King James Version

Acts 23:25

And he wrote a letter after this manner:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “having” (ἔχουσαν) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “containing” (περιέχουσαν) before the here.

γράψαςgrapsasAnd he wroteγράφω (graphō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “And he wrote”, a single actionG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).And he wroteἐπιστολὴνepistolēna letterἐπιστολή (epistolē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “a letter”, the object formG1992a letter, dispatch, epistle, message.This verse uses “a letter”.a letterἔχουσανechousanafterἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, feminine — “after”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.afterτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.τύπονtuponmannerτύπος (tupos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “manner”, the object formG5179(originally: the mark of a blow, then a stamp struck by a die), (a) a figure; a copy, image, (b) a pattern, model, (c) a type, prefiguring something or somebody.mannerτοῦτονtoutonthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.

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περιέχουσανperiechousanafterπεριέχω (periechō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, feminine — “after”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4023(a) I contain (of a book containing subject matter); hence: it stands (has its content) thus, (b) I encompass, surround, get hold of, seize.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

he having written a letter after this description:

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he wrote a letter after this form:

Young’s Literal Translation

he having written a letter after this description:

World English Bible

He wrote a letter like this:

Darby Translation

having written a letter, couched in this form:

Douay-Rheims

(For he feared lest perhaps the Jews might take him away by force and kill him, and he should afterwards be slandered, as if he was to take money.) And he wrote a letter after this manner:

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