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Acts 17:3

Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.

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διανοίγωνdianoigōnOpeningδιανοίγω (dianoigō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “Opening”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1272I open fully.Openingκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπαρατιθέμενοςparatithemenosallegingπαρατίθημι (paratithēmi)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “alleging”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3908(a) I set (especially a meal) before, serve, (b) act. and mid: I deposit with, entrust to, (c) I bring forward, quote as evidence.allegingὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.χριστὸνchristonChristΧριστός (christos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the object formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.Christἔδειedeibindδέω (déō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “bind”, an ongoing action in the pastG1210I bind, tie, fasten; I impel, compel; I declare to be prohibited and unlawful.Strong’s files this form under G1163 (δεῖ).must needsπαθεῖνpatheinto have sufferedπάσχω (paschō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to have suffered”, a single actionG3958I am acted upon in a certain way, either good or bad; I experience ill treatment, suffer.have sufferedκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀναστῆναιanastēnaito risen againἀνίστημι (anistēmi)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to risen again”, a single actionG450I raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear.risen againἐκekfromἐκpreposition — “from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.fromνεκρῶνnekrōndeadνεκρός (nekros)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “dead”, the of-formG3498(a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse.This verse uses “dead”.the deadκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatοὗτόςhoutosthisοὗτοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.thisἐστινestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.χριστόςchristosChristΧριστόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the subject formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.Christὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸησοῦςiēsousJesusἸησοῦςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the subject formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.ὃνhonwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.καταγγέλλωkatangellōto proclaimκαταγγέλλωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to proclaim”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2605I declare openly, proclaim, preach, laud, celebrate.ὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

opening and alleging, 'That the Christ it behoved to suffer, and to rise again out of the dead, and that this is the Christ — Jesus whom I proclaim to you.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

opening and alleging that it behooved the Christ to suffer, and to rise again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom, said he , I proclaim unto you, is the Christ.

Young’s Literal Translation

opening and alleging, 'That the Christ it behoved to suffer, and to rise again out of the dead, and that this is the Christ — Jesus whom I proclaim to you.'

World English Bible

explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.”

Darby Translation

opening and laying down that the Christ must have suffered and risen up from among the dead, and that this is the Christ, Jesus whom I announce to you.

Douay-Rheims

Declaring and insinuating that the Christ was to suffer, and to rise again from the dead; and that this is Jesus Christ, whom I preach to you.

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