And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “gate” (πύλης) before by here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “we were accustomed prayer” (ἐνομίζομεν προσευχὴν) before have here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “city” (πόλεως) before by here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “they were being accustomed prayer” (ἐνομίζετο προσευχὴ) before have here.
τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.τεteAndτέconjunction — “And”G5037and, both.This verse uses “and”.Andἡμέρᾳhēmeradayἡμέραnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “day”, the to- or for-formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.σαββάτωνsabbatōnon the sabbathσάββατον (sabbaton)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “on the sabbath”, the of-formG4521the Sabbath, a week.This verse uses “the Sabbath”.on the sabbathἐξήλθομενexēlthomenwe wentἐξέρχομαι (exerchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person plural — “we went”, a single actionG1831I go out, come out.we wentἔξωexōout ofἔξωpreposition — “out of”G1854without, outside.out ofτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πύληςpulēscityπύλη (pulē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “city”, the of-formG4439a gate.the cityπαρὰparabyπαράpreposition — “by”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.byποταμὸνpotamona river sideποταμός (potamos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a river side”, the object formG4215a river, torrent, stream.This verse uses “a river”.a river sideοὗhouwhereοὗadverb — “where”G3757where, whither, when, in what place.This verse uses “where”.whereἐνομίζομενenomizomenwas wontνομίζω (nomizō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 1st person plural — “was wont”, an ongoing action in the pastG3543I practice, hold by custom; I deem, think, consider, suppose.was wontπροσευχὴνproseuchēnprayerπροσευχή (proseuchē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “prayer”, the object formG4335(a) prayer (to God), (b) a place for prayer (used by Jews, perhaps where there was no synagogue).This verse uses “prayer”.εἶναιeinaito existεἰμί (eimí)verb, present active infinitive — “to exist”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.Strong’s files this form under G1511 (εἶναι, exist).to be madeκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andκαθίσαντεςkathisanteswe sat downκαθίζω (kathizō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “we sat down”, a single actionG2523(a) trans: I make to sit; I set, appoint, (b) intrans: I sit down, am seated, stay.we sat downἐλαλοῦμενelaloumenand spakeλαλέω (laleō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 1st person plural — “and spake”, an ongoing action in the pastG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.and spakeταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.συνελθούσαιςsunelthousaiswhich resortedσυνέρχομαι (sunerchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, dative, plural, feminine — “which resorted”, a single actionG4905I come or go with, accompany; I come together, assemble.which resortedγυναιξίνgunaixinwomanγυνή (gunē)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “woman”, the to- or for-formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
πόλεωςpoleōscityπόλις (polis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “city”, the of-formG4172a city, the inhabitants of a city.ἐνομίζετοenomizetowas wontνομίζω (nomizō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 1st person plural — “was wont”, an ongoing action in the pastG3543I practice, hold by custom; I deem, think, consider, suppose.προσευχὴproseuchēprayerπροσευχήnoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “prayer”, the object formG4335(a) prayer (to God), (b) a place for prayer (used by Jews, perhaps where there was no synagogue).This verse uses “prayer”.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
on the sabbath-day also we went forth outside of the city, by a river, where there used to be prayer, and having sat down, we were speaking to the women who came together,
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American Standard Version (1901)
And on the sabbath day we went forth without the gate by a river side, where we supposed there was a place of prayer; and we sat down, and spake unto the women that were come together.
Young’s Literal Translation
on the sabbath-day also we went forth outside of the city, by a river, where there used to be prayer, and having sat down, we were speaking to the women who came together,
World English Bible
On the Sabbath day we went outside of the city by a riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had come together.
Darby Translation
And on the sabbath day we went outside the gate by the river, where it was the custom for prayer to be, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had assembled.
Douay-Rheims
And upon the sabbath day, we went forth without the gate by a river side, where it seemed that there was prayer; and sitting down, we spoke to the women that were assembled.
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