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Acts 23:3

Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?

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τότεtoteThenτότεadverb — “Then”G5119then, at that time.Thenὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΠαῦλοςpaulosPaulΠαῦλοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Paul”, the subject formG3972Paul, Paulus.Paulπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himεἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).Τύπτεινtupteinto smiteτύπτω (tuptō)verb, present active infinitive — “to smite”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5180I beat, strike, wound, inflict punishment.smiteσεsetheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “thee”, the object formG4771you.theeμέλλειmelleito ensueμέλλω (mellō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to ensue”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3195I intend, am about to; I delay, linger.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεόςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.τοῖχεtoichewallτοῖχος (toichos)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “wall”, the calling formG5109a wall.wallκεκονιαμένεkekoniameneto whitewashκονιάω (koniaō)verb, perfect passive participle, vocative, singular, masculine — “to whitewash”, a completed action with a present resultG2867I whitewash, plaster over.καὶkaiforκαίadverb — “for”G2532and, even, also, namely.forσὺsuthouσύpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “thou”, the subject formG4771you.thouκάθῃkathēto sitκάθημαι (kathēmai)verb, present middle indicative, 2nd person singular — “to sit”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2521I sit, am seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside.This verse uses “sit”.κρίνωνkrinōnto judgeκρίνω (krinō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to judge”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2919(a) I judge, whether in a law-court or privately: sometimes with cognate nouns emphasizing the notion of the verb, (b) I decide, I think (it) good.This verse uses “judge”.to judgeμεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meκατὰkataafterκατάpreposition — “after”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.afterτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.νόμονnomonlawνόμος (nomos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “law”, the object 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.the lawκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπαρανομῶνparanomōncontrary to the lawπαρανομέω (paranomeō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “contrary to the law”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3891I act contrary to law.contrary to the lawκελεύειςkeleueisto orderκελεύω (keleuō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to order”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2753I command, order, direct, bid.This verse uses “order”.μεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).τύπτεσθαιtuptesthaito strikeτύπτω (tuptō)verb, present passive infinitive — “to strike”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5180I beat, strike, wound, inflict punishment.This verse uses “strike”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

then Paul said unto him, 'God is about to smite thee, thou whitewashed wall, and thou — thou dost sit judging me according to the law, and, violating law, dost order me to be smitten!'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou whited wall: and sittest thou to judge me according to the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?

Young’s Literal Translation

then Paul said unto him, 'God is about to smite thee, thou whitewashed wall, and thou — thou dost sit judging me according to the law, and, violating law, dost order me to be smitten!'

World English Bible

Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! Do you sit to judge me according to the law, and command me to be struck contrary to the law?”

Darby Translation

Then Paul said to him, God will smite thee, whited wall. And thou , dost thou sit judging me according to the law, and breaking the law commandest me to be smitten?

Douay-Rheims

Then Paul said to him: God shall strike thee, thou whited wall. For sittest thou to judge me according to the law, and contrary to the law commandest me to be struck?

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