As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.
ὡςhōsAsὡςconjunction — “As”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.Asκαὶkaialsoκαίadverb — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀρχιερεὺςarchiereushigh priestἀρχιερεύςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “high priest”, the subject formG749high priest, chief priest.This verse uses “high priest”.the high priestμαρτυρεῖmartureidoth bearμαρτυρέω (martureō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “doth bear”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3140I witness, bear witness, give evidence, testify, give a good report.doth bearμοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπᾶνpanallπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πρεσβυτέριονpresbuterionestate of the eldersπρεσβυτέριονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “estate of the elders”, the subject formG4244an assembly of elders, the Sanhedrin, officers of the church assembly, presbytery.the estate of the eldersπαρ’parfromπαρά (para)preposition — “from”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.This verse uses “from”.fromὧνhōnwhomὅς (hos)relative pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “whom”, the of-formG3739who, which, what, that.whomκαὶkaialsoκαίadverb — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoἐπιστολὰςepistolaslettersἐπιστολή (epistolē)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “letters”, the object formG1992a letter, dispatch, epistle, message.lettersδεξάμενοςdexamenosto receiveδέχομαι (dechomai)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to receive”, a single actionG1209I take, receive, accept, welcome.This verse uses “receive”.πρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδελφοὺςadelphousbrethrenἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “brethren”, the object formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.the brethrenεἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.toΔαμασκὸνdamaskonDamascusΔαμασκός (damaskos)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Damascus”, the object formG1154Damascus.Damascusἐπορευόμηνeporeuomēnto travelπορεύομαι (poreuomai)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 1st person singular — “to travel”, an ongoing action in the pastG4198I travel, journey, go, die.This verse uses “travel”.ἄξωνaxōnto bringἄγω (agō)verb, future active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to bring”, an action still aheadG71I lead, lead away, bring (a person, or animal), guide, spend a day, go.to bringκαὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.τοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐκεῖσεekeisethereἐκεῖσεadverb — “there”G1566thither, there, at that place.This verse uses “there”.thereὄνταςontasto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.δεδεμένουςdedemenousboundδέω (deō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “bound”, a completed action with a present resultG1210I bind, tie, fasten; I impel, compel; I declare to be prohibited and unlawful.boundεἰςeisuntoεἰςpreposition — “unto”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.untoἸερουσαλὴμierousalēmJerusalemἸερουσαλήμnoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Jerusalem”, the object formG2419(Aramaic form), Jerusalem, the capital of Palestine: hence Judaism, and allegorically, Christendom, the Christian Church.Jerusalemἵναhinafor toἵναconjunction — “for to”G2443in order that, so that.for toτιμωρηθῶσινtimōrēthōsinbe punishedτιμωρέω (timōreō)verb, aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “be punished”, a single actionG5097I punish, avenge myself on.be punished
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
as also the chief priest doth testify to me, and all the eldership; from whom also having received letters unto the brethren, to Damascus, I was going on, to bring also those there bound to Jerusalem that they might be punished,
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American Standard Version (1901)
As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and journeyed to Damascus to bring them also that were there unto Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.
Young’s Literal Translation
as also the chief priest doth testify to me, and all the eldership; from whom also having received letters unto the brethren, to Damascus, I was going on, to bring also those there bound to Jerusalem that they might be punished,
World English Bible
as also the high priest and all the council of the elders testify, from whom also I received letters to the brothers, and traveled to Damascus to bring them also who were there to Jerusalem in bonds to be punished.
Darby Translation
as also the high priest bears me witness, and all the elderhood: from whom also, having received letters to the brethren, I went to Damascus to bring those also who were there, bound, to Jerusalem, to be punished.
Douay-Rheims
As the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the ancients: from whom also receiving letters to the brethren, I went to Damascus, that I might bring them bound from thence to Jerusalem to be punished.
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