King James Version

Acts 3:5

And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.

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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”.Andἐπεῖχενepeichenhe gave heedἐπέχω (epechō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he gave heed”, an ongoing action in the pastG1907(a) trans: I hold forth, (b) intrans: I mark, pay attention (heed), note; I delay, stay, wait.he gave heedαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themπροσδοκῶνprosdokōnexpectingπροσδοκάω (prosdokaō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “expecting”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4328I expect, wait for, await, think, anticipate.expectingτιtisomethingτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “something”, the object formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.somethingπαρ’parofπαρά (para)preposition — “of”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.ofαὐτῶνautōnthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “them”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themλαβεῖνlabeinto takeλαμβάνω (lambanō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to take”, a single actionG2983(a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.This verse uses “take”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he was giving heed to them, looking to receive something from them;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something from them.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he was giving heed to them, looking to receive something from them;

World English Bible

He listened to them, expecting to receive something from them.

Darby Translation

And he gave heed to them, expecting to receive something from them.

Douay-Rheims

But he looked earnestly upon them, hoping that he should receive something of them.

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