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Acts 19:1

And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “finding” (εὑρεῖν) before certain here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “finding” (εὑρών) before certain here.

Ἐγένετοegenetoit came to passγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “it came to pass”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.it came to passδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἐνenatἐνpreposition — “at”G1722in, on, among.atτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἈπολλῶapollōApollosἈπολλῶς (apollōs)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Apollos”, the object formG625Apollos, a Jew of Alexandria.εἶναιeinaito existεἰμί (eimí)verb, present active infinitive — “to exist”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.Strong’s files this form under G1511 (εἶναι, exist).ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.ΚορίνθῳkorinthōCorinthΚόρινθος (korinthos)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “Corinth”, the to- or for-formG2882Corinth, in north-east Peloponnese, the capital of the Roman province Achaia.CorinthΠαῦλονpaulonPaulΠαῦλος (paulos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Paul”, the object formG3972Paul, Paulus.Paulδιελθόνταdielthontahaving passedδιέρχομαι (dierchomai)verb, aorist active participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “having passed”, a single actionG1330I pass through, spread (as a report).having passedτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνωτερικὰanōterikathrough the upperἀνωτερικός (anōterikos)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “through the upper”, the object formG510upper, higher-lying, inland.This verse uses “upper”.through the upperμέρηmerēcoastsμέρος (meros)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “coasts”, the object formG3313a part, portion, share.coastsἐλθεῖνeltheinto cameἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active infinitive — “to came”, a single actionG2064I come, go.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.Ephesusκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεὑρεῖνheureinto findingεὑρίσκω (heuriskō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to finding”, a single actionG2147I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.findingτιναςtinascertainτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “certain”, the object formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.certainμαθητάςmathētasdisciplesμαθητής (mathētēs)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “disciples”, the object formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.disciples

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εὑρώνheurōnto findingεὑρίσκω (heuriskō)verb, second aorist active infinitive — “to finding”, a single actionG2147I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And it came to pass, in Apollos' being in Corinth, Paul having gone through the upper parts, came to Ephesus, and having found certain disciples,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper country came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples:

Young’s Literal Translation

And it came to pass, in Apollos' being in Corinth, Paul having gone through the upper parts, came to Ephesus, and having found certain disciples,

World English Bible

While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper country, came to Ephesus and found certain disciples.

Darby Translation

And it came to pass, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul, having passed through the upper districts, came to Ephesus, and finding certain disciples,

Douay-Rheims

And it came to pass, while Apollo was at Corinth, that Paul having passed through the upper coasts, came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples.

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