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Acts 26:5

Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.

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προγινώσκοντέςproginōskontesWhich knewπρογινώσκω (proginōskō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “Which knew”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4267I know beforehand, foreknow.Which knewμεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meἄνωθενanōthenfrom the beginningἄνωθενadverb — “from the beginning”G509(a) from above, from heaven, (b) from the beginning, from their origin (source), from of old, (c) again, anew.This verse uses “from the beginning”.from the beginningἐὰνeanifἐάνconjunction — “if”G1437if.ifθέλωσιthelōsithey wouldθέλω (thelō)verb, present active subjunctive, 3rd person plural — “they would”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.they wouldμαρτυρεῖνmartureinto testifyμαρτυρέω (martureō)verb, present active infinitive — “to testify”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3140I witness, bear witness, give evidence, testify, give a good report.This verse uses “testify”.testifyὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatκατὰkataafterκατάpreposition — “after”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.afterτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀκριβεστάτηνakribestatēnmost straitestἀκριβής (akribēs)adjective, superlative, accusative, singular, feminine — “most straitest”, the object formG196most exact, strict.the most straitestαἵρεσινhairesinsectαἵρεσις (hairesis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “sect”, the object formG139a self-chosen opinion, a religious or philosophical sect, discord or contention.sectτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἡμετέραςhēmeterasourἡμέτερος (hēméteros)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “our”, the of-formG2251Strong’s files this form under G1473 (ἐγώ).of ourθρησκείαςthrēskeiasreligionθρησκεία (thrēskeia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “religion”, the of-formG2356(underlying sense: reverence or worship of the gods), worship as expressed in ritual acts, religion.This verse uses “religion”.religionἔζησαezēsaI livedζάω (zaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “I lived”, a single actionG2198I live, am alive.I livedΦαρισαῖοςpharisaiosa PhariseeΦαρισαῖοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “a Pharisee”, the subject formG5330a Pharisee, one of the Jewish sect so called.a Pharisee

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

knowing me before from the first, (if they may be willing to testify,) that after the most exact sect of our worship, I lived a Pharisee;

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American Standard Version (1901)

having knowledge of me from the first, if they be willing to testify, that after the straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.

Young’s Literal Translation

knowing me before from the first, (if they may be willing to testify,) that after the most exact sect of our worship, I lived a Pharisee;

World English Bible

having known me from the first, if they are willing to testify, that after the strictest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.

Darby Translation

who knew me before from the outset [of my life], if they would bear witness, that according to the strictest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.

Douay-Rheims

Having known me from the beginning (if they will give testimony) that according to the most sure sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.

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