King James Version

Acts 13:4

So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “They themselves” (Αὐτοὶ) before indeed here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “these” (Οὗτοι) before indeed here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of the” (τοῦ) before Holy here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τὴν) before Seleucia here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τὴν) before Cyprus here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

Αὐτοὶautoitheyαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “they”, the subject formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “they”.theyμὲνmenon one handμένconjunction — “on one hand”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.οὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.ἐκπεμφθέντεςekpemphthentesbeing sent forthἐκπέμπω (ekpempō)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “being sent forth”, a single actionG1599I send out, send forth.being sent forthὑπὸhupobyὑπόpreposition — “by”G5259by, under, about.byτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἁγίουhagiouHolyἅγιος (hagios)adjective, genitive, singular, neuter — “Holy”, the of-formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.the HolyπνεύματοςpneumatosGhostπνεῦμα (pneuma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “Ghost”, the of-formG4151wind, breath, spirit.Ghostκατῆλθονkatēlthondepartedκατέρχομαι (katerchomai)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “departed”, a single actionG2718I come down from sky to earth, or from high land to lower land (or to the coast), or from the high seas to the shore.departedεἰςeisuntoεἰςpreposition — “unto”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.untoΣελεύκειανseleukeianSeleuciaΣελεύκεια (seleukeia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Seleucia”, the object formG4581Seleucia, on the Syrian coast, the harbor of Syrian Antioch.Seleuciaἐκεῖθένekeithenand fromἐκεῖθενadverb — “and from”G1564thence, from that place.and fromτεtethenceτέconjunction — “thence”G5037and, both.thenceἀπέπλευσανapepleusanthey sailedἀποπλέω (apopleō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they sailed”, a single actionG636I sail away.they sailedεἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.toΚύπρονkupronCyprusΚύπρος (kupros)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Cyprus”, the object formG2954Cyprus.Cyprus

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Οὗτοιhoutoitheyοὗτος (houtos)personal pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “they”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

These, indeed, then, having been sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, thence also they sailed to Cyprus,

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American Standard Version (1901)

So they, being sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.

Young’s Literal Translation

These, indeed, then, having been sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, thence also they sailed to Cyprus,

World English Bible

So, being sent out by the Holy Spirit, they went down to Seleucia. From there they sailed to Cyprus.

Darby Translation

They therefore, having been sent forth by the Holy Spirit, went down to Seleucia, and thence sailed away to Cyprus.

Douay-Rheims

So they being sent by the Holy Ghost, went to Seleucia: and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.

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