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Acts 16:6

Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “they passed through” (διῆλθον) before then here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “having passed through” (Διελθόντες) before then here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τὴν) before Galatian here.

Διῆλθονdiēlthonwhen they had gone throughoutδιέρχομαι (dierchomai)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “when they had gone throughout”, a single actionG1330I pass through, spread (as a report).when they had gone throughoutδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ΦρυγίανphrugianPhrygiaΦρυγία (phrugia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Phrygia”, the object formG5435Phrygia, an ethnic district in Asia Minor, the north-western part of which was in the Roman province Asia and the south-eastern part in the Roman province Galatia.Phrygiaκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andΓαλατικὴνgalatikēnof GalatiaΓαλατικός (galatikos)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “of Galatia”, the object formG1054Galatic, belonging to the province Galatia.of Galatiaχώρανchōrancountryχώρα (chōra)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “country”, the object formG5561(a) a country or region, (b) the land, as opposed to the sea, (c) the country, distinct from town, (d) plur: fields.κωλυθέντεςkōluthentesand were forbiddenκωλύω (kōluō)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “and were forbidden”, a single actionG2967I prevent, debar, hinder; with infin: from doing so and so.and were forbiddenὑπὸhupoofὑπόpreposition — “of”G5259by, under, about.ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἁγίουhagiouHolyἅγιος (hagios)adjective, genitive, singular, neuter — “Holy”, the of-formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.the HolyπνεύματοςpneumatosGhostπνεῦμα (pneuma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “Ghost”, the of-formG4151wind, breath, spirit.Ghostλαλῆσαιlalēsaito preachλαλέω (laleō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to preach”, a single actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.to preachτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.λόγονlogonwordλόγος (logos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “word”, the object formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.the wordἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἈσίᾳasiaAsiaἈσίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “Asia”, the to- or for-formG773the Roman province of Asia, roughly the western third of Asia Minor.Asia

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

Διελθόντεςdielthonteswhen they had gone throughoutδιέρχομαι (dierchomai)verb, second aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “when they had gone throughout”, a single actionG1330I pass through, spread (as a report).τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and having gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden of the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia;

Young’s Literal Translation

and having gone through Phrygia and the region of Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia,

World English Bible

When they had gone through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.

Darby Translation

And having passed through Phrygia and the Galatian country, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia,

Douay-Rheims

And when they had passed through Phrygia, and the country of Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia.

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