King James Version

Acts 26:9

I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

Study

Greek

Tap a word to see its meaning.

ἘγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iμὲνmenverilyμένconjunction — “verily”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.verilyοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.ἔδοξαedoxathoughtδοκέω (dokeō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “thought”, a single actionG1380I think, seem, appear, it seems.thoughtἐμαυτῷemautōmyselfἐμαυτοῦ (emautoû)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “myself”, the to- or for-formG1683Strong’s files this form under G1473 (ἐγώ).with myselfπρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.toτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὄνομαonomanameὄνομαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “name”, the object formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.the nameἸησοῦiēsouof JesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Jesus”, the of-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.of Jesusτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Ναζωραίουnazōraiouof NazarethΝαζωραῖος (nazōraios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Nazareth”, the of-formG3480a Nazarene, an inhabitant of Nazareth.of Nazarethδεῖνdeinto bindδέω (déō)verb, present active infinitive — “to bind”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1210I bind, tie, fasten; I impel, compel; I declare to be prohibited and unlawful.Strong’s files this form under G1163 (δεῖ).πολλὰpollamuchπολύς (polus)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “much”, the object formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.ἐναντίαenantiaagainstἐναντίος (enantios)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “against”, the object formG1727opposite, opposed, contrary; the adversary.πρᾶξαιpraxaito doπράσσω (prassō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to do”, a single actionG4238I do, perform, accomplish; be in any condition, i.e. I fare; I exact, require.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'I, indeed, therefore, thought with myself, that against the name of Jesus of Nazareth it behoved [me] many things to do,

Compare Public-Domain Translations

The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.

American Standard Version (1901)

I verily thought with myself that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

Young’s Literal Translation

'I, indeed, therefore, thought with myself, that against the name of Jesus of Nazareth it behoved [me] many things to do,

World English Bible

“I myself most certainly thought that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

Darby Translation

I indeed myself thought that I ought to do much against the name of Jesus the Nazaraean.

Douay-Rheims

And I indeed did formerly think, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Analytics Cookies