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Acts 18:27

And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who, when he was come, helped them much which had believed through grace:

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βουλομένουboulomenouwas disposedβούλομαι (boulomai)verb, present middle participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “was disposed”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1014I will, intend, desire, wish.was disposedδὲdebutδέconjunction — “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.himδιελθεῖνdieltheinto pass throughδιέρχομαι (dierchomai)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to pass through”, a single actionG1330I pass through, spread (as a report).This verse uses “pass through”.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἈχαΐανachaianAchaiaἈχαΐα (achaia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Achaia”, the object formG882the Roman Province Achaia, governed by a proconsul, and practically conterminous with modern Greece before 1912.προτρεψάμενοιprotrepsamenoito encourageπροτρέπομαι (protrepomai)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to encourage”, a single actionG4389I encourage, exhort, persuade.This verse uses “encourage”.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδελφοὶadelphoibrotherἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “brother”, the subject formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.ἔγραψανegrapsanto writeγράφω (graphō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to write”, a single actionG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).τοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.μαθηταῖςmathētaisdiscipleμαθητής (mathētēs)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “disciple”, the to- or for-formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.This verse uses “disciple”.ἀποδέξασθαιapodexasthaito receiveἀποδέχομαι (apodechomai)verb, aorist middle infinitive — “to receive”, a single actionG588I receive, welcome, entertain (with hospitality), embrace.This verse uses “receive”.αὐτόνautonheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ὃςhoswhoὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “who”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “who”.whoπαραγενόμενοςparagenomenoswhen he was comeπαραγίνομαι (paraginomai)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “when he was come”, a single actionG3854(a) I come on the scene, appear, come, (b) with words expressing destination: I present myself at, arrive at, reach.This verse uses “come”.when he was comeσυνεβάλετοsunebaletohelped themσυμβάλλω (sumballō)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “helped them”, a single actionG4820properly: I throw together, hence: I ponder, come up with, encounter, with or without hostile intent; I dispute with; mid: I confer, consult with, contribute.helped themπολὺpolumuchπολύς (polus)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “much”, the object formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.muchτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πεπιστευκόσινpepisteukosinwhich had believedπιστεύω (pisteuō)verb, perfect active participle, dative, plural, masculine — “which had believed”, a completed action with a present resultG4100I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.which had believedδιὰdiathroughδιάpreposition — “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”.throughτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.χάριτοςcharitosgraceχάρις (charis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “grace”, the of-formG5485(a) grace, as a gift or blessing brought to man by Jesus Christ, (b) favor, (c) gratitude, thanks, (d) a favor, kindness.This verse uses “grace”.grace

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he being minded to go through into Achaia, the brethren wrote to the disciples, having exhorted them to receive him, who having come, did help them much who have believed through the grace,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when he was minded to pass over into Achaia, the brethren encouraged him, and wrote to the disciples to receive him: and when he was come, he helped them much that had believed through grace;

Young’s Literal Translation

and he being minded to go through into Achaia, the brethren wrote to the disciples, having exhorted them to receive him, who having come, did help them much who have believed through the grace,

World English Bible

When he had determined to pass over into Achaia, the brothers encouraged him; and wrote to the disciples to receive him. When he had come, he greatly helped those who had believed through grace;

Darby Translation

And when he purposed to go into Achaia, the brethren wrote to the disciples engaging them to receive him, who, being come, contributed much to those who believed through grace.

Douay-Rheims

And whereas he was desirous to go to Achaia, the brethren exhorting, wrote to the disciples to receive him. Who, when he was come, helped them much who had believed.

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