprus”, the of-formG2954Cyprus.Cyprusκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἈντιοχείαςantiocheiasAntiochἈντιόχεια (antiocheia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “Antioch”, the of-formG490Antioch, (a) Antioch on the river Orontes, capital of the Province Syria, (b) "Pisidian" Antioch, not in Pisidia, but near Pisidia, in the Roman Province Galatia.Antiochμηδενὶmēdenito noneμηδείς (mēdeis)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “to none”, the to- or for-formG3367no one, none, nothing.to noneλαλοῦντεςlalountesto speakλαλέω (laleō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to speak”, 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”.τὸνtontheὁ (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.εἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.μόνονmononaloneμόνος (monos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “alone”, the object formG3441only, solitary, desolate.Ἰουδαίοιςioudaioisunto the JewsἸουδαῖος (ioudaios)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “unto the Jews”, the to- or for-formG2453Jewish.unto the Jews

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Those, indeed, therefore, having been scattered abroad, from the tribulation that came after Stephen, went through unto Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to none except to Jews only;

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American Standard Version (1901)

They therefore that were scattered abroad upon the tribulation that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phoenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to none save only to Jews.

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World English Bible

They therefore who were scattered abroad by the oppression that arose about Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews only.

Darby Translation

They then who had been scattered abroad through the tribulation that took place on the occasion of Stephen, passed through [the country] to Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one but to Jews alone.

Douay-Rheims

Now they who had been dispersed by the persecution that arose on occasion of Stephen, went about as far as Phenice and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to none, but to the Jews only.

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