King James Version

Acts 24:5

For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “insurrections” (στάσεις) before among all here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “insurrection” (στάσιν) before among all here.

εὑρόντεςheuronteswe have foundεὑρίσκω (heuriskō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “we have found”, a single actionG2147I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.we have foundγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἄνδραandramanἀνήρ (anēr)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “man”, the object formG435a male human being; a man, husband.manτοῦτονtoutonthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.λοιμὸνloimona pestilentλοιμός (loimos)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “a pestilent”, the object formG3061(a) a pestilence, (b) a pestilent fellow.a pestilentκαὶkaifellow, andκαίconjunction — “fellow, and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.fellow, andκινοῦνταkinountaa moverκινέω (kineō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “a mover”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2795I set in motion, move, remove, excite, stir up.a moverστάσειςstaseisof seditionστάσις (stasis)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “of sedition”, the object formG4714an insurrection, dissension; originally: standing, position, place.of seditionπᾶσιpasiamong allπᾶς (pas)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “among all”, the to- or for-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.among allτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἸουδαίοιςioudaioisJewsἸουδαῖος (ioudaios)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “Jews”, the to- or for-formG2453Jewish.the Jewsτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.κατὰkatathroughoutκατάpreposition — “throughout”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.This verse uses “throughout”.throughoutτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.οἰκουμένηνoikoumenēnworldοἰκουμένη (oikoumenē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “world”, the object formG3625(properly: the land that is being inhabited, the land in a state of habitation), the inhabited world, that is, the Roman world, for all outside it was regarded as of no account.the worldπρωτοστάτηνprōtostatēna ringleaderπρωτοστάτης (prōtostatēs)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a ringleader”, the object formG4414one who stands in the front rank, hence: a leader, ringleader, chief.a ringleaderτεteandτέconjunction — “and”G5037and, both.This verse uses “and”.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Ναζωραίωνnazōraiōnof the NazarenesΝαζωραῖος (nazōraios)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of the Nazarenes”, the of-formG3480a Nazarene, an inhabitant of Nazareth.of the Nazarenesαἱρέσεωςhaireseōssectαἵρεσις (hairesis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “sect”, the of-formG139a self-chosen opinion, a religious or philosophical sect, discord or contention.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

στάσινstasinof seditionστάσις (stasis)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “of sedition”, the object formG4714an insurrection, dissension; originally: standing, position, place.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for having found this man a pestilence, and moving a dissension to all the Jews through the world — a ringleader also of the sect of the Nazarenes —

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American Standard Version (1901)

For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of insurrections among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:

Young’s Literal Translation

for having found this man a pestilence, and moving a dissension to all the Jews through the world — a ringleader also of the sect of the Nazarenes —

World English Bible

For we have found this man to be a plague, an instigator of insurrections among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.

Darby Translation

For finding this man a pest, and moving sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a leader of the sect of the Nazaraeans;

Douay-Rheims

We have found this to be a pestilent man, and raising seditions among all the Jews throughout the world, and author of the sedition of the sect of the Nazarenes.

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