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Acts 16:1

Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father was a Greek:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “to” (εἰς) before Lystra here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “And” (καὶ) before behold here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “certain” (τινος) before Jewish here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

Κατήντησενkatēntēsencame heκαταντάω (katantaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “came he”, a single actionG2658(a) I come down, either from high land to lower (or actually to the sea-coast), or from the high seas to the coast; hence met: I arrive at, reach (my destination), (b) of property: I come down (descend) by inheritance to an heir.came heδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.butκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.ΔέρβηνderbēnDerbeΔέρβη (derbē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Derbe”, the object formG1191Derbe, a town in Lycaonia and in the southern part of the Roman province Galatia.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.ΛύστρανlustranLystraΛύστρα (lustra)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Lystra”, the object formG3082Lystra, a Lycaonian city in the southern part of the Roman province Galatia.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἰδοὺidoulook!ἰδούparticle — “look!”G2400See! Lo! Behold! Look!.μαθητήςmathētēsdiscipleμαθητήςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “disciple”, the subject formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.This verse uses “disciple”.τιςtisoneτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “one”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.ἦνēnto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.ἐκεῖekeithereἐκεῖadverb — “there”G1563(a) there, yonder, in that place, (b) thither, there.This verse uses “there”.ὀνόματιonomatinameὄνομα (onoma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “name”, the to- or for-formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.ΤιμόθεοςtimotheosTimothyΤιμόθεοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Timothy”, the subject formG5095Timothy, a Christian of Lystra, helper of Paul.υἱὸςhuiossonυἱόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “son”, the subject formG5207a son, descendent.γυναικὸςgunaikoswomanγυνή (gunē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “woman”, the of-formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.ἸουδαίαςioudaiasJewishἸουδαῖος (ioudaios)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “Jewish”, the of-formG2453Jewish.πιστῆςpistēsfaithfulπιστός (pistos)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “faithful”, the of-formG4103trustworthy, faithful, believing.This verse uses “faithful”.πατρὸςpatroshis fatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “his father”, the of-formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.his fatherδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.Ἕλληνοςhellēnoswas a GreekἝλλην (hellēn)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “was a Greek”, the of-formG1672a Hellene, the native word for a Greek; it is, however, a term wide enough to include all Greek-speaking (i.e. educated) non-Jews.This verse uses “a Greek”.was a Greek

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τινοςtinosa certainτις (tis)indefinite pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “a certain”, the of-formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And he came to Derbe and Lystra, and lo, a certain disciple was there, by name Timotheus son of a certain woman, a believing Jewess, but of a father, a Greek,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he came also to Derbe and to Lystra: and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess that believed; but his father was a Greek.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he came to Derbe and Lystra, and lo, a certain disciple was there, by name Timotheus son of a certain woman, a believing Jewess, but of a father, a Greek,

World English Bible

He came to Derbe and Lystra; and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess who believed, but his father was a Greek.

Darby Translation

And he came to Derbe and Lystra: and behold, a certain disciple was there, by name Timotheus, son of a Jewish believing woman, but [the] father a Greek,

Douay-Rheims

And he came to Derbe and Lystra. And behold, there was a certain disciple there named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman that believed; but his father was a Gentile.

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