King James Version

Acts 19:30

And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (Τοῦ) before however here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ΠαύλουpaulouPaulΠαῦλος (paulos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Paul”, the of-formG3972Paul, Paulus.Paulδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.βουλομένουboulomenouwouldβούλομαι (boulomai)verb, present middle participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “would”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1014I will, intend, desire, wish.wouldεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinto have enteredεἰσέρχομαι (eiserchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active infinitive — “to have entered”, a single actionG1525I go in, come in, enter.have enteredεἰςeisinεἰςpreposition — “in”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.inτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δῆμονdēmonunto the peopleδῆμος (dēmos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “unto the people”, the object formG1218properly: the people, especially citizens of a Greek city in popular assembly, but in NT, multitude, rabble.This verse uses “the people”.unto the peopleοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notεἴωνeiōnto allowἐάω (eaō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to allow”, an ongoing action in the pastG1439I allow, permit, let alone, leave.This verse uses “allow”.αὐτὸνautonheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μαθηταίmathētaidiscipleμαθητής (mathētēs)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “disciple”, the subject formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.This verse uses “disciple”.

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Τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And on Paul's purposing to enter in unto the populace, the disciples were not suffering him,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when Paul was minded to enter in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.

Young’s Literal Translation

And on Paul's purposing to enter in unto the populace, the disciples were not suffering him,

World English Bible

When Paul wanted to enter in to the people, the disciples didn’t allow him.

Darby Translation

But Paul intending to go in to the people, the disciples suffered him not;

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