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Acts 18:8

And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized.

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ΚρίσποςkrisposCrispusΚρίσποςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Crispus”, the subject formG2921Crispus, ruler of the synagogue at Corinth, converted and baptized by Paul.Crispusδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀρχισυνάγωγοςarchisunagōgoschief ruler of the synagogueἀρχισυνάγωγοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “chief ruler of the synagogue”, the subject formG752a leader of the synagogue, a leader connected with the synagogue: sometimes there was only one, and the name was in some cases merely honorary.the chief ruler of the synagogueἐπίστευσενepisteusenbelievedπιστεύω (pisteuō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “believed”, a single actionG4100I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.believedτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.κυρίῳkuriōon the Lordκύριος (kurios)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “on the Lord”, the to- or for-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.on the Lordσὺνsunwithσύνpreposition — “with”G4862with.withὅλῳholōallὅλος (holos)adjective, dative, singular, masculine — “all”, the to- or for-formG3650all, the whole, entire, complete.This verse uses “all”.allτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.οἴκῳoikōhouseοἶκος (oikos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “house”, the to- or for-formG3624(a) a house, the material building, (b) a household, family, lineage, nation.houseαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπολλοὶpolloimanyπολύς (polus)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “many”, the subject formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “many”.manyτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Κορινθίωνkorinthiōnof the CorinthiansΚορίνθιος (korinthios)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of the Corinthians”, the of-formG2881Corinthian, of Corinth.of the Corinthiansἀκούοντεςakouonteshearingἀκούω (akouō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “hearing”, an ongoing or repeated actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.hearingἐπίστευονepisteuonbelievedπιστεύω (pisteuō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “believed”, an ongoing action in the pastG4100I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.believedκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐβαπτίζοντοebaptizontowere baptizedβαπτίζω (baptizō)verb, imperfect passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “were baptized”, an ongoing action in the pastG907lit: I dip, submerge, but specifically of ceremonial dipping; I baptize.were baptized

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue did believe in the Lord with all his house, and many of the Corinthians hearing were believing, and they were being baptized.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were baptized.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue did believe in the Lord with all his house, and many of the Corinthians hearing were believing, and they were being baptized.

World English Bible

Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord with all his house. Many of the Corinthians, when they heard, believed and were baptized.

Darby Translation

But Crispus the ruler of the synagogue believed in the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing, believed, and were baptised.

Douay-Rheims

And Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord, with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing, believed, and were baptized.

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