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Acts 9:2

And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.

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ᾐτήσατοētēsatoAnd desiredαἰτέω (aiteō)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “And desired”, a single actionG154I ask, request, petition, demand.And desiredπαρ’parofπαρά (para)preposition — “of”G3844gen: from; dat: beside, in the presence of; acc: alongside of.ofαὐτοῦautouhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἐπιστολὰςepistolaslettersἐπιστολή (epistolē)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “letters”, the object formG1992a letter, dispatch, epistle, message.lettersεἰςeistoεἰςpreposition — “to”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.toΔαμασκὸνdamaskonDamascusΔαμασκός (damaskos)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Damascus”, the object formG1154Damascus.Damascusπρὸςprostoπρόςpreposition — “to”G4314to, towards, with.toτὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.συναγωγάςsunagōgassynagoguesσυναγωγή (sunagōgē)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “synagogues”, the object formG4864an assembly, congregation, synagogue, either the place or the people gathered together in the place.the synagoguesὅπωςhopōsthatὅπωςconjunction — “that”G3704how, in order that, so that, that.thatἐάνeanifἐάνconjunction — “if”G1437if.ifτιναςtinasanyτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “any”, the object formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.anyεὕρῃheurēto findεὑρίσκω (heuriskō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to find”, a single actionG2147I find, learn, discover, especially after searching.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ὁδοῦhodouof this wayὁδός (hodos)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of this way”, the of-formG3598a way, road, journey, path.of this wayὄνταςontasthey wereεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “they were”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.they wereἄνδραςandrasmenἀνήρ (anēr)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “men”, the object formG435a male human being; a man, husband.menτεteandτέconjunction — “and”G5037and, both.This verse uses “and”.καὶkaiorκαίconjunction — “or”G2532and, even, also, namely.orγυναῖκαςgunaikaswomenγυνή (gunē)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “women”, the object formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.womenδεδεμένουςdedemenousboundδέω (deō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “bound”, a completed action with a present resultG1210I bind, tie, fasten; I impel, compel; I declare to be prohibited and unlawful.boundἀγάγῃagagēto bringἄγω (agō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to bring”, a single actionG71I lead, lead away, bring (a person, or animal), guide, spend a day, go.εἰςeisuntoεἰςpreposition — “unto”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.untoἸερουσαλήμierousalēmJerusalemἸερουσαλήμnoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Jerusalem”, the object formG2419(Aramaic form), Jerusalem, the capital of Palestine: hence Judaism, and allegorically, Christendom, the Christian Church.Jerusalem

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

did ask from him letters to Damascus, unto the synagogues, that if he may find any being of the way, both men and women, he may bring them bound to Jerusalem.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and asked of him letters to Damascus unto the synagogues, that if he found any that were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

Young’s Literal Translation

did ask from him letters to Damascus, unto the synagogues, that if he may find any being of the way, both men and women, he may bring them bound to Jerusalem.

World English Bible

and asked for letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

Darby Translation

and asked of him letters to Damascus, to the synagogues, so that if he found any who were of the way, both men and women, he might bring [them] bound to Jerusalem.

Douay-Rheims

And asked of him letters to Damascus, to the synagogues: that if he found any men and women of this way, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

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