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Acts 9:27

But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.

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ΒαρναβᾶςbarnabasBarnabasΒαρναβᾶςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Barnabas”, the subject formG921Barnabas, a Cypriote Jew, uncle of John Mark; his other name was Joseph.Barnabasδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἐπιλαβόμενοςepilabomenostookἐπιλαμβάνομαι (epilambanomai)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “took”, a single actionG1949I lay hold of, take hold of, seize (sometimes with beneficent, sometimes with hostile, intent).tookαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἤγαγενēgagenand broughtἄγω (agō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “and brought”, a single actionG71I lead, lead away, bring (a person, or animal), guide, spend a day, go.and broughtπρὸςproshim toπρόςpreposition — “him to”G4314to, towards, with.him toτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀποστόλουςapostolousapostlesἀπόστολος (apostolos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “apostles”, the object formG652a messenger, envoy, delegate, one commissioned by another to represent him in some way, especially a man sent out by Jesus Christ Himself to preach the Gospel; an apostle.the apostlesκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andδιηγήσατοdiēgēsatodeclaredδιηγέομαι (diēgeomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “declared”, a single actionG1334I relate in full, describe, narrate.declaredαὐτοῖςautoisunto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.unto themπῶςpōshowπῶςadverb — “how”G4459how, in what manner, by what means.This verse uses “how”.howἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ὁδῷhodōwayὁδός (hodos)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “way”, the to- or for-formG3598a way, road, journey, path.the wayεἶδενeidenseeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κύριονkurionlordκύριος (kurios)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “lord”, the object formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatἐλάλησενelalēsenhe had spokenλαλέω (laleō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he had spoken”, a single actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.he had spokenαὐτῷautōto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “to him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.to himκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπῶςpōshowπῶςadverb — “how”G4459how, in what manner, by what means.This verse uses “how”.howἐνenatἐνpreposition — “at”G1722in, on, among.atΔαμασκῷdamaskōDamascusΔαμασκός (damaskos)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “Damascus”, the to- or for-formG1154Damascus.Damascusἐπαρρησιάσατοeparrēsiasatoto preach boldlyπαρρησιάζομαι (parrēsiazomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to preach boldly”, a single actionG3955I speak freely, boldly; I am confident.This verse uses “boldly”.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ὀνόματιonomatinameὄνομα (onoma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “name”, the to- or for-formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.the nameτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.Ἰησοῦiēsouof JesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Jesus”, the of-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.of Jesus

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and Barnabas having taken him, brought [him] unto the apostles, and did declare to them how in the way he saw the Lord, and that he spake to him, and how in Damascus he was speaking boldly in the name of Jesus.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles, and declared to them how he had seen the Lord on the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus.

Darby Translation

But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles, and related to them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken boldly in the name of Jesus.

Douay-Rheims

But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and told them how he had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken to him; and how in Damascus he had dealt confidently in the name of Jesus.

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