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Acts 9:29

In Acts 9 of Acts.

And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “Jesus” (Ἰησοῦ,) before He was here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and” (καὶ) before he was here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

παρρησιαζόμενοςparrēsiazomenosboldlyπαρρησιάζομαι (parrēsiazomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “boldly”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3955I speak freely, boldly; I am confident.This verse uses “boldly”.boldlyἐνeninἐνpreposition — “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.κυρίουkuriouof the Lordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the Lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.of the Lordἐλάλειelaleito speakλαλέω (laleō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to speak”, an ongoing action in the pastG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.This verse uses “speak”.τεteandτέconjunction — “and”G5037and, both.This verse uses “and”.andκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.συνεζήτειsunezēteidisputedσυζητέω (suzēteō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “disputed”, an ongoing action in the pastG4802I seek together, discuss, dispute.disputedπρὸςprosagainstπρόςpreposition — “against”G4314to, towards, with.againstτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἙλληνιστάςhellēnistasGreciansἙλληνιστής (hellēnistēs)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “Grecians”, the object formG1675a Hellenist, Grecian Jew, a Greek-speaking Jew, that is one who can speak Greek only and not Hebrew (or Aramaic).the Greciansοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, 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”.butἐπεχείρουνepecheirounthey went aboutἐπιχειρέω (epicheireō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they went about”, an ongoing action in the pastG2021I take in hand, attempt.they went aboutἀνελεῖνaneleinto slayἀναιρέω (anaireō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to slay”, a single actionG337I take up, take away the life of, make an end of, murder.to slayαὐτόνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.him

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ἸησοῦiēsouJesusἸησοῦς (iēsous)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Jesus”, the of-formG2424Jesus; the Greek form of Joshua; Jesus, son of Eliezer; Jesus, surnamed Justus.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, he was both speaking and disputing with the Hellenists, and they were taking in hand to kill him,

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American Standard Version (1901)

preaching boldly in the name of the Lord: and he spake and disputed against the Grecian Jews; but they were seeking to kill him.

Young’s Literal Translation

and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, he was both speaking and disputing with the Hellenists, and they were taking in hand to kill him,

World English Bible

preaching boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus. He spoke and disputed against the Hellenists, but they were seeking to kill him.

Darby Translation

and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord. And he spoke and discussed with the Hellenists; but they sought to kill him.

Douay-Rheims

He spoke also to the Gentiles, and disputed with the Greeks; but they sought to kill him.

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