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Acts 14:8

And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “walked” (περιεπάτησεν.) after never here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “being” (ὑπάρχων,) before who here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “had walked” (περιπεπατήκει) after never here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ΚαίkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andτιςtisa certainτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a certain”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.a certainἀνὴρanērmanἀνήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “man”, the subject formG435a male human being; a man, husband.manἀδύνατοςadunatosimpotentἀδύνατοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “impotent”, the subject formG102of persons: incapable; of things: impossible; either the inability, or that which is impossible.impotentἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.ΛύστροιςlustroisLystraΛύστρα (lustra)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “Lystra”, the to- or for-formG3082Lystra, a Lycaonian city in the southern part of the Roman province Galatia.τοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ποσὶνposinin his feetπούς (pous)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “in his feet”, the to- or for-formG4228the foot.in his feetἐκάθητοekathētoto sitκάθημαι (kathēmai)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to sit”, an ongoing action in the pastG2521I sit, am seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside.This verse uses “sit”.χωλὸςchōlosa crippleχωλόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “a cripple”, the subject formG5560lame, deprived of a foot, limping.a crippleἐκekfromἐκpreposition — “from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.fromκοιλίαςkoiliaswombκοιλία (koilia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “womb”, the of-formG2836belly, abdomen, heart, a general term covering any organ in the abdomen, e.g. stomach, womb; met: the inner man.This verse uses “womb”.wombμητρὸςmētrosmotherμήτηρ (mētēr)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “mother”, the of-formG3384a mother.αὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ὃςhoswhoὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “who”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “who”.whoοὐδέποτεoudepoteneverοὐδέποτεadverb — “never”G3763never.neverπεριεπάτησενperiepatēsenhad walkedπεριπατέω (peripateō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “had walked”, a single actionG4043I walk, hence Hebraistically (in an ethical sense): I conduct my life, live.had walked

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ὑπάρχωνhuparchōnbeingὑπάρχω (huparchō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “being”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5225I begin, am, exist, am in possession.περιπεπατήκειperipepatēkeihad walkedπεριπατέω (peripateō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “had walked”, a single actionG4043I walk, hence Hebraistically (in an ethical sense): I conduct my life, live.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And a certain man in Lystra, impotent in the feet, was sitting, being lame from the womb of his mother — who never had walked,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And at Lystra there sat a certain man, impotent in his feet, a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked.

Young’s Literal Translation

And a certain man in Lystra, impotent in the feet, was sitting, being lame from the womb of his mother — who never had walked,

World English Bible

At Lystra a certain man sat, impotent in his feet, a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked.

Darby Translation

And a certain man in Lystra, impotent in his feet, sat, [being] lame from his mother's womb, who had never walked.

Douay-Rheims

This same heard Paul speaking. Who looking upon him, and seeing that he had faith to be healed,

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