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Acts 9:36

Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.

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Ἐνenatἐνpreposition — “at”G1722in, on, among.atἸόππῃioppēJoppaἸόππηnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “Joppa”, the to- or for-formG2445Joppa, a coast town of Judea, west-north-west of Jerusalem.Joppaδέdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τιςtisa certainτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “a certain”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.a certainἦνēnwasεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “was”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.wasμαθήτριαmathētriadiscipleμαθήτριαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “disciple”, the subject formG3102a female disciple, female Christian.ὀνόματιonomatinameὄνομα (onoma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “name”, the to- or for-formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.ΤαβιθάtabithaTabithaΤαβιθάnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “Tabitha”, the subject formG5000antelope; Tabitha, a Christian woman at Joppa.This verse uses “Tabitha”.ἣhēwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichδιερμηνευομένηdiermēneuomenēto interpretδιερμηνεύω (diermēneuō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, singular, feminine — “to interpret”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1329I translate, interpret, explain.This verse uses “interpret”.λέγεταιlegetaito speakλέγω (legō)verb, present passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(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”.ΔορκάςdorkasDorcasΔορκάςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “Dorcas”, the subject formG1393Dorcas, the Greek name of Tabitha.αὕτηhautēthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ἦνēnto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing action in the pastG1510I am, exist.πλήρηςplērēsfullπλήρηςadjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “full”, the subject formG4134full, abounding in, complete, completely occupied with.ἔργωνergōnworkἔργον (ergon)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “work”, the of-formG2041work, task, employment; a deed, action; that which is wrought or made, a work.This verse uses “work”.ἀγαθῶνagathōngood-doerἀγαθός (agathos)adjective, genitive, plural, neuter — “good-doer”, the of-formG18intrinsically good, good in nature, good whether it be seen to be so or not, the widest and most colorless of all words with this meaning.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἐλεημοσυνῶνeleēmosunōncharityἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosunē)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “charity”, the of-formG1654abstr: alms-giving, charity; concr: alms, charity.This verse uses “charity”.ὧνhōnwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, genitive, plural, feminine — “which”, the of-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ἐποίειepoieishe didποιέω (poieō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “she did”, an ongoing action in the pastG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.she did

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And in Joppa there was a certain female disciple, by name Tabitha, (which interpreted, is called Dorcas,) this woman was full of good works and kind acts that she was doing;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.

Young’s Literal Translation

And in Joppa there was a certain female disciple, by name Tabitha, (which interpreted, is called Dorcas,) this woman was full of good works and kind acts that she was doing;

World English Bible

Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which when translated means Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and acts of mercy which she did.

Darby Translation

And in Joppa there was a certain female disciple, by name Tabitha, which being interpreted means Dorcas. She was full of good works and alms-deeds which she did.

Douay-Rheims

And in Joppe there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.

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