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Acts 11:29

Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea:

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τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeThenδέconjunction — “Then”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.Thenμαθητῶνmathētōndisciplesμαθητής (mathētēs)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “disciples”, the of-formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.the disciplesκαθὼςkathōsaccording toκαθώςconjunction — “according to”G2531according to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as.according toεὐπορεῖτόeuporeitohis abilityεὐπορέομαι (euporeomai)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “his ability”, an ongoing action in the pastG2141I have means, am prosperous, enjoy plenty.his abilityτιςtisoneτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “one”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.ὥρισανhōrisandeterminedὁρίζω (horizō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “determined”, a single actionG3724I separate, mark off by boundaries; I determine, appoint, designate.determinedἕκαστοςhekastoseachἕκαστοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “each”, the subject formG1538each (of more than two), every one.This verse uses “each”.αὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.εἰςeisuntoεἰςpreposition — “unto”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.untoδιακονίανdiakonianserviceδιακονία (diakonia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “service”, the object formG1248waiting at table; in a wider sense: service, ministration.This verse uses “service”.πέμψαιpempsaito sendπέμπω (pempō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to send”, a single actionG3992I send, transmit, permit to go, put forth.τοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.κατοικοῦσινkatoikousinwhich dweltκατοικέω (katoikeō)verb, present active participle, dative, plural, masculine — “which dwelt”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2730I dwell in, settle in, am established in (permanently), inhabit.which dweltἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἸουδαίᾳioudaiaJudaeaἸουδαίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “Judaea”, the to- or for-formG2449Judea, a Roman province, capital Jerusalem.Judaeaἀδελφοῖςadelphoisbrotherἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “brother”, the to- or for-formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and the disciples, according as any one was prospering, determined each of them to send for ministration to the brethren dwelling in Judea,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren that dwelt in Judæa:

Young’s Literal Translation

and the disciples, according as any one was prospering, determined each of them to send for ministration to the brethren dwelling in Judea,

World English Bible

As any of the disciples had plenty, each determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea;

Darby Translation

And they determined, according as any one of the disciples was well off, each of them to send to the brethren who dwelt in Judaea, to minister [to them];

Douay-Rheims

And the disciples, every man according to his ability, purposed to send relief to the brethren who dwelt in Judea:

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