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Acts 17:6

And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τὸν) before Jason here.

μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notεὑρόντεςheurontesto findεὑρίσκω (heuriskō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to find”, a single actionG2147I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.αὐτοὺςautousTheseαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “These”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.Theseἔσυρονesuronto dragσύρω (surō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to drag”, an ongoing action in the pastG4951I draw, drag, force away.This verse uses “drag”.ἸάσοναiasonaJasonἸάσων (iasōn)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Jason”, the object formG2394Jason, a Christian of Thessalonica, perhaps the same as the "relative" of Paul.καίkaialsoκαίconjunction — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoτιναςtinasoneτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “one”, the object formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.ἀδελφοὺςadelphousbrotherἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “brother”, the object formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.ἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.τοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πολιτάρχαςpolitarchascity authorityπολιτάρχης (politarchēs)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “city authority”, the object formG4173a ruler of a city, city magistrate.βοῶντεςboōntesto cry outβοάω (boaō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to cry out”, an ongoing or repeated actionG994I shout, call aloud, proclaim.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.Οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.οἰκουμένηνoikoumenēnworldοἰκουμένη (oikoumenē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “world”, the object formG3625(properly: the land that is being inhabited, the land in a state of habitation), the inhabited world, that is, the Roman world, for all outside it was regarded as of no account.ἀναστατώσαντεςanastatōsantesto cause troubleἀναστατόω (anastatoō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to cause trouble”, a single actionG387(perhaps a political metaphor), I turn upside down, upset, unsettle.οὗτοιhoutoithisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.καὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐνθάδεenthadeinἐνθάδεadverb — “in”G1759here, in this place.πάρεισινpareisinbe presentπάρειμι (pareimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “be present”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3918I am present, am near; I have come, arrived.

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τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and not having found them, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the city rulers, calling aloud — 'These, having put the world in commotion, are also here present,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when they found them not, they dragged Jason and certain brethren before the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;

Young’s Literal Translation

and not having found them, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the city rulers, calling aloud — 'These, having put the world in commotion, are also here present,

World English Bible

When they didn’t find them, they dragged Jason and certain brothers before the rulers of the city, crying, “These who have turned the world upside down have come here also,

Darby Translation

and not having found them, dragged Jason and certain brethren before the politarchs, crying out, These [men] that have set the world in tumult, are come here also,

Douay-Rheims

And not finding them, they drew Jason and certain brethren to the rulers of the city, crying: They that set the city in an uproar, are come hither also;

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