King James Version

Acts 21:17

And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “received” (ἀπεδέξαντο) before us here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “received” (ἐδέξαντο) before us here.

Γενομένωνgenomenōnwere comeγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “were come”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.were comeδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).εἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.toἹεροσόλυμαhierosolumaJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαnoun, accusative, plural, neuter — “Jerusalem”, the object formG2414the Greek form of the Hebrew name: Jerusalem.Jerusalemἀσμένωςasmenōsgladlyἀσμένωςadverb — “gladly”G780joyfully, with delight, gladly.gladlyἀπεδέξαντοapedexantoto receiveἀποδέχομαι (apodechomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “to receive”, a single actionG588I receive, welcome, entertain (with hospitality), embrace.This verse uses “receive”.ἡμᾶςhēmasIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδελφοίadelphoibrotherἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “brother”, the subject formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.

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ἐδέξαντοedexantoreceivedδέχομαι (dechomai)verb, aorist deponent indicative, 3rd person plural — “received”, a single actionG1209I take, receive, accept, welcome.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And we having come to Jerusalem, the brethren did gladly receive us,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.

Young’s Literal Translation

And we having come to Jerusalem, the brethren did gladly receive us,

World English Bible

When we had come to Jerusalem, the brothers received us gladly.

Darby Translation

And when we arrived at Jerusalem the brethren gladly received us.

Douay-Rheims

And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us gladly.

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