King James Version

Acts 23:16

And when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “ambush” (ἐνέδραν,) before having come here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the” (τὴν) before barracks here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of the hinderance” (τὸ ἔνεδρον) before having come here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

Ἀκούσαςakousasheardἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “heard”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.heardδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.υἱὸςhuiossonυἱόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “son”, the subject formG5207a son, descendent.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδελφῆςadelphēssisterἀδελφή (adelphē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “sister”, the of-formG79a sister, a woman (fellow-)member of a church, a Christian woman.ΠαύλουpaulouPaulΠαῦλος (paulos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Paul”, the of-formG3972Paul, Paulus.Paulτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐνέδρανenedranplotἐνέδρα (enedra)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “plot”, the object formG1747an ambush, plot, treachery, fraud.This verse uses “plot”.παραγενόμενοςparagenomenosto comeπαραγίνομαι (paraginomai)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to come”, a single actionG3854(a) I come on the scene, appear, come, (b) with words expressing destination: I present myself at, arrive at, reach.This verse uses “come”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.εἰσελθὼνeiselthōnto enterεἰσέρχομαι (eiserchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to enter”, a single actionG1525I go in, come in, enter.This verse uses “enter”.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.παρεμβολὴνparembolēnbarracksπαρεμβολή (parembolē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “barracks”, the object formG3925a camp, fort, castle, barracks, army in battle array.This verse uses “barracks”.ἀπήγγειλενapēngeilento announceἀπαγγέλλω (apangellō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to announce”, a single actionG518I report (from one place to another), bring a report, announce, declare.This verse uses “announce”.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ΠαύλῳpaulōPaulΠαῦλος (paulos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “Paul”, the to- or for-formG3972Paul, Paulus.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

τὸtoof theὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “of the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἔνεδρονenedronof their lying in waitἔνεδρονnoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “of their lying in wait”, the object formG1749

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And the son of Paul's sister having heard of the lying in wait, having gone and entered into the castle, told Paul,

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American Standard Version (1901)

But Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait, and he came and entered into the castle and told Paul.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the son of Paul's sister having heard of the lying in wait, having gone and entered into the castle, told Paul,

World English Bible

But Paul’s sister’s son heard they were lying in wait, and he came and entered into the barracks and told Paul.

Darby Translation

But Paul's sister's son, having heard of the lying in wait, came and entered into the fortress and reported [it] to Paul.

Douay-Rheims

Which when Paul’s sister’s son had heard, of their lying in wait, he came and entered into the castle and told Paul.

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