King James Version

Acts 19:8

And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τὰ) before concerning here.

Εἰσελθὼνeiselthōnhe wentεἰσέρχομαι (eiserchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he went”, a single actionG1525I go in, come in, enter.he wentδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.εἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.συναγωγὴνsunagōgēnsynagogueσυναγωγή (sunagōgē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “synagogue”, the object formG4864an assembly, congregation, synagogue, either the place or the people gathered together in the place.This verse uses “synagogue”.the synagogueἐπαρρησιάζετοeparrēsiazetoand spake boldlyπαρρησιάζομαι (parrēsiazomai)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “and spake boldly”, an ongoing action in the pastG3955I speak freely, boldly; I am confident.This verse uses “boldly”.and spake boldlyἐπὶepifor the spaceἐπίpreposition — “for the space”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.for the spaceμῆναςmēnasmonthsμήν (mēn)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “months”, the object formG3376a (lunar) month.monthsτρεῖςtreisthreeτρεῖςadjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “three”, the object formG5140three.διαλεγόμενοςdialegomenosdisputingδιαλέγομαι (dialegomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “disputing”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1256I converse, address, preach, lecture; I argue, reason.disputingκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπείθωνpeithōnpersuadingπείθω (peithō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “persuading”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3982I persuade, urge.persuadingπερὶperithings concerningπερίpreposition — “things concerning”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.This verse uses “concerning”.the things concerningτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλείαςbasileiaskingdomβασιλεία (basileia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “kingdom”, the of-formG932kingship, sovereignty, authority, rule, especially of God, both in the world, and in the hearts of men; hence: kingdom, in the concrete sense.This verse uses “kingdom”.the kingdomτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of God

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τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And having gone into the synagogue, he was speaking boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading the things concerning the reign of God,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he entered into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of three months, reasoning and persuading as to the things concerning the kingdom of God.

Young’s Literal Translation

And having gone into the synagogue, he was speaking boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading the things concerning the reign of God,

World English Bible

He entered into the synagogue and spoke boldly for a period of three months, reasoning and persuading about the things concerning God’s Kingdom.

Darby Translation

And entering into the synagogue, he spoke boldly during three months, reasoning and persuading [the things] concerning the kingdom of God.

Douay-Rheims

And entering into the synagogue, he spoke boldly for the space of three months, disputing and exhorting concerning the kingdom of God.

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