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Acts 18:24

And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.

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ἸουδαῖοςioudaiosJewἸουδαῖοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “Jew”, the subject formG2453Jewish.Jewδέdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τιςtisoneτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “one”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.ἈπολλῶςapollōsApollosἈπολλῶςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Apollos”, the subject formG625Apollos, a Jew of Alexandria.Apollosὀνόματιonomatinameὄνομα (onoma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “name”, the to- or for-formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.Ἀλεξανδρεὺςalexandreusat AlexandriaἈλεξανδρεύςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “at Alexandria”, the subject formG221an Alexandrian, a native (or resident) of Alexandria in Egypt.at Alexandriaτῷtōtheὁ (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”.ἀνὴρanērmanἀνήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “man”, the subject formG435a male human being; a man, husband.manλόγιοςlogioslearnedλόγιοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “learned”, the subject formG3052eloquent, gifted with learning.κατήντησενkatēntēsencameκαταντάω (katantaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “came”, a single actionG2658(a) I come down, either from high land to lower (or actually to the sea-coast), or from the high seas to the coast; hence met: I arrive at, reach (my destination), (b) of property: I come down (descend) by inheritance to an heir.cameεἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.toἜφεσονephesonEphesusἜφεσος (ephesos)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Ephesus”, the object formG2181Ephesus, a coast city, capital of the Roman province Asia.Ephesusδυνατὸςdunatosableδυνατόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “able”, the subject formG1415(a) of persons: powerful, able, (b) of things: possible.This verse uses “able”.ὢνōnto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.ταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.γραφαῖςgraphaisa writingγραφή (graphē)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “a writing”, the to- or for-formG1124(a) a writing, (b) a passage of scripture; plur: the scriptures.This verse uses “a writing”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And a certain Jew, Apollos by name, an Alexandrian by birth, a man of eloquence, being mighty in the Writings, came to Ephesus,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus; and he was mighty in the scriptures.

Young’s Literal Translation

And a certain Jew, Apollos by name, an Alexandrian by birth, a man of eloquence, being mighty in the Writings, came to Ephesus,

World English Bible

Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus. He was mighty in the Scriptures.

Darby Translation

But a certain Jew, Apollos by name, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, who was mighty in the scriptures, arrived at Ephesus.

Douay-Rheims

Now a certain Jew, named Apollo, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus, one mighty in the scriptures.

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