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But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me . (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ἀλλὰallaBut
Lemma: ἀλλά (alla) · Strong's: G0235
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: but — ἀλλά (ἀλλ᾽ usually bef. α and υ, often bef. ε and η, rarely bef. ο and ω, never bef. ι; Tdf., Pr., 93 f.; WH, App., 146), ; adversative particle, ; stronger than δέ; prop. neuter pl. of ἄλλος, used adverbially, with…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 642 times. Also: Matthew 4:4, Matthew 5:15, Matthew 5:17, Matthew 5:39, Matthew 6:13, Matthew 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0235; TFLSJ G0235; TAGNT 2 Timothy 1:17 word 1
γενόμενοςgenomenoshaving arrived
Lemma: γίνομαι (ginomai) · Strong's: G1096
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Middle Deponent · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-2ADP-NSM)
Meaning: to be — γίνομαι, Ion. and κοινή for Att. γίγν- (M. Pr., 47; Bl., §6, 8 Mayser, 166 f.), ; [in LXX chiefly for היה ; ] ; 1. of persons, things occurrences, to come into being, be born, arise, come on: Jhn.1:15 8:58, 1Co.15:37; a…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 675 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 4:3, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:45, Matthew 6:10, Matthew 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1096; TFLSJ G1096; TAGNT 2 Timothy 1:17 word 2
ἐνenin
Lemma: ἐν (en) · Strong's: G1722
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: in/on/among — ἐν, ; prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). ; I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2826 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1722; TFLSJ G1722; TAGNT 2 Timothy 1:17 word 3
ῬώμῃRhōmēRome
Lemma: Ῥώμη (Rhōmē) · Strong's: G4516
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Feminine · Location (N-DSF-L)
Meaning: Rome — Ῥώμη, -ης, ἡ; Rome: Act.18:2 19:21 23:11 28:14, 16 Rom.1:7, 15, 2Ti.1:17.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 14 times. Also: Acts 18:2, Acts 19:21, Acts 23:11, Acts 28:14, Acts 28:16, Romans 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4516; TFLSJ G4516; TAGNT 2 Timothy 1:17 word 4
σπουδαίωςspoudaiōsearnestly
Lemma: σπουδαίως (spoudaiōs) · Strong's: G4709
Parsing: Adverb (ADV)
Meaning: diligently — σπουδαίως; adv. (σπουδαῖος), [in LXX: Wis.2:6 * ; ] ; 1. with haste or zeal, i.e. earnestly, zealously, diligently: Luk.7:4, 2Ti.1:17, Tit.3:13; compar., -οτέρως, Php.2:28 (RV, Lft., Weymouth, al., but see infr.) ; 2.…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
Used 3 times. Also: Luke 7:4, Titus 3:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4709; TFLSJ G4709; TAGNT 2 Timothy 1:17 word 5
ἐζήτησένezētēsenhe sought out
Lemma: ζητέω (zēteō) · Strong's: G2212
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-AAI-3S)
Meaning: to seek — ζητέω, -ῶ, ; [in LXX chiefly for בּקשׁ pi., also for דּרשׁ, etc. ; ] ; 1. to seek, seek for: Mat.7:7, 8 Luk.11:9, 10; with accusative of person(s), Mrk.1:37, Luk.2:48, Jhn.6:24, al.; id. before ἐν, Act.9:11; with…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 119 times. Also: Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:20, Matthew 6:33, Matthew 7:7, Matthew 7:8, Matthew 12:43 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2212; TFLSJ G2212; TAGNT 2 Timothy 1:17 word 6
μεmeme
Lemma: μέ (me) · Strong's: G3165
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Accusative · Singular (P-1AS)
Meaning: me — 1. apostrophe for με. ; 2. rarely for μοι, (Homer) (ML)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2026 times. Also: Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3165; TFLSJ G3165; TAGNT 2 Timothy 1:17 word 7
καὶkaiand
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT 2 Timothy 1:17 word 8
εὗρεν·heurenfound [me];
Lemma: εὑρίσκω (ehuriskō) · Strong's: G2147
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-2AAI-3S)
Meaning: to find/meet — εὑρίσκω, ; [in LXX chiefly for מצא, also for נשׂג hi., etc. ; ] ; to find, with or without previous search: absol., opposite to ζητέω, Mat.7:7, 8 Luk.11:9, 10; with accusative, Mat.2:8, Mrk.1:37, Act.13:22, 2Ti.1:17,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 177 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 7:7, Matthew 7:8, Matthew 7:14, Matthew 8:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2147; TFLSJ G2147; TAGNT 2 Timothy 1:17 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Indeed | → | ἀλλά G0235 but |
| when he arrived | → | γίνομαι G1096 to be |
| in | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| Rome | → | Ῥώμη G4516 Rome |
| he searched diligently | → | ζητέω G2212 to seek |
| [until] | → | καί G2532 and |
| he found | → | εὑρίσκω G2147 to find/meet |
| me | → | ἐγώ G1473 I/we |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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