King James Version

Acts 11:20

And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, which, when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Grecians, preaching the LORD Jesus.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “having come” (ἐλθόντες) before into here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “also” (καὶ) before to here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “having gone” (εἰσελθόντες) before into here.

ἦσανēsanwereεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “were”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.wereδέdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τινεςtinesoneτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “one”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.ἐξexout fromἐκ (ek)preposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.αὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἄνδρεςandresmenἀνήρ (anēr)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “men”, the subject formG435a male human being; a man, husband.menΚύπριοιkuprioiof CyprusΚύπριος (kuprios)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “of Cyprus”, the subject formG2953a Cypriote, belonging to Cyprus.of Cyprusκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andΚυρηναῖοιkurēnaioiCyreneΚυρηναῖος (kurēnaios)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “Cyrene”, the subject formG2956belonging to Cyrene, a Cyrenaean.Cyreneοἵτινεςhoitineswhichὅστις (hostis)relative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3748whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever.whichἐλθόντεςelthonteswhen they were comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “when they were come”, a single actionG2064I come, go.when they were comeεἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.toἈντιόχειανantiocheianAntiochἈντιόχεια (antiocheia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Antioch”, the object 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.Antiochἐλάλουνelalounspakeλαλέω (laleō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “spake”, an ongoing action in the pastG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.spakeκαὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.πρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἙλληνιστάςhellēnistasGreciansἙλληνιστής (hellēnistēs)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “Grecians”, the object formG1675a Hellenist, Grecian Jew, a Greek-speaking Jew, that is one who can speak Greek only and not Hebrew (or Aramaic).the Greciansεὐαγγελιζόμενοιeuangelizomenoipreachingεὐαγγελίζω (euangelizō)verb, present middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “preaching”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2097I bring good news, preach good tidings, with or without an object, expressing either the persons who receive the good news or the good news itself (the good news being sometimes expressed as a person).preachingτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κύριονkurionLordκύριος (kurios)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the object formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.the LordἸησοῦνiēsounJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the object formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.Jesus

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

εἰσελθόντεςeiselthonteswhen they were comeεἰσέρχομαι (eiserchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, second aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “when they were come”, a single actionG1525I go in, come in, enter.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and there were certain of them men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who having entered into Antioch, were speaking unto the Hellenists, proclaiming good news — the Lord Jesus,

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American Standard Version (1901)

But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Greeks also, preaching the Lord Jesus.

Young’s Literal Translation

and there were certain of them men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who having entered into Antioch, were speaking unto the Hellenists, proclaiming good news — the Lord Jesus,

World English Bible

But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Hellenists, preaching the Lord Jesus.

Darby Translation

But there were certain of them, Cyprians and Cyrenians, who entering into Antioch spoke to the Greeks also, announcing the glad tidings of the Lord Jesus.

Douay-Rheims

But some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they were entered into Antioch, spoke also to the Greeks, preaching the Lord Jesus.

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