King James Version

Acts 17:5

But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.

Study

Greek

Tap a word to see its meaning.

The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “and” (καὶ) before having assailed here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “to bring out” (προαγαγεῖν) before to here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “[being] disobedient” (ἀπειθοῦντες) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “then” (τε) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to bring” (ἀγαγεῖν) before to here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ζηλώσαντεςzēlōsantesmoved with envyζηλόω (zēloō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “moved with envy”, a single actionG2206(a) intrans: I am jealous, (b) trans: I am jealous of, with acc. of a person; I am eager for, am eager to possess, with acc. of a thing.moved with envyδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἸουδαῖοιioudaioiJewishἸουδαῖος (ioudaios)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “Jewish”, the subject formG2453Jewish.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.προσλαβόμενοιproslabomenoitook unto themπροσλαμβάνομαι (proslambanomai)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “took unto them”, a single actionG4355(a) I take to myself, (b) I take aside, (c) I welcome.took unto themτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγοραίωνagoraiōnof the baser sortἀγοραῖος (agoraios)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “of the baser sort”, the of-formG60a lounger in the market-place, perhaps with the idea of agitator.of the baser sortἄνδραςandrasmanἀνήρ (anēr)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “man”, the object formG435a male human being; a man, husband.τινὰςtinasoneτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “one”, the object formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.πονηροὺςponērousevilπονηρός (ponēros)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “evil”, the object formG4190evil, bad, wicked, malicious, slothful.This verse uses “evil”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὀχλοποιήσαντεςochlopoiēsantesgathered a companyὀχλοποιέω (ochlopoieō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “gathered a company”, a single actionG3792I gather a crowd, make a riot.gathered a companyἐθορύβουνethorubounand set allθορυβέω (thorubeō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “and set all”, an ongoing action in the pastG2350I disturb greatly, terrify, strike with panic; mid: I show agitation of mind.and set allτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πόλινpolincityπόλις (polis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “city”, the object formG4172a city, the inhabitants of a city.the cityκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐπιστάντεςepistantesassaultedἐφίστημι (ephistēmi)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “assaulted”, a single actionG2186I stand by, am urgent, befall one (as of evil), am at hand, impend.assaultedτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.οἰκίᾳoikiahouseοἰκίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “house”, the to- or for-formG3614a house, household, dwelling; meton: goods, property, means.the houseἸάσονοςiasonosof JasonἸάσων (iasōn)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Jason”, the of-formG2394Jason, a Christian of Thessalonica, perhaps the same as the "relative" of Paul.of Jasonἐζήτουνezētounand soughtζητέω (zēteō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “and sought”, an ongoing action in the pastG2212I seek, search for, desire, require, demand.and soughtαὐτοὺςautousthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themπροαγαγεῖνproagageinto goπροάγω (proagō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to go”, a single actionG4254(a) trans: I lead forth; in the judicial sense, into court, (b) intrans. and trans: I precede, go before, (c) intrans: I go too far.εἰςeisoutεἰςpreposition — “out”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.outτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δῆμονdēmonto the peopleδῆμος (dēmos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “to the people”, the object formG1218properly: the people, especially citizens of a Greek city in popular assembly, but in NT, multitude, rabble.This verse uses “the people”.to the people

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἀπειθοῦντεςapeithounteswhich believed notἀπειθέω (apeitheō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “which believed not”, an ongoing or repeated actionG544I disobey, rebel, am disloyal, refuse conformity.τεteandτέconjunction — “and”G5037and, both.This verse uses “and”.ἀγαγεῖνagageinto bringἄγω (agō)verb, second aorist active infinitive — “to bring”, a single actionG71I lead, lead away, bring (a person, or animal), guide, spend a day, go.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And the unbelieving Jews, having been moved with envy, and having taken to them of the loungers certain evil men, and having made a crowd, were setting the city in an uproar; having assailed also the house of Jason, they were seeking them to bring [them] to the populace,

Compare Public-Domain Translations

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

American Standard Version (1901)

But the Jews, being moved with jealousy, took unto them certain vile fellows of the rabble, and gathering a crowd, set the city on an uproar; and assaulting the house of Jason, they sought to bring them forth to the people.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

But the unpersuaded Jews took along some wicked men from the marketplace and gathering a crowd, set the city in an uproar. Assaulting the house of Jason, they sought to bring them out to the people.

Darby Translation

But the Jews having been stirred up to jealousy, and taken to [themselves] certain wicked men of the lowest rabble, and having got a crowd together, set the city in confusion; and having beset the house of Jason sought to bring them out to the people;

Douay-Rheims

But the Jews, moved with envy, and taking unto them some wicked men of the vulgar sort, and making a tumult, set the city in an uproar; and besetting Jason’s house, sought to bring them out unto the people.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Analytics Cookies