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Acts 6:13

And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “blasphemous” (βλάσφημα) before speaking here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “this” (τούτου) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἔστησάνestēsanset upἵστημι (histēmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “set up”, a single actionG2476trans: (a) I make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; mid: I place myself, stand, (b) I set in balance, weigh; intrans: (c) I stand, stand by, stand still; met: I stand ready, stand firm, am steadfast.set upτεteandτέconjunction — “and”G5037and, both.This verse uses “and”.μάρτυραςmarturaswitnessesμάρτυς (martus)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “witnesses”, the object formG3144a witness; an eye- or ear-witness.witnessesψευδεῖςpseudeisfalseψευδής (pseudēs)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “false”, the object formG5571false, deceitful, lying, untrue.This verse uses “false”.λέγονταςlegontaswhich saidλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “which said”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.which saidὉhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἄνθρωποςanthrōposmanἄνθρωποςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “man”, the subject formG444a man, one of the human race.manοὗτοςhoutosthisοὗτοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.thisοὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.παύεταιpauetaito ceaseπαύω (pauō)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to cease”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3973(a) act: I cause to cease, restrain, hinder, (b) mid: I cease, stop, leave off.λαλῶνlalōnto speakλαλέω (laleō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.This verse uses “speak”.ῥήματαrhēmatadeclarationῥῆμα (rhēma)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “declaration”, the object formG4487a thing spoken, (a) a word or saying of any kind, as command, report, promise, (b) a thing, matter, business.κατὰkataaccording toκατάpreposition — “according to”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.This verse uses “according to”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.τόπουtopouplaceτόπος (topos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “place”, the of-formG5117a place, region, seat; an opportunity.placeτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἁγίουhagiouholyἅγιος (hagios)adjective, genitive, singular, masculine — “holy”, the of-formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.νόμουnomoulawνόμος (nomos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “law”, the of-formG3551usage, custom, law; in NT: of law in general, plur: of divine laws; of a force or influence impelling to action; of the Mosaic law; meton: of the books which contain the law, the Pentateuch, the Old Testament scriptures in general.the law

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

βλάσφημαblasphēmablasphemousβλάσφημος (blasphēmos)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “blasphemous”, the object formG989slanderous; subst: a blasphemer.τούτουtoutouthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “this”, the of-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

they set up also false witnesses, saying, 'This one doth not cease to speak evil sayings against this holy place and the law,

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American Standard Version (1901)

and set up false witnesses, who said, This man ceaseth not to speak words against this holy place, and the law:

Young’s Literal Translation

they set up also false witnesses, saying, 'This one doth not cease to speak evil sayings against this holy place and the law,

World English Bible

and set up false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.

Darby Translation

And they set false witnesses, saying, This man does not cease speaking words against the holy place and the law;

Douay-Rheims

And they set up false witnesses, who said: This man ceaseth not to speak words against the holy place and the law.

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