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Acts 18:5

And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “word” (λόγῳ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “to be” (εἶναι) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “spirit” (πνεύματι) before the here.

Ὡςhōswhenὡςconjunction — “when”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.whenδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.κατῆλθονkatēlthonwere comeκατέρχομαι (katerchomai)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “were come”, a single actionG2718I come down from sky to earth, or from high land to lower land (or to the coast), or from the high seas to the shore.were comeἀπὸapofromἀπόpreposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.fromτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ΜακεδονίαςmakedoniasMacedoniaΜακεδονία (makedonia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “Macedonia”, the of-formG3109(Hebrew), Macedonia, a Roman province north of Achaia (Greece).Macedoniaὅhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.τεteandτέconjunction — “and”G5037and, both.This verse uses “and”.ΣιλᾶςsilasSilasΣιλᾶςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Silas”, the subject formG4609Silas, a pet-form of the name "Silvanus"; a Roman citizen and a helper of Paul.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΤιμόθεοςtimotheosTimothyΤιμόθεοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Timothy”, the subject formG5095Timothy, a Christian of Lystra, helper of Paul.συνείχετοsuneichetowas pressedσυνέχω (sunechō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, imperfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “was pressed”, an ongoing action in the pastG4912(a) I press together, close, (b) I press on every side, confine, (c) I hold fast, (d) I urge, impel, (e) pass: I am afflicted with (sickness).was pressedτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.λόγῳlogōin the spiritλόγος (logos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “in the spirit”, the to- or for-formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.in the spiritὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΠαῦλοςpaulosPaulΠαῦλοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Paul”, the subject formG3972Paul, Paulus.διαμαρτυρόμενοςdiamarturomenosand testifiedδιαμαρτύρομαι (diamarturomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “and testified”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1263I give solemn evidence, testify (declare) solemnly.and testifiedτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.Ἰουδαίοιςioudaioisto the JewsἸουδαῖος (ioudaios)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “to the Jews”, the to- or for-formG2453Jewish.to the Jewsεἶναιeinaito existεἰμί (eimí)verb, present active infinitive — “to exist”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.Strong’s files this form under G1511 (εἶναι, exist).τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.χριστὸνchristonwas ChristΧριστός (christos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “was Christ”, the object formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.was ChristἸησοῦνiēsounJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the object formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.

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πνεύματιpneumatiin the spiritπνεῦμα (pneuma)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “in the spirit”, the to- or for-formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And when both Silas and Timotheus came down from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the Spirit, testifying fully to the Jews Jesus the Christ;

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American Standard Version (1901)

But when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was constrained by the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.

Young’s Literal Translation

And when both Silas and Timotheus came down from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the Spirit, testifying fully to the Jews Jesus the Christ;

World English Bible

When Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was compelled by the Spirit, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.

Darby Translation

And when both Silas and Timotheus came down from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in respect of the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ.

Douay-Rheims

And when Silas and Timothy were come from Macedonia, Paul was earnest in preaching, testifying to the Jews, that Jesus is the Christ.

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