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Acts 9:3

In Acts 9 of Acts.

And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “also” (τε) before him here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “from” (ἐκ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “from” (ἀπὸ) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.Andτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πορεύεσθαιporeuesthaito journeyedπορεύομαι (poreuomai)verb, present middle infinitive — “to journeyed”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4198I travel, journey, go, die.journeyedἐγένετοegenetohe cameγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “he came”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.he cameαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἐγγίζεινengizeinto come nearἐγγίζω (engizō)verb, present active infinitive — “to come near”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1448trans: I bring near; intrans: I come near, approach.This verse uses “come near”.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ΔαμασκῷdamaskōDamascusΔαμασκός (damaskos)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “Damascus”, the to- or for-formG1154Damascus.ἐξαίφνηςexaiphnēssuddenlyἐξαίφνηςadverb — “suddenly”G1810suddenly, unexpectedly.This verse uses “suddenly”.τεteandτέconjunction — “and”G5037and, both.This verse uses “and”.αὐτὸνautonheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.περιήστραψενperiēstrapsento shineπεριαστράπτω (periastraptō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to shine”, a single actionG4015I flash (gleam) around like lightning.φῶςphōsa lightφῶςnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “a light”, the subject formG5457light, a source of light, radiance.This verse uses “light”.a lightἐκekfromἐκpreposition — “from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.fromτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανοῦouranouheavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “heaven”, the of-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.heaven

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ἀπὸapofromἀπόpreposition — “from”G575from, away from.This verse uses “from”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And in the going, he came nigh to Damascus, and suddenly there shone round about him a light from the heaven,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And as he journeyed, it came to pass that he drew nigh unto Damascus: and suddenly there shone round about him a light out of heaven:

Young’s Literal Translation

And in the going, he came nigh to Damascus, and suddenly there shone round about him a light from the heaven,

World English Bible

As he traveled, he got close to Damascus, and suddenly a light from the sky shone around him.

Darby Translation

But as he was journeying, it came to pass that he drew near to Damascus; and suddenly there shone round about him a light out of heaven,

Douay-Rheims

And as he went on his journey, it came to pass that he drew nigh to Damascus; and suddenly a light from heaven shined round about him.

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