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Acts 19:31

And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not adventure himself into the theatre.

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τινὲςtinescertainτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “certain”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.certainδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.καὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Ἀσιαρχῶνasiarchōnof the chief of AsiaἈσιάρχης (asiarchēs)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of the chief of Asia”, the of-formG775an Asiarch, an official connected with the worship of Rome and the Emperor in the Roman province Asia.of the chief of Asiaὄντεςonteswhich wereεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “which were”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.which wereαὐτῷautōhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “his”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.hisφίλοιphiloifriendsφίλος (philos)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “friends”, the subject formG5384friendly; subst: a friend, an associate.friendsπέμψαντεςpempsantessentπέμπω (pempō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “sent”, a single actionG3992I send, transmit, permit to go, put forth.sentπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himπαρεκάλουνparekaloundesiringπαρακαλέω (parakaleō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “desiring”, an ongoing action in the pastG3870(a) I send for, summon, invite, (b) I beseech, entreat, beg, (c) I exhort, admonish, (d) I comfort, encourage, console.desiringμὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notδοῦναιdounaito adventureδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to adventure”, a single actionG1325I offer, give; I put, place.adventureἑαυτὸνheautonhimselfἑαυτοῦ (heautou)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “himself”, the object formG1438himself, herself, itself.This verse uses “himself”.himselfεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.θέατρονtheatrontheatreθέατρονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “theatre”, the object formG2302(a) a theatre, a semi-circular stone building, generally open to the sky, (b) a spectacle, show.the theatre

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and certain also of the chief men of Asia, being his friends, having sent unto him, were entreating him not to venture himself into the theatre.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And certain also of the Asiarchs, being his friends, sent unto him and besought him not to adventure himself into the theatre.

Young’s Literal Translation

and certain also of the chief men of Asia, being his friends, having sent unto him, were entreating him not to venture himself into the theatre.

World English Bible

Certain also of the Asiarchs, being his friends, sent to him and begged him not to venture into the theater.

Darby Translation

and some of the Asiarchs also, who were his friends, sent to him and urged him not to throw himself into the theatre.

Douay-Rheims

And some also of the rulers of Asia, who were his friends, sent unto him, desiring that he would not venture himself into the theatre.

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