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Acts 18:26

And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.

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οὗτόςhoutosheοὗτοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “he”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.heτεteandτέconjunction — “and”G5037and, both.This verse uses “and”.ἤρξατοērxatobeganἄρχω (archō)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “began”, a single actionG757I reign, rule.beganπαρρησιάζεσθαιparrēsiazesthaito speak boldlyπαρρησιάζομαι (parrēsiazomai)verb, present middle infinitive — “to speak boldly”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3955I speak freely, boldly; I am confident.This verse uses “boldly”.to speak boldlyἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.συναγωγῇsunagōgēsynagogueσυναγωγήnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “synagogue”, the to- or for-formG4864an assembly, congregation, synagogue, either the place or the people gathered together in the place.This verse uses “synagogue”.the synagogueἀκούσαντεςakousanteshad heardἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “had heard”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.had heardδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.αὐτοῦautouhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himΠρίσκιλλαpriskillaPriscillaΠρίσκιλλαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “Priscilla”, the subject 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”.καὶkaiunto them, andκαίconjunction — “unto them, and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.unto them, andἈκύλαςakulasAquilaἈκύλαςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Aquila”, the subject 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.προσελάβοντοproselabontoto takeπροσλαμβάνομαι (proslambanomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “to take”, a single actionG4355(a) I take to myself, (b) I take aside, (c) I welcome.αὐτὸνautonunto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “unto him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.unto himκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἀκριβέστερονakribesteronmore perfectlyἀκριβέστερονadjective, comparative, accusative, singular, neuter — “more perfectly”, the object formG197strictermore perfectlyαὐτῷautōheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἐξέθεντοexethentoto explainἐκτίθημι (ektithēmi)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “to explain”, a single actionG1620(a) I put out or expose a child, (b) mid: I set forth, expound, explain.This verse uses “explain”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὁδὸνhodonroadὁδός (hodos)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “road”, the object formG3598a way, road, journey, path.This verse uses “road”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

this one also began to speak boldly in the synagogue, and Aquilas and Priscilla having heard of him, took him to [them], and did more exactly expound to him the way of God,

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American Standard Version (1901)

and he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more accurately.

Young’s Literal Translation

this one also began to speak boldly in the synagogue, and Aquilas and Priscilla having heard of him, took him to [them], and did more exactly expound to him the way of God,

World English Bible

He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside, and explained to him the way of God more accurately.

Darby Translation

And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. And Aquila and Priscilla, having heard him, took him to [them] and unfolded to him the way of God more exactly.

Douay-Rheims

This man therefore began to speak boldly in the synagogue. Whom when Priscilla and Aquila had heard, they took him to them, and expounded to him the way of the Lord more diligently.

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