King James Version

Acts 21:3

Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “we disembarked” (κατήλθομεν) before at here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “we landed” (κατήχθημεν) before at here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἀναφάναντεςanaphananteswhen we had discoveredἀναφαίνω (anaphainō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “when we had discovered”, a single actionG398(a) a nautical term: I sight (a place), (b) mid: I appear (as it were, out of the unseen), (c) I bring to light, make to appear.when we had discoveredδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ΚύπρονkupronCyprusΚύπρος (kupros)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Cyprus”, the object formG2954Cyprus.Cyprusκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.καταλιπόντεςkataliponteswe leftκαταλείπω (kataleipō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “we left”, a single actionG2641I leave behind, desert, abandon, forsake; I leave remaining, reserve.we leftαὐτὴνautēnitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “it”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.itεὐώνυμονeuōnumonon the left handεὐώνυμος (euōnumos)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “on the left hand”, the object formG2176(lit: well-named, to avoid the evil omen attaching to the left), on the left-hand side, left.This verse uses “left”.on the left handἐπλέομενepleomenand sailedπλέω (pleō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 1st person plural — “and sailed”, an ongoing action in the pastG4126I sail, travel by sea, voyage.and sailedεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoΣυρίανsurianSyriaΣυρία (suria)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Syria”, the object formG4947Syria, a great Roman imperial province, united with Cilicia.Syriaκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andκατήλθομενkatēlthomenlandedκατέρχομαι (katerchomai)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person plural — “landed”, a single actionG2718I come down from sky to earth, or from high land to lower land (or to the coast), or from the high seas to the shore.landedεἰςeisatεἰςpreposition — “at”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.atΤύρονturonTyreΤύρος (turos)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Tyre”, the object formG5184Tyre, an ancient city, the capital of Phoenicia.Tyreἐκεῖσεekeisethereἐκεῖσεadverb — “there”G1566thither, there, at that place.This verse uses “there”.thereγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πλοῖονploionshipπλοῖονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “ship”, the subject formG4143a ship, vessel, boat.the shipἦνēnwasεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “was”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.wasἀποφορτιζόμενονapophortizomenonto unladeἀποφορτίζομαι (apophortizomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, neuter — “to unlade”, an ongoing or repeated actionG670I unload, discharge.to unladeτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.γόμονgomonher burdenγόμος (gomos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “her burden”, the object formG1117a cargo, freight.her burden

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

κατήχθημενkatēchthēmenlandedκατάγω (katagō)verb, second aorist active indicative, 1st person plural — “landed”, a single actionG2609I lead down, bring down, either from a high place on land or to a lower (or actually to the sea-coast), or from the high seas to land.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and having discovered Cyprus, and having left it on the left, we were sailing to Syria, and did land at Tyre, for there was the ship discharging the lading.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when we had come in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left hand, we sailed unto Syria, and landed at Tyre; for there the ship was to unlade her burden.

Young’s Literal Translation

and having discovered Cyprus, and having left it on the left, we were sailing to Syria, and did land at Tyre, for there was the ship discharging the lading.

World English Bible

When we had come in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left hand, we sailed to Syria and landed at Tyre, for the ship was there to unload her cargo.

Darby Translation

and having sighted Cyprus, and left it on the left hand, we sailed to Syria, and made the land at Tyre, for there the ship was to discharge her cargo.

Douay-Rheims

And when we had discovered Cyprus, leaving it on the left hand, we sailed into Syria, and came to Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden.

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