King James Version

Acts 18:17

Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the Greeks” (οἱ Ἕλληνες) before Sosthenes here.

ἐπιλαβόμενοιepilabomenoitookἐπιλαμβάνομαι (epilambanomai)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “took”, a single actionG1949I lay hold of, take hold of, seize (sometimes with beneficent, sometimes with hostile, intent).tookδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.πάντεςpantesallπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.ΣωσθένηνsōsthenēnSosthenesΣωσθένης (sōsthenēs)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Sosthenes”, the object formG4988Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue at Corinth.Sosthenesτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀρχισυνάγωγονarchisunagōgonchief ruler of the synagogueἀρχισυνάγωγος (archisunagōgos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “chief ruler of the synagogue”, the object formG752a leader of the synagogue, a leader connected with the synagogue: sometimes there was only one, and the name was in some cases merely honorary.the chief ruler of the synagogueἔτυπτονetuptonand beatτύπτω (tuptō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “and beat”, an ongoing action in the pastG5180I beat, strike, wound, inflict punishment.This verse uses “beat”.and beatἔμπροσθενemprosthenhim beforeἔμπροσθενpreposition — “him before”G1715in front, before the face; sometimes made a subst. by the addition of the article: in front of, before the face of.him beforeτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.βήματοςbēmatosjudgment seatβῆμα (bēma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “judgment seat”, the of-formG968an elevated place ascended by steps, a throne, tribunal.the judgment seatκαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andοὐδὲνoudenfor noneοὐδείς (oudeis)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “for none”, the subject formG3762no one, none, nothing.This verse uses “none”.for noneτούτωνtoutōnof those thingsοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, genitive, plural, neuter — “of those things”, the of-formG3778this; he, she, it.of those thingsτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ΓαλλίωνιgalliōniGallioΓαλλίων (galliōn)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Gallio”, the to- or for-formG1058Gallio, Lucius Iunius Gallio, who received this name by adoption into another family, but was born brother of the philosopher Seneca and originally named L. Annaeus Nouatus; proconsul of the Roman province Achaia from spring A.D. 52 to spring 53.ἔμελενemelento concernμέλει (melei)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to concern”, an ongoing action in the pastG3199it is a care, it is an object of anxiety, it concerns.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἝλληνεςhellēnesGreeksἝλλην (hellēn)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “Greeks”, the subject formG1672a Hellene, the native word for a Greek; it is, however, a term wide enough to include all Greek-speaking (i.e. educated) non-Jews.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and all the Greeks having taken Sosthenes, the chief man of the synagogue, were beating [him] before the tribunal, and not even for these things was Gallio caring.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they all laid hold on Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment-seat. And Gallio cared for none of these things.

Young’s Literal Translation

and all the Greeks having taken Sosthenes, the chief man of the synagogue, were beating [him] before the tribunal, and not even for these things was Gallio caring.

World English Bible

Then all the Greeks seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment seat. Gallio didn’t care about any of these things.

Darby Translation

And having all laid hold on Sosthenes the ruler of the synagogue, they beat him before the judgment-seat. And Gallio troubled himself about none of these things.

Douay-Rheims

And all laying hold on Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, beat him before the judgment seat; and Gallio cared for none of those things.

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