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← Acts 10 · ← verse 27 · verse 29 →

And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean. (KJV)

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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.

ἔφηephēHe was saying

Lemma: φημί (phēmi) · Strong's: G5346

Parsing: Verb · Imperfect · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-IAI-3S)

Meaning: to assert — φημί ; [in LXX chiefly for נָאַם, also for אָמַר; frequently in 2-4 Mac ; ] ; to declare, say: frequently in quoting the words of another, Mat.13:29 26:61, Luk.7:40 22:58, Jhn.1:23, al.; interjected into the recorded…

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Used 67 times. Also: Matthew 4:7, Matthew 8:8, Matthew 13:28, Matthew 13:29, Matthew 14:8, Matthew 17:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5346; TFLSJ G5346; TAGNT Acts 10:28 word 1

τεtethen

Lemma: τε (te) · Strong's: G5037

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: and/both — τέ, ; enclitic copulative particle (= Lat. -que as καί = and, ac, atque, not very frequently in NT, more than two-thirds of the occurrences being in Ac. ; 1. τέ solitarium, and, denoting a closer affinity than καί…

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Used 227 times. Also: Matthew 22:10, Matthew 27:48, Matthew 28:12, Mark 15:36, Luke 2:16, Luke 12:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5037; TFLSJ G5037; TAGNT Acts 10:28 word 2

πρὸςprosto

Lemma: πρός (pros) · Strong's: G4314

Parsing: Preposition (PREP)

Meaning: to/with — πρός, ; prep. with genitive, dative, accusative ; I. I. C. genitive, of motion from a place, from the side of, hence metaphorically, in the interests of, Act.27:34 (cf. Page, in l.). ; II. II. C. dative, of local…

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Used 732 times. Also: Matthew 2:12, Matthew 3:5, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 3:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4314; TFLSJ G4314; TAGNT Acts 10:28 word 3

αὐτούς·autousthem;

Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846

Parsing: Personal pronoun · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (P-APM)

Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…

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Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Acts 10:28 word 4

ὑμεῖςhumeisYou yourselves

Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771

Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Nominative · Plural (P-2NP)

Meaning: you — σύ, ; pron. of 2nd of person(s), ; thou, you, genitive, σοῦ, dative, σοί, accusative, σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς (enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though πρὸς σέ occurs in Mat.25:39).…

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Used 3071 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4771; TFLSJ G4771; TAGNT Acts 10:28 word 5

ἐπίστασθεepistastheknow

Lemma: ἐπίσταμαι (epistamai) · Strong's: G1987

Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Indicative · 2nd · Plural (V-PNI-2P)

Meaning: to know/understand — ἐπίσταμαι; (prob. an old mid, of ἐφίστημι, which see), [in LXX chiefly for יָדַע ; ] ; to know, know of, understand: with accusative of person(s), Act.19:15; with ptcp., Act.24:10; with accusative of thing(s),…

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Used 14 times. Also: Mark 14:68, Acts 15:7, Acts 18:25, Acts 19:15, Acts 19:25, Acts 20:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1987; TFLSJ G1987; TAGNT Acts 10:28 word 6

ὡςhōshow

Lemma: ὡς (hōs) · Strong's: G5613

Parsing: Particle or Disjunctive (PRT)

Meaning: as/when — ὡς, adverbial form of the relative pron. ὅς, ἥ, ὅ. ; I. As relat. adv. of manner, as, like as, just as, even as; 1. with a demonstrative, like οὕτως, expressed or understood: οὕτως . . . ὡς, Mrk.4:26, 1Co.3:15,…

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Used 515 times. Also: Matthew 1:24, Matthew 5:48, Matthew 6:5, Matthew 6:10, Matthew 6:12, Matthew 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5613; TFLSJ G5613; TAGNT Acts 10:28 word 7

ἀθέμιτόνathemitonunlawful

Lemma: ἀθέμιτος (athemitos) · Strong's: G0111

Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Neuter (A-NSN)

Meaning: unlawful — ἀ-θέμιτος (late form of ἀθέμιστος, LS, MM, VGT, see word), -ον ; (θέμις, custom, right), [in LXX: 2Ma.6:5 7:1 10:34, 3Ma.5:20 * ; ] ; (a) of persons, lawless (III Mac, l.with); (b) of things, lawless, unlawful:…

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Used 2 times. Also: 1 Peter 4:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0111; TFLSJ G0111; TAGNT Acts 10:28 word 8

ἐστινestinit is

Lemma: εἰμί (eimi) · Strong's: G1510

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PAI-3S)

Meaning: to be — εἰμί, ; with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be. ; I. As substantive verb. ; 1. Of persons and things, to be, exist: Act.17:28, Jhn.1:1, 8:58, 17:5, al; ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν (for past ptcp.), Rev.1:4,…

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Used 2406 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1510; TFLSJ G1510; TAGNT Acts 10:28 word 9

ἀνδρὶandrifor a man

Lemma: ἀνήρ (anēr) · Strong's: G0435G

Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Masculine (N-DSM)

Meaning: man — ἀνήρ, ἀνδρός, ὁ, ; [in LXX chiefly for אִישׁ, frequently אֱנוֹשׁ, also אָדָם, etc. ; ] ; a man, Lat. vir. ; 1. As opposite to a woman, Act.8:12, 1Ti.2:12; as a husband, Mat.1:16, Jhn.4:16, Rom.7:2, Tit.1:6. ; 2. As…

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Used 162 times. Also: Matthew 7:24, Matthew 7:26, Matthew 12:41, Matthew 14:21, Matthew 14:35, Matthew 15:38 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0435G; TFLSJ G0435G; TAGNT Acts 10:28 word 10

ἸουδαίῳIoudaiōJewish

Lemma: Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaios) · Strong's: G2453

Parsing: Adjective · Dative · Singular · Masculine · Person Gentilic (A-DSM-PG)

Meaning: Jew — Ἰουδαῖος, -αία, -αῖον ; (Ἰούδας), ; Jewish: ἀνήρ, Act.10:28 22:3; ἄνθρωπος, Act.21:39; ψευδοπροφήτης, 13:6; ἀσχιερεύς, 19:14; γυνή, 16:1 24:24; γῆ, Jhn.3:22; χώρα, Mrk.1:5. Substantively, ; (a) Ἰουδαῖος, ὁ, a Jew:…

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Used 195 times. Also: Matthew 2:2, Matthew 27:11, Matthew 27:29, Matthew 27:37, Matthew 28:15, Mark 7:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2453; TFLSJ G2453; TAGNT Acts 10:28 word 11

κολλᾶσθαιkollasthaito unite himself

Lemma: κολλάω (kollaō) · Strong's: G2853

Parsing: Verb · Present · Passive · Infinitive (V-PPN)

Meaning: to join — κολλάω, -ῶ; (κόλλα, glue), [in LXX chiefly for דָּבַק ; ] ; 1. to glue or cement together. ; 2. Generally, to unite, to join firmly. Pass., to cleave to, join (oneself to): with dative of person(s), Mat.19:5(LXX),…

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Used 12 times. Also: Matthew 19:5, Luke 10:11, Luke 15:15, Acts 5:13, Acts 8:29, Acts 9:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2853; TFLSJ G2853; TAGNT Acts 10:28 word 12

ἢēor

Lemma: ἤ (ē) · Strong's: G2228

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: or — ἤ, ; disjunctive and comparative particle (Bl., §36, 12; 77, 11); 1. disjunctive, or; (a) between single words: Mat.5:17 Mrk.6:56, Luk.2:24, Jhn.6:19, Rom.1:21, al.; (b) before a sentence expressing a variation, denial…

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Used 365 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 5:17, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:36, Matthew 6:24, Matthew 6:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2228; TFLSJ G2228; TAGNT Acts 10:28 word 13

προσέρχεσθαιproserchesthaito come near

Lemma: προσέρχομαι (proserchomai) · Strong's: G4334

Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Infinitive (V-PNN)

Meaning: to come near/agree — προσ-έρχομαι ; [in LXX for קָרַב, נָגַשׁ, etc. ; ] ; to approach, draw near: absol., Mat.4:11, Luk.9:42, al.; with infin., Mat.24:1, al.; with dative loc., Heb.12:18, 22; dative of person(s), Mat.5:1, and freq.,…

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Used 87 times. Also: Matthew 4:3, Matthew 4:11, Matthew 5:1, Matthew 8:2, Matthew 8:5, Matthew 8:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4334; TFLSJ G4334; TAGNT Acts 10:28 word 14

ἀλλοφύλῳ·allophulōto [someone] foreign;

Lemma: ἀλλόφυλος (allophulos) · Strong's: G0246

Parsing: Adjective · Dative · Singular · Masculine (A-DSM)

Meaning: foreign — ἀλλόφυλος, -ον; (ἄλλος, φῦλον, a tribe), [in LXX chiefly for פְּלֶשֶׁת ; ] ; foreign, of another race (MM, VGT, see word); as opposite to a Jew, a Gentile: Act.10:28.†; (AS)

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Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0246; TFLSJ G0246; TAGNT Acts 10:28 word 15

κἀμοὶkamoiAnd to me

Lemma: ἐγώ (egō) · Strong's: G1473

Parsing: P-1DS + G2532 (P-1DS + G2532)

Meaning: I/we — ἐγώ, genitive, etc., ἐμοῦ, ἐμοί, ἐμέ (enclitic μου, μοι, με), pl. ἡμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς, ; of person(s) pron. ; I. ; (a) The nom. is usually emphatic, when expressed as subjc, as in Mat.3:11, Mrk.1:8, Luk.3:16, al. But…

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Used 862 times. Also: Matthew 2:8, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 5:11, Matthew 5:22, Matthew 5:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1473; TFLSJ G1473; TAGNT Acts 10:28 word 16

ὁho<the>

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (T-NSM)

Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…

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Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Acts 10:28 word 17

θεὸςtheosGod

Lemma: θεός (theos) · Strong's: G2316

Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine · Title (N-NSM-T)

Meaning: God — θεός, -οῦ, ὁ, ἡ (Act.19:37 only; see M, Pr., 60, 244), late voc., θεέ (Mat.27:46; cf. Deu.3:24, al.), ; [in LXX chiefly for אֱלֹהִים, also for אֵל and other cognate forms, יהוה, etc. ; ] ; a god or deity, God. ; 1. In…

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Used 1338 times. Also: Matthew 1:23, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 4:3, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2316; TFLSJ G2316; TAGNT Acts 10:28 word 18

ἔδειξενedeixenhas shown

Lemma: δεικνύω (deiknuō) · Strong's: G1166

Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-AAI-3S)

Meaning: to show — δείκνυμι, δεικνύω (see Bl., § 23, 1; Veitch, see word), ; [in LXX chiefly for רָאָה hi. ; ] ; to show, with accusative of thing(s) (of person(s)), dative of person(s); (a) to show, exhibit: Mat.4:8 8:4, Mrk.1:44 14:15,…

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Used 33 times. Also: Matthew 4:8, Matthew 8:4, Matthew 16:21, Mark 1:44, Mark 14:15, Luke 4:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1166; TFLSJ G1166; TAGNT Acts 10:28 word 19

μηδέναmēdenanothing

Lemma: μηδείς (mēdeis) · Strong's: G3367

Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (A-ASM)

Meaning: nothing — μηδείς, -δεμία, -δέν; (and -θέν, Act.27:33, a Hellenistic form; see Bl., 6, 7; Thackeray, Gr., 58) ; related to οὐδείς as μή to οὐ, ; no, none, no one; neut., nothing: Mat.16:20, Mrk.5:43 6:8, Luk.3:14, Act.8:24,…

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Used 92 times. Also: Matthew 8:4, Matthew 9:30, Matthew 16:20, Matthew 17:9, Matthew 27:19, Mark 1:44 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3367; TFLSJ G3367; TAGNT Acts 10:28 word 20

κοινὸνkoinoncommon

Lemma: κοινός (koinos) · Strong's: G2839G

Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (A-ASM)

Meaning: common: unsanctified — κοινός, -ή, -όν ; [in LXX: Pro.1:14 (אֶחָד) Pro.21:9 25:24 (חֶבֶר), Wis.7:3, al. ; ] ; 1. common (general; = Lat. communis): Act.2:44 4:32; κ. πίστις, Tit.1:4; σωτηρία, Ju 3 ; 2. common (ordinary; = vulgaris); hence in…

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Used 10 times. Also: Mark 7:2, Mark 7:5, Acts 10:14, Acts 11:8, Romans 14:14, Hebrews 10:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2839G; TFLSJ G2839G; TAGNT Acts 10:28 word 21

ἢēor

Lemma: ἤ (ē) · Strong's: G2228

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: or — ἤ, ; disjunctive and comparative particle (Bl., §36, 12; 77, 11); 1. disjunctive, or; (a) between single words: Mat.5:17 Mrk.6:56, Luk.2:24, Jhn.6:19, Rom.1:21, al.; (b) before a sentence expressing a variation, denial…

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Used 365 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 5:17, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:36, Matthew 6:24, Matthew 6:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2228; TFLSJ G2228; TAGNT Acts 10:28 word 22

ἀκάθαρτονakathartonunclean

Lemma: ἀκάθαρτος (akathartos) · Strong's: G0169

Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (A-ASM)

Meaning: unclean — ἀκάθαρτος, -ον ; (ἀ- neg., καθαίρω), [in LXX chiefly for טָמֵא ; ] ; unclean, impure; (a) physically (LS, MM, VGT, see word); (b) ceremonially: Act.10:14,28 11:8, 1Co.7:14, 2Co.6:17, Rev.18:2; (with) morally: Eph.5:5,…

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Used 32 times. Also: Matthew 10:1, Matthew 12:43, Mark 1:23, Mark 1:26, Mark 1:27, Mark 3:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0169; TFLSJ G0169; TAGNT Acts 10:28 word 23

λέγεινlegeinto call

Lemma: λέγω (legō) · Strong's: G3004H

Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Infinitive (V-PAN)

Meaning: to say: call — λέγω, ; [in LXX very freq., chiefly for אמר; λέγει for נְאֻם, Gen.22:16, al. ; ] ; 1. in Hom., to pick out, gather, reckon, recount.; 2. In Hdt. and Att., to say, speak, affirm, declare: absol., Act.13:15, 24:10; before…

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Used 47 times. Also: Matthew 1:16, Matthew 2:23, Matthew 4:18, Matthew 9:9, Matthew 10:2, Matthew 13:55 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3004H; TFLSJ G3004H; TAGNT Acts 10:28 word 24

ἄνθρωπον,anthrōponman,

Lemma: ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos) · Strong's: G0444

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (N-ASM)

Meaning: a human — ἄνθρωπος, -ου, ὁ, ; [in LXX chiefly for אִישׁ ,אָדָם, also for אֱנוֹשׁ, etc. ; ] ; man: ; 1. generically, a human being, male or female (Lat. homo): Jhn.16:21; with art., Mat.4:4 12:35, Mrk.2:27, Jhn.2:25, Rom.7:1, al;…

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Used 558 times. Also: Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:19, Matthew 5:13, Matthew 5:16, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0444; TFLSJ G0444; TAGNT Acts 10:28 word 25

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

He said→φημί G5346 to assert
to→πρός G4314 to/with
them→αὐτός G0846 it/s/he
You→σύ G4771 you
know→ἐπίσταμαι G1987 to know/understand
how→ὡς G5613 as/when
unlawful→ἀθέμιτος G0111 unlawful
it is→εἰμί G1510 to be
for a Jew→Ἰουδαῖος G2453 Jew
to associate with→κολλάω G2853 to join
a foreigner→ἀλλόφυλος G0246 foreign
or→ἤ G2228 or
visit [him]→προσέρχομαι G4334 to come near/agree
But→ὁ G3588 the/this/who
God→θεός G2316 God
has shown→δεικνύω G1166 to show
me [that]→G2504
I should not call→λέγω G3004H to say: call
[any] man→ἄνθρωπος G0444 a human
impure→κοινός G2839G common: unsanctified
or→ἤ G2228 or
unclean→ἀκάθαρτος G0169 unclean

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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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