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Acts 24:17

Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.

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δι’diafterδιά (dia)preposition — “after”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.afterἐτῶνetōnyearsἔτος (etos)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “years”, the of-formG2094a year.yearsδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.πλειόνωνpleionōnmuchπολύς (polýs)adjective, comparative, genitive, plural, neuter — “much”, the of-formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.Strong’s files this form under G4119 (πλείων).ἐλεημοσύναςeleēmosunasalmsἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosunē)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “alms”, the object formG1654abstr: alms-giving, charity; concr: alms, charity.almsποιήσωνpoiēsōnto doποιέω (poieō)verb, future active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to do”, an action still aheadG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.εἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.toτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἔθνοςethnosnationἔθνοςnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “nation”, the object formG1484a race, people, nation; the nations, heathen world, Gentiles.nationμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).παρεγενόμηνparegenomēnto comeπαραγίνομαι (paraginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 1st person singular — “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”.andπροσφοράςprosphorasofferingsπροσφορά (prosphora)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “offerings”, the object formG4376an offering, sacrifice.offerings

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And after many years I came, about to do kind acts to my nation, and offerings,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now after some years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings:

Young’s Literal Translation

'And after many years I came, about to do kind acts to my nation, and offerings,

World English Bible

Now after some years, I came to bring gifts for the needy to my nation, and offerings;

Darby Translation

And after a lapse of many years I arrived, bringing alms to my nation, and offerings.

Douay-Rheims

Now after many years, I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings, and vows.

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