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Acts 9:22

But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very Christ.

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ΣαῦλοςsaulosSaulΣαῦλοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Saul”, the subject formG4569Saul, the apostle.This verse uses “Saul”.Saulδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.μᾶλλονmallonmoreμᾶλλονadverb — “more”G3123more, rather.This verse uses “more”.the moreἐνεδυναμοῦτοenedunamoutoin strengthἐνδυναμόω (endunamoō)verb, imperfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “in strength”, an ongoing action in the pastG1743I fill with power, strengthen, make strong.in strengthκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andσυνέχυννενsunechunnenconfoundedσυγχέω (suncheō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “confounded”, an ongoing action in the pastG4797I bewilder, stir up, throw into confusion.confoundedτοὺςtouswhichὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “which”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.whichἸουδαίουςioudaiousJewishἸουδαῖος (ioudaios)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “Jewish”, the object formG2453Jewish.τοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κατοικοῦνταςkatoikountasdweltκατοικέω (katoikeō)verb, present active participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “dwelt”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2730I dwell in, settle in, am established in (permanently), inhabit.dweltἐνenatἐνpreposition — “at”G1722in, on, among.atΔαμασκῷdamaskōDamascusΔαμασκός (damaskos)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “Damascus”, the to- or for-formG1154Damascus.Damascusσυμβιβάζωνsumbibazōnprovingσυμβιβάζω (sumbibazō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “proving”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4822(a) I unite or knit together, (b) I put together in reasoning, and so: I conclude, prove, (c) I teach, instruct.provingὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatοὗτόςhoutosthisοὗτοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.thisἐστινestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.χριστόςchristosvery ChristΧριστόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “very Christ”, the subject formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.very Christ

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And Saul was still more strengthened, and he was confounding the Jews dwelling in Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded the Jews that dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Saul was still more strengthened, and he was confounding the Jews dwelling in Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

World English Bible

But Saul increased more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

Darby Translation

But Saul increased the more in power, and confounded the Jews who dwelt in Damascus, proving that this is the Christ.

Douay-Rheims

But Saul increased much more in strength, and confounded the Jews who dwelt at Damascus, affirming that this is the Christ.

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