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Acts 18:2

And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “out of” (ἀπὸ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “from” (ἐκ) before the here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andεὑρώνheurōnfoundεὑρίσκω (heuriskō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “found”, a single actionG2147I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.foundτιναtinaa certainτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a certain”, the object formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.a certainἸουδαῖονioudaionJewἸουδαῖος (ioudaios)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “Jew”, the object formG2453Jewish.Jewὀνόματιonomatinamedὄνομα (onoma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “named”, the to- or for-formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.namedἈκύλανakulanAquilaἈκύλας (akulas)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Aquila”, the object formG207the Greek way of writing the Latin Aquila, a male proper name; the husband of Priscilla (Prisca), and a Jew, of a family belonging to (Sinope in ?) Pontus.AquilaΠοντικὸνpontikonin PontusΠοντικός (pontikos)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “in Pontus”, the object formG4193belonging to Pontus.in Pontusτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.γένειgeneifamilyγένος (genos)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “family”, the to- or for-formG1085offspring, family, race, nation, kind.This verse uses “family”.προσφάτωςprosphatōslatelyπροσφάτωςadverb — “lately”G4373recently, lately, newly.latelyἐληλυθόταelēluthotacomeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, perfect active participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “come”, a completed action with a present resultG2064I come, go.comeἀπὸapofromἀπόpreposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἸταλίαςitaliasItalyἸταλία (italia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “Italy”, the of-formG2482Italy.Italyκαὶkaiwithκαίconjunction — “with”G2532and, even, also, namely.withΠρίσκιλλανpriskillanPriscillaΠρίσκιλλα (priskilla)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Priscilla”, the object formG4252Prisca, Priscilla, the former being the more correct and formal name, the latter a diminutive and more familiar; a Roman lady, probably of good birth, wife of the Jewish Christian Aquila.This verse uses “Priscilla”.Priscillaγυναῖκαgunaikawomanγυνή (gunē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “woman”, the object formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.αὐτοῦautouunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “unto them”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themδιὰdiathroughδιάpreposition — “through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.διατεταχέναιdiatetachenaito directδιατάσσω (diatassō)verb, perfect active infinitive — “to direct”, a completed action with a present resultG1299I give orders to, prescribe, arrange.ΚλαύδιονklaudionClaudiusΚλαύδιος (klaudios)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Claudius”, the object formG2804(a) Claudius, the fourth of the Roman Emperors, Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, who ruled A.D. 41-54, (b) Claudius Lysias, a tribune at Jerusalem.χωρίζεσθαιchōrizesthaito separateχωρίζω (chōrizō)verb, present passive infinitive — “to separate”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5563(a) I separate, put apart, (b) mid. or pass: I separate myself, depart, withdraw.This verse uses “separate”.πάνταςpantasallπᾶς (pas)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “all”, the object formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.τοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἸουδαίουςioudaiousJewishἸουδαῖος (ioudaios)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “Jewish”, the object formG2453Jewish.ἀπὸapoaway fromἀπόpreposition — “away from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ῬώμηςrhōmēsRomeῬώμη (rhōmē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “Rome”, the of-formG4516Rome, the famous city on the Tiber, the capital of the Roman Empire.προσῆλθενprosēlthento come nearπροσέρχομαι (proserchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to come near”, a single actionG4334I come up to, come to, come near (to), approach, consent (to).This verse uses “come near”.αὐτοῖςautoisheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

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ἐκekfromἐκpreposition — “from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and having found a certain Jew, by name Aquilas, of Pontus by birth, lately come from Italy, and Priscilla his wife — because of Claudius having directed all the Jews to depart out of Rome — he came to them,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he found a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by race, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome: and he came unto them;

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World English Bible

He found a certain Jew named Aquila, a man of Pontus by race, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome. He came to them,

Darby Translation

and finding a certain Jew by name Aquila, of Pontus by race, just come from Italy, and Priscilla his wife, (because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome,) came to them,

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And finding a certain Jew, named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with Priscilla his wife, (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome,) he came to them.

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