King James Version

Acts 15:23

And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “these things” (τάδε·) before The here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (οἱ) before brothers here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before Cilicia here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

γράψαντεςgrapsantesAnd they wroteγράφω (graphō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “And they wrote”, a single actionG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).And they wroteδιὰdialetters byδιάpreposition — “letters by”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.letters byχειρὸςcheirosthemχείρ (cheir)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “them”, the of-formG5495a hand.themαὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.Οἱhoiwhichὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.whichἀπόστολοιapostoloiapostleἀπόστολος (apostolos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “apostle”, the subject formG652a messenger, envoy, delegate, one commissioned by another to represent him in some way, especially a man sent out by Jesus Christ Himself to preach the Gospel; an apostle.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πρεσβύτεροιpresbuteroielderπρεσβύτερος (presbuteros)adjective, comparative, nominative, plural, masculine — “elder”, the subject formG4245elder, usually used as subst.; an elder, a member of the Sanhedrin, an elder of a Christian assembly.ἀδελφοὶadelphoibrotherἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “brother”, the subject formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.τοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.κατὰkataaccording toκατάpreposition — “according to”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.This verse uses “according to”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἈντιόχειανantiocheianAntiochἈντιόχεια (antiocheia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Antioch”, the object formG490Antioch, (a) Antioch on the river Orontes, capital of the Province Syria, (b) "Pisidian" Antioch, not in Pisidia, but near Pisidia, in the Roman Province Galatia.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andΣυρίανsurianSyriaΣυρία (suria)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Syria”, the object formG4947Syria, a great Roman imperial province, united with Cilicia.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ΚιλικίανkilikianCiliciaΚιλικία (kilikia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Cilicia”, the object formG2791Cilicia, a Roman province between the Taurus range of mountains and the coast in the south-east corner of Asia Minor, linked up with the province of Syria.Ciliciaἀδελφοῖςadelphoisbrotherἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “brother”, the to- or for-formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.τοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐξexout fromἐκ (ek)preposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.ἐθνῶνethnōnGentile nationἔθνος (ethnos)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “Gentile nation”, the of-formG1484a race, people, nation; the nations, heathen world, Gentiles.χαίρεινchaireinto rejoiceχαίρω (chairō)verb, present active infinitive — “to rejoice”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5463I rejoice, am glad; also a salutation: Hail.This verse uses “rejoice”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τάδεtadeafter this mannerὅδε (hode)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “after this manner”, the object formG3592this here, this, that, he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.οἱhoiwhichὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

having written through their hand thus: 'The apostles, and the elders, and the brethren, to those in Antioch, and Syria, and Cilicia, brethren, who [are] of the nations, greeting;

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American Standard Version (1901)

and they wrote thus by them, The apostles and the elders, brethren, unto the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greeting:

Young’s Literal Translation

having written through their hand thus: 'The apostles, and the elders, and the brethren, to those in Antioch, and Syria, and Cilicia, brethren, who [are] of the nations, greeting;

World English Bible

They wrote these things by their hand: “The apostles, the elders, and the brothers, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: greetings.

Darby Translation

having by their hand written [thus]: The apostles, and the elders, and the brethren, to the brethren who are from among [the] nations at Antioch, and [in] Syria and Cilicia, greeting:

Douay-Rheims

Writing by their hands: The apostles and ancients, brethren, to the brethren of the Gentiles that are at Antioch, and in Syria and Cilicia, greeting.

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