Every New Testament occurrence Every Old Testament occurrence

King James Version

Acts 16:9

In Acts 16 of Acts.

And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.

Study
Greek

Tap a word to see its meaning.

The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “and” (καὶ) before saying here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τῆς) before night here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andὅραμαhoramaa visionὅραμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “a vision”, the subject formG3705a spectacle, vision, that which is seen.This verse uses “vision”.a visionδιὰdiainδιάpreposition — “in”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.inνυκτὸςnuktosnightνύξ (nux)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “night”, the of-formG3571the night, night-time.the nightτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ΠαύλῳpaulōPaulΠαῦλος (paulos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Paul”, the to- or for-formG3972Paul, Paulus.ὤφθηōphthēto seeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι, gaze).ἀνὴρanērmanἀνήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “man”, the subject formG435a male human being; a man, husband.Μακεδώνmakedōnof MacedoniaΜακεδώνnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “of Macedonia”, the subject formG3110a Macedonian, an inhabitant of the Roman province Macedonia.of Macedoniaτιςtisoneτιςinterrogative 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.ἑστὼςhestōsto standἵστημι (histēmi)verb, perfect active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to stand”, a completed action with a present resultG2476trans: (a) I make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; mid: I place myself, stand, (b) I set in balance, weigh; intrans: (c) I stand, stand by, stand still; met: I stand ready, stand firm, am steadfast.This verse uses “stand”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.παρακαλῶνparakalōnand prayedπαρακαλέω (parakaleō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “and prayed”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3870(a) I send for, summon, invite, (b) I beseech, entreat, beg, (c) I exhort, admonish, (d) I comfort, encourage, console.and prayedαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.λέγωνlegōnsayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “saying”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.sayingΔιαβὰςdiabasCome overδιαβαίνω (diabainō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “Come over”, a single actionG1224I cross, pass through, step across.Come overεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoΜακεδονίανmakedonianMacedoniaΜακεδονία (makedonia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Macedonia”, the object formG3109(Hebrew), Macedonia, a Roman province north of Achaia (Greece).Macedoniaβοήθησονboēthēsonand helpβοηθέω (boētheō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person singular — “and help”, a single actionG997I come to the rescue of, come to help, help.and helpἡμῖνhēminIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).us

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And a vision through the night appeared to Paul — a certain man of Macedonia was standing, calling upon him, and saying, 'Having passed through to Macedonia, help us;' —

Compare Public-Domain Translations

The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.

American Standard Version (1901)

And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: There was a man of Macedonia standing, beseeching him, and saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.

Young’s Literal Translation

And a vision through the night appeared to Paul — a certain man of Macedonia was standing, calling upon him, and saying, 'Having passed through to Macedonia, help us;' —

World English Bible

A vision appeared to Paul in the night. There was a man of Macedonia standing, begging him and saying, “Come over into Macedonia and help us.”

Darby Translation

And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: There was a certain Macedonian man, standing and beseeching him, and saying, Pass over into Macedonia and help us.

Douay-Rheims

And a vision was shewed to Paul in the night, which was a man of Macedonia standing and beseeching him, and saying: Pass over into Macedonia, and help us.

Other Translations and Links

These open on the other site. This page stays the King James Version.

The King James Version (1769) is in the public domain in the United States.