King James Version

Acts 5:15

Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “into” (εἰς) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “cots and” (κλιναρίων καὶ) before mats here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “throughout” (κατὰ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “couches” (κλινῶν) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ὥστεhōsteInsomuchὥστεconjunction — “Insomuch”G5620so that, therefore, so then, so as to.Insomuchκαὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andεἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.τὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πλατείαςplateiaswideπλατεῖα (plateîa)adjective, accusative, plural, feminine — “wide”, the object formG4113Strong’s files this form under G4116 (πλατύς).ἐκφέρεινekphereinto bringἐκφέρω (ekpherō)verb, present active infinitive — “to bring”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1627I bring out, carry out, sometimes out of the city for burial; I bring forth, bear, produce.τοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀσθενεῖςastheneisweakἀσθενής (asthenēs)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “weak”, the object formG772(lit: not strong), (a) weak (physically, or morally), (b) infirm, sick.This verse uses “weak”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτιθέναιtithenaito placeτίθημι (tithēmi)verb, present active infinitive — “to place”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5087I put, place, lay, set, fix, establish.This verse uses “place”.ἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.κλιναρίωνklinariōna cotκλινάριον (klinarion)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “a cot”, the of-formG6055a cotκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.κραβάττωνkrabattōncouchesκράβαττος (krabattos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “couches”, the of-formG2895a bed, mattress, mat of a poor man.couchesἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatἐρχομένουerchomenoupassing byἔρχομαι (erchomai)verb, present middle participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “passing by”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.passing byΠέτρουpetrouPeterΠέτρος (petros)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Peter”, the of-formG4074Peter, a Greek name meaning "rock".κἂνkanandκἄνconjunction — “and”G2579Strong’s files this form under G1437 (ἐάν, denote).ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.σκιὰskiashadowσκιάnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “shadow”, the subject formG4639a shadow, shade, thick darkness, an outline.ἐπισκιάσῃepiskiasēmight overshadowἐπισκιάζω (episkiazō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “might overshadow”, a single actionG1982I overshadow, envelop.This verse uses “overshadow”.might overshadowτινὶtinisomeτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “some”, the to- or for-formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.someαὐτῶνautōnof themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of them”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.of them

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

κατὰkataintoκατάpreposition — “into”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.κλινῶνklinōnbedsκλίνη (klinē)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “beds”, the of-formG2825a couch, bed, portable bed or mat, a couch for reclining at meals, possibly also a bier.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

so as into the broad places to bring forth the ailing, and to lay [them] upon couches and mats, that at the coming of Peter, even [his] shadow might overshadow some one of them;

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American Standard Version (1901)

insomuch that they even carried out the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that, as Peter came by, at the least his shadow might overshadow some one of them.

Young’s Literal Translation

so as into the broad places to bring forth the ailing, and to lay [them] upon couches and mats, that at the coming of Peter, even [his] shadow might overshadow some one of them;

World English Bible

They even carried out the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mattresses, so that as Peter came by, at least his shadow might overshadow some of them.

Darby Translation

so that they brought out the sick into the streets and put [them] on beds and couches, that at least the shadow of Peter, when he came, might overshadow some one of them.

Douay-Rheims

Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that when Peter came, his shadow at the least, might overshadow any of them, and they might be delivered from their infirmities.

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