King James Version

Acts 7:27

But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “us” (ἡμῶν;) after over here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “us” (ἡμᾶς) after over here.

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeButδέconjunction — “But”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.Butἀδικῶνadikōnhe that didἀδικέω (adikeō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he that did”, an ongoing or repeated actionG91I act unjustly towards, injure, harm.he that didτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πλησίονplēsionhis neighbourπλησίονadverb — “his neighbour”G4139near, nearby, a neighbor.his neighbourἀπώσατοapōsatothrustἀπωθέομαι (apōtheomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “thrust”, a single actionG683I push (thrust) away, repulse, reject, refuse.thrustαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himεἰπώνeipōnto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to say”, a single 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.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).sayingΤίςtisWhoτίςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Who”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “who”.Whoσεsetheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “thee”, the object formG4771you.theeκατέστησενkatestēsento appointκαθίστημι (kathistēmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to appoint”, a single actionG2525I set down, bring down to a place; I set in order, appoint, make, constitute.This verse uses “appoint”.ἄρχονταarchontaa rulerἄρχων (archōn)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a ruler”, the object formG758a ruler, governor, leader, leading man; with the Jews, an official member (a member of the executive) of the assembly of elders.This verse uses “a ruler”.a rulerκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andδικαστὴνdikastēna judgeδικαστής (dikastēs)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a judge”, the object formG1348a judge.a judgeἐφ’ephoverἐπί (epi)preposition — “over”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.overἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).us

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ἡμᾶςhēmasusἡμᾶςpersonal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural — “us”, the of-formG2248us

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he who is doing injustice to the neighbour, did thrust him away, saying, Who set thee a ruler and a judge over us?

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American Standard Version (1901)

But he that did his neighbor wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?

Young’s Literal Translation

and he who is doing injustice to the neighbour, did thrust him away, saying, Who set thee a ruler and a judge over us?

World English Bible

But he who did his neighbor wrong pushed him away, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?

Darby Translation

But he that was wronging his neighbour thrust him away, saying, Who established thee ruler and judge over us?

Douay-Rheims

But he that did the injury to his neighbour thrust him away, saying: Who hath appointed thee prince and judge over us?

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