King James Version

Acts 26:29

And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “much” (μεγάλῳ) before not here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “said” (εἶπεν·) before I would here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “much” (πολλῷ) before not here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.AndΠαῦλοςpaulosPaulΠαῦλοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Paul”, the subject formG3972Paul, Paulus.PaulΕὐξαίμηνeuxaimēnto prayεὔχομαι (euchomai)verb, aorist middle optative, 1st person singular — “to pray”, a single actionG2172I pray, wish.This verse uses “pray”.ἂνanI wouldἄνparticle — “I would”G302an untranslatable word (under the circumstances, in that case, anyhow), the general effect of which is to make a statement contingent, which would otherwise be definite: it is thus regularly used with the subjunctive mood.I wouldτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.θεῷtheōto Godθεός (theos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “to God”, the to- or for-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.to Godκαὶkaialsoκαίconjunction — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoἐνenalmostἐνpreposition — “almost”G1722in, on, among.almostὀλίγῳoligōlittleὀλίγος (oligos)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “little”, the to- or for-formG3641(a) especially in plur: few, (b) in sing: small; hence, of time: short, of degree: light, slight, little.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐνenaltogetherἐνpreposition — “altogether”G1722in, on, among.altogetherμεγάλῳmegalōgreatμέγας (megas)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “great”, the to- or for-formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.οὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.μόνονmononaloneμόνος (monos)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “alone”, the object formG3441only, solitary, desolate.σὲseyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “you”, the object formG4771you.ἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.καὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.πάνταςpantasallπᾶς (pas)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “all”, the object formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.τοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀκούοντάςakouontasto hearἀκούω (akouō)verb, present active participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “to hear”, an ongoing or repeated actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.μουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).σήμερονsēmerontodayσήμερονadverb — “today”G4594today, now.This verse uses “today”.γενέσθαιgenesthaito beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle infinitive — “to be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.τοιούτουςtoioutoussuchτοιοῦτος (toioutos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “such”, the object formG5108of such a kind, such.This verse uses “such”.suchὁποῖοςhopoiosasὁποῖοςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “as”, the subject formG3697of what kind or manner, of what sort.asκαὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐγώegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.εἰμιeimiI amεἰμίverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I am”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.I amπαρεκτὸςparektosexceptπαρεκτόςpreposition — “except”G3924(a) adv. used as adj: besides, outside, without, left over, in addition, (b) prep: apart from, except.exceptτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.δεσμῶνdesmōnbondsδεσμός (desmos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “bonds”, the of-formG1199a bond, chain, imprisonment; a string or ligament, an impediment, infirmity.bondsτούτωνtoutōnthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “this”, the of-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

εἶπενeipensaidἔπω (epō)verb, second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “said”, a single actionG2036to sayπολλῷpollōmuchπολύς (polus)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “much”, the to- or for-formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and Paul said, 'I would have wished to God, both in a little, and in much, not only thee, but also all those hearing me to-day, to become such as I also am — except these bonds.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Paul said , I would to God, that whether with little or with much, not thou only, but also all that hear me this day, might become such as I am, except these bonds.

Young’s Literal Translation

and Paul said, 'I would have wished to God, both in a little, and in much, not only thee, but also all those hearing me to-day, to become such as I also am — except these bonds.'

World English Bible

Paul said, “I pray to God, that whether with little or with much, not only you, but also all that hear me today, might become such as I am, except for these bonds.”

Darby Translation

And Paul [said], I would to God, both in little and in much, that not only thou, but all who have heard me this day, should become such as I also am, except these bonds.

Douay-Rheims

And Paul said: I would to God, that both in a little and in much, not only thou, but also all that hear me, this day, should become such as I also am, except these bands.

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