King James Version

Acts 22:3

I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “indeed” (μέν) before am here.

ἘγώegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iεἰμιeimiamεἰμίverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “am”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.amἀνὴρanēra manἀνήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a man”, the subject formG435a male human being; a man, husband.This verse uses “a man”.a manἸουδαῖοςioudaioswhich am a JewἸουδαῖοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “which am a Jew”, the subject formG2453Jewish.which am a Jewγεγεννημένοςgegennēmenosbornγεννάω (gennaō)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “born”, a completed action with a present resultG1080I beget (of the male), (of the female) I bring forth, give birth to.bornἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inΤαρσῷtarsōTarsusΤαρσός (tarsos)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “Tarsus”, the to- or for-formG5019Tarsus, the capital of the Roman province Cilicia.Tarsusτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Κιλικίαςkilikiasa city in CiliciaΚιλικία (kilikia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “a city in Cilicia”, the of-formG2791Cilicia, a Roman province between the Taurus range of mountains and the coast in the south-east corner of Asia Minor, linked up with the province of Syria.a city in Ciliciaἀνατεθραμμένοςanatethrammenosbrought upἀνατρέφω (anatrephō)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “brought up”, a completed action with a present resultG397I rear, bring up, nourish, educate.brought upδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πόλειpoleicityπόλις (polis)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “city”, the to- or for-formG4172a city, the inhabitants of a city.cityταύτῃtautēthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “this”, the to- or for-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.παρὰparaatπαράpreposition — “at”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.atτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πόδαςpodasfeetπούς (pous)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “feet”, the object formG4228the foot.the feetΓαμαλιήλgamaliēlof GamalielΓαμαλιήλnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Gamaliel”, the of-formG1059Gamaliel, a noted Pharisee, teacher of Saul.of Gamalielπεπαιδευμένοςpepaideumenosand taughtπαιδεύω (paideuō)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “and taught”, a completed action with a present resultG3811(a) I discipline, educate, train, (b) more severely: I chastise.and taughtκατὰkataaccordingκατάpreposition — “according”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.accordingἀκρίβειανakribeianto the perfect mannerἀκρίβεια (akribeia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “to the perfect manner”, the object formG195strictness, accuracy, exactness, attention to detail, scrupulousness.to the perfect mannerτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πατρῴουpatrōouof the fathersπατρῷος (patrōos)adjective, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the fathers”, the of-formG3971hereditary, received from fathers.of the fathersνόμουnomoulawνόμος (nomos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “law”, the of-formG3551usage, custom, law; in NT: of law in general, plur: of divine laws; of a force or influence impelling to action; of the Mosaic law; meton: of the books which contain the law, the Pentateuch, the Old Testament scriptures in general.ζηλωτὴςzēlōtēszealousζηλωτήςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “zealous”, the subject formG2207one who is eagerly devoted to a person or a thing, a zealot.zealousὑπάρχωνhuparchōnto beὑπάρχω (huparchō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5225I begin, am, exist, am in possession.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheoutoward Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “toward God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.toward Godκαθὼςkathōsasκαθώςconjunction — “as”G2531according to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as.asπάντεςpantesallπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allὑμεῖςhumeisyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “you”, the subject formG4771you.ἐστεesteareεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “are”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.areσήμερονsēmeronthis dayσήμερονadverb — “this day”G4594today, now.this day

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

μένmenverilyμένparticle — “verily”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'I, indeed, am a man, a Jew, having been born in Tarsus of Cilicia, and brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, having been taught according to the exactitude of a law of the fathers, being zealous of God, as all ye are to-day.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as ye all are this day:

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

“I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict tradition of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are today.

Darby Translation

I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, educated according to [the] exactness of the law of [our] fathers, being zealous for God, as ye are all this day;

Douay-Rheims

And he saith: I am a Jew, born at Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, taught according to the truth of the law of the fathers, zealous for the law, as also all you are this day:

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