King James Version

Acts 11:4

But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them, saying,

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (ὁ) before Peter here.

ἀρξάμενοςarxamenosrehearsed the matter from the beginningἄρχω (archō)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “rehearsed the matter from the beginning”, a single actionG757I reign, rule.rehearsed the matter from the beginningδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ΠέτροςpetrosPeterΠέτροςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Peter”, the subject formG4074Peter, a Greek name meaning "rock".ἐξετίθετοexetithetoand expoundedἐκτίθημι (ektithēmi)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “and expounded”, an ongoing action in the pastG1620(a) I put out or expose a child, (b) mid: I set forth, expound, explain.and expoundedαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themκαθεξῆςkathexēsin orderκαθεξῆςadverb — “in order”G2517in order, in succession, in the time immediately after, just after.This verse uses “in order”.λέγωνlegōnsayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “saying”, an ongoing or repeated 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.saying

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ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And Peter having begun, did expound to them in order saying,

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American Standard Version (1901)

But Peter began, and expounded the matter unto them in order, saying,

Young’s Literal Translation

And Peter having begun, did expound to them in order saying,

World English Bible

But Peter began, and explained to them in order, saying,

Darby Translation

But Peter began and set forth [the matter] to them in order, saying,

Douay-Rheims

But Peter began and declared to them the matter in order, saying:

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