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Acts 24:12

And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “obstruction” (ἐπίστασιν) before making here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “insurrection” (ἐπισύστασιν) before making here.

καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andοὔτεoutethey neitherοὔτεconjunction — “they neither”G3777and not, neither, nor.This verse uses “neither”.they neitherἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἱερῷhierōsacredἱερός (hierós)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “sacred”, the to- or for-formG2413sacred, holy, set apart.This verse uses “sacred”.Strong’s files this form under G2411 (ἱερόν).the templeεὗρόνheuronto findεὑρίσκω (heuriskō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to find”, a single actionG2147I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.μεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).πρόςproswithπρόςpreposition — “with”G4314to, towards, with.This verse uses “with”.withτιναtinaany manτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “any man”, the object formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.any manδιαλεγόμενονdialegomenonto disputeδιαλέγομαι (dialegomai)verb, present middle participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “to dispute”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1256I converse, address, preach, lecture; I argue, reason.ἢēneitherἤconjunction — “neither”G2228or, than.neitherἐπίστασινepistasinraising upἐπίστασις (epistasis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “raising up”, the object formG20447stoppageraising upποιοῦνταpoiountato doποιέω (poieō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “to do”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.ὄχλουochloupeopleὄχλος (ochlos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “people”, the of-formG3793a crowd, mob, the common people.the peopleοὔτεouteneitherοὔτεconjunction — “neither”G3777and not, neither, nor.This verse uses “neither”.neitherἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.συναγωγαῖςsunagōgaissynagoguesσυναγωγή (sunagōgē)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “synagogues”, the to- or for-formG4864an assembly, congregation, synagogue, either the place or the people gathered together in the place.the synagoguesοὔτεoutenorοὔτεconjunction — “nor”G3777and not, neither, nor.This verse uses “nor”.norκατὰkatainκατάpreposition — “in”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.inτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πόλινpolincityπόλις (polis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “city”, the object formG4172a city, the inhabitants of a city.the city

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ἐπισύστασινepisustasinraising upἐπισύστασις (episustasis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “raising up”, the object formG1999

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and neither in the temple did they find me reasoning with any one, or making a dissension of the multitude, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city;

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American Standard Version (1901)

and neither in the temple did they find me disputing with any man or stirring up a crowd, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city.

Young’s Literal Translation

and neither in the temple did they find me reasoning with any one, or making a dissension of the multitude, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city;

World English Bible

In the temple they didn’t find me disputing with anyone or stirring up a crowd, either in the synagogues or in the city.

Darby Translation

and neither in the temple did they find me discoursing to any one, or making any tumultuous gathering together of the crowd, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city;

Douay-Rheims

And neither in the temple did they find me disputing with any man, or causing any concourse of the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city:

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