King James Version

Acts 16:4

And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “who [were]” (τῶν) before in here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.διεπορεύοντοdieporeuontothey went throughδιαπορεύομαι (diaporeuomai)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “they went through”, an ongoing action in the pastG1279I journey through (past).they went throughτὰςtaswhichὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “which”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.whichπόλειςpoleiscityπόλις (polis)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “city”, the object formG4172a city, the inhabitants of a city.παρεδίδοσανparedidosanto deliverπαραδίδωμι (paradidōmi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to deliver”, an ongoing action in the pastG3860I hand over, pledge, hand down, deliver, commit, commend, betray, abandon.This verse uses “deliver”.αὐτοῖςautoisheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.φυλάσσεινphulasseinto keepφυλάσσω (phulassō)verb, present active infinitive — “to keep”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5442(a) I guard, protect; mid: I am on my guard, (b) act. and mid. of customs and regulations: I keep, observe.This verse uses “keep”.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δόγματαdogmatadecreeδόγμα (dogma)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “decree”, the object formG1378a decree, edict, ordinance.τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κεκριμέναkekrimenato judgeκρίνω (krinō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, plural, neuter — “to judge”, a completed action with a present resultG2919(a) I judge, whether in a law-court or privately: sometimes with cognate nouns emphasizing the notion of the verb, (b) I decide, I think (it) good.This verse uses “judge”.ὑπὸhupobyὑπόpreposition — “by”G5259by, under, about.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀποστόλωνapostolōnapostleἀπόστολος (apostolos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “apostle”, the of-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”.πρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōnelderπρεσβύτερος (presbuteros)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “elder”, the of-formG4245elder, usually used as subst.; an elder, a member of the Sanhedrin, an elder of a Christian assembly.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐνenwere atἐνpreposition — “were at”G1722in, on, among.were atἹεροσολύμοιςhierosolumoisJerusalemἹεροσόλυμα (hierosoluma)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “Jerusalem”, the to- or for-formG2414the Greek form of the Hebrew name: Jerusalem.

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τῶνtōnwhichὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “which”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And as they were going on through the cities, they were delivering to them the decrees to keep, that have been judged by the apostles and the elders who [are] in Jerusalem,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And as they went on their way through the cities, they delivered them the decrees to keep which had been ordained of the apostles and elders that were at Jerusalem.

Young’s Literal Translation

And as they were going on through the cities, they were delivering to them the decrees to keep, that have been judged by the apostles and the elders who [are] in Jerusalem,

World English Bible

As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered the decrees to them to keep which had been ordained by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem.

Darby Translation

And as they passed through the cities they instructed them to observe the decrees determined on by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem.

Douay-Rheims

And as they passed through the cities, they delivered unto them the decrees for to keep, that were decreed by the apostles and ancients who were at Jerusalem.

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