King James Version

Acts 20:5

These going before tarried for us at Troas.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “also having come to” (δὲ προσελθόντες) before were awaiting here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “having gone ahead” (προελθόντες) before were awaiting here.

οὗτοιhoutoiTheseοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “These”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.Theseδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.προσελθόντεςproselthonteshaving come toπροσέρχομαι (proserchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “having come to”, a single actionG4334I come up to, come to, come near (to), approach, consent (to).ἔμενονemenontarriedμένω (menō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “tarried”, an ongoing action in the pastG3306I remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await.tarriedἡμᾶςhēmasIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).for usἐνenatἐνpreposition — “at”G1722in, on, among.atΤρῳάδιtrōadiTroasΤρῳάς (trōas)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “Troas”, the to- or for-formG5174Troas, a harbor city of Mysia.Troas

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προελθόντεςproelthontesgoing beforeπροέρχομαι (proerchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, second aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “going before”, a single actionG4281I go forward, go on, advance; I go before, precede.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

these, having gone before, did remain for us in Troas,

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American Standard Version (1901)

But these had gone before, and were waiting for us at Troas.

Young’s Literal Translation

these, having gone before, did remain for us in Troas,

World English Bible

But these had gone ahead, and were waiting for us at Troas.

Darby Translation

These going before waited for us in Troas;

Douay-Rheims

These going before, stayed for us at Troas.

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