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Acts 15:21

For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.

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ΜωϋσῆςmōusēsMosesΜωϋσῆςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Moses”, the subject formG3475Moses; met: the books of Moses, the Pentateuch.Mosesγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἐκekofἐκpreposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofγενεῶνgeneōntimeγενεά (genea)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “time”, the of-formG1074a generation; if repeated twice or with another time word, practically indicates infinity of time.timeἀρχαίωνarchaiōnancientἀρχαῖος (archaios)adjective, genitive, plural, feminine — “ancient”, the of-formG744original, primitive, ancient.This verse uses “ancient”.κατὰkatain everyκατάpreposition — “in every”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.in everyπόλινpolincityπόλις (polis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “city”, the object formG4172a city, the inhabitants of a city.cityτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κηρύσσονταςkērussontasthem that preachκηρύσσω (kērussō)verb, present active participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “them that preach”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2784I proclaim, herald, preach.This verse uses “preach”.them that preachαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἔχειecheito haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.συναγωγαῖςsunagōgaissynagoguesσυναγωγή (sunagōgē)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “synagogues”, the to- or for-formG4864an assembly, congregation, synagogue, either the place or the people gathered together in the place.the synagoguesκατὰkataeveryκατάpreposition — “every”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.everyπᾶνpanallπᾶς (pas)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “all”, the object formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.σάββατονsabbatonsabbath dayσάββατονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “sabbath day”, the object formG4521the Sabbath, a week.sabbath dayἀναγινωσκόμενοςanaginōskomenosto readἀναγινώσκω (anaginōskō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to read”, an ongoing or repeated actionG314I read, know again, know certainly, recognize, discern.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for Moses from former generations in every city hath those preaching him — in the synagogues every sabbath being read.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

For Moses from generations of old hath in every city them that preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath.

Young’s Literal Translation

for Moses from former generations in every city hath those preaching him — in the synagogues every sabbath being read.'

World English Bible

For Moses from generations of old has in every city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues every Sabbath.”

Darby Translation

For Moses, from generations of old, has in every city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath.

Douay-Rheims

For Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him in the synagogues, where he is read every sabbath.

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