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Acts 9:21

But all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests?

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ἐξίσταντοexistantohim were amazedἐξίστημι (existēmi)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “him were amazed”, an ongoing action in the pastG1839(lit: I remove from a standing position), (a) in trans. tenses: I astonish, amaze, (b) in intrans. tenses: I am astonished, amazed; I am out of my mind, am mad.him were amazedδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.πάντεςpantesallπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.οἱhoithem whichὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “them which”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.them whichἀκούοντεςakouontesto hearἀκούω (akouō)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to hear”, an ongoing or repeated actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἔλεγονelegonto speakλέγω (legō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to speak”, an ongoing action in the pastG3004(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 “speak”.Οὐχouchnoοὐ (ou)particle — “no”G3756no, not.οὗτόςhoutosthisοὗτοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πορθήσαςporthēsasto lay wasteπορθέω (portheō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to lay waste”, a single actionG4199I lay waste, destroy, ravage, harass.This verse uses “lay waste”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.ἸερουσαλὴμierousalēmJerusalemἸερουσαλήμnoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “Jerusalem”, the object formG2419(Aramaic form), Jerusalem, the capital of Palestine: hence Judaism, and allegorically, Christendom, the Christian Church.τοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐπικαλουμένουςepikaloumenousto callἐπικαλέω (epikaleō)verb, present middle participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “to call”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1941(a) I call (name) by a supplementary (additional, alternative) name, (b) mid: I call upon, appeal to, address.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὄνομαonomanameὄνομαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “name”, the object formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.τοῦτοtoutothatοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “that”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.thatκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ὧδεhōdehereὧδεadverb — “here”G5602here, the things here, what is here, what is going on here, the state of affairs here.εἰςeisintentεἰςpreposition — “intent”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.intentτοῦτοtoutothisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ἐληλύθειelēlutheito comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, pluperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to come”, a completed action before another past momentG2064I come, go.ἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatδεδεμένουςdedemenousboundδέω (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.boundαὐτοὺςautousheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἀγάγῃagagēto 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.ἐπὶepiuntoἐπίpreposition — “unto”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.untoτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀρχιερεῖςarchiereischief priestsἀρχιερεύς (archiereus)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “chief priests”, the object formG749high priest, chief priest.This verse uses “chief priest”.the chief priests

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And all those hearing were amazed, and said, 'Is not this he who laid waist in Jerusalem those calling on this name, and hither to this intent had come, that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And all that heard him were amazed, and said, Is not this he that in Jerusalem made havoc of them that called on this name? and he had come hither for this intent, that he might bring them bound before the chief priests.

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World English Bible

All who heard him were amazed, and said, “Isn’t this he who in Jerusalem made havoc of those who called on this name? And he had come here intending to bring them bound before the chief priests!”

Darby Translation

And all who heard were astonished and said, Is not this he who destroyed in Jerusalem those who called on this name, and here was come for this purpose, that he might bring them bound to the chief priests?

Douay-Rheims

And all that heard him, were astonished, and said: Is not this he who persecuted in Jerusalem those that called upon this name: and came hither for that intent, that he might carry them bound to the chief priests?

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