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Acts 19:2

He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “also” (τε) before to here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “they said” (εἶπον) before to here.

εἶπένeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).He saidτεteandτέconjunction — “and”G5037and, both.This verse uses “and”.πρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoαὐτούςautousthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themΕἰeiifεἰparticle — “if”G1487if.πνεῦμαpneumaGhostπνεῦμαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “Ghost”, the object formG4151wind, breath, spirit.GhostἅγιονhagionHolyἅγιος (hagios)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “Holy”, the object formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.Holyἐλάβετεelabeteto takeλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to take”, a single actionG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.This verse uses “take”.πιστεύσαντεςpisteusantesto trustπιστεύω (pisteuō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to trust”, a single actionG4100I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.πρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.αὐτόνautonheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.Ἀλλ’allbutἀλλά (alla)conjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.οὐδ’oudand notοὐδέ (oude)adverb — “and not”G3761neither, nor, not even, and not.εἰeiifεἰparticle — “if”G1487if.πνεῦμαpneumaGhostπνεῦμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “Ghost”, the subject formG4151wind, breath, spirit.Ghostἅγιονhagionholyἅγιος (hagios)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “holy”, the subject formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.ἔστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἠκούσαμενēkousamento hearἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person plural — “to hear”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.

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εἶπονeiponHe saidἔπω (epō)verb, second aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “He said”, a single actionG2036to say

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

he said unto them, 'The Holy Spirit did ye receive — having believed?' and they said unto him, 'But we did not even hear whether there is any Holy Spirit;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

and he said unto them, Did ye receive the Holy Spirit when ye believed? And they said unto him, Nay, we did not so much as hear whether the Holy Spirit was given .

Young’s Literal Translation

he said unto them, 'The Holy Spirit did ye receive — having believed?' and they said unto him, 'But we did not even hear whether there is any Holy Spirit;'

World English Bible

He said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” They said to him, “No, we haven’t even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”

Darby Translation

he said to them, Did ye receive [the] Holy Spirit when ye had believed? And they [said] to him, We did not even hear if [the] Holy Spirit was [come].

Douay-Rheims

And he said to them: Have you received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? But they said to him: We have not so much as heard whether there be a Holy Ghost.

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