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And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Cæsar. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ἀναστὰςanastasHaving risen up
Lemma: ἀνίστημι (anistēmi) · Strong's: G0450
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-2AAP-NSM)
Meaning: to arise — ἀνίστημι (ἀνά, ἵστημι), ; [in LXX chiefly for קוּם ; ] ; 1. causal, in fut. and 1 aor. act., with accusative, to raise up: Act.9:41; from death, Jhn.6:39, Act.2:32; to raise up, cause to be born or appear: Mat.22:24,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 110 times. Also: Matthew 9:9, Matthew 12:41, Matthew 22:24, Matthew 26:62, Mark 1:35, Mark 2:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0450; TFLSJ G0450; TAGNT Acts 11:28 word 1
δὲdenow
Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT Acts 11:28 word 2
εἷςheisone
Lemma: εἷς (ehis) · Strong's: G1520
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (A-NSM)
Meaning: one — εἷς ; ιά, ἕν, genitive ἑνός, μιᾶς, ἑνός, ; cardinal numeral, one; 1. one, as opposite to many: Mat.25:15, Rom.5:12, 1Co.10:8, al.; as subst., Rom.5:15, Eph.2:14; id. with genitive partit., Mat.5:19, al.; before ἐκ (ἐξ),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 357 times. Also: Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30, Matthew 5:36, Matthew 5:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1520; TFLSJ G1520; TAGNT Acts 11:28 word 3
ἐξexof
Lemma: ἐκ (ek) · Strong's: G1537
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: out from — ἐκ (ἐξ), ; prep. with genitive, ; from out of, from (see Addendum, p. 492).; This entry is included here, but in the print version the entry is found on p. 492. ἐκ, before a vowel ἐξ, ; prep. with genitive, ; of motion…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 929 times. Also: Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1537; TFLSJ G1537; TAGNT Acts 11:28 word 4
αὐτῶνautōnthem
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (P-GPM)
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),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
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 11:28 word 5
ὀνόματιonomatinamed
Lemma: ὄνομα (onoma) · Strong's: G3686
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Neuter (N-DSN)
Meaning: name — ὄνομα, -τος, τό, ; [in LXX chiefly for שֵׁם ; ] ; 1. in general, the name by which a person or thing is called: Mat.10:2, Mrk.3:16, Luk.1:63, Jhn.18:10, al.; ἄνθρωπος (etc.), ᾧ (οὗ) ὄ. (τ. ὄ), sc. ἦν or ἐστίν (BL, §30,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 231 times. Also: Matthew 1:21, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 1:25, Matthew 6:9, Matthew 7:22, Matthew 10:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3686; TFLSJ G3686; TAGNT Acts 11:28 word 6
ἍγαβοςHagabosAgabus
Lemma: Ἄγαβος (Agabos) · Strong's: G0013
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine · Individual (N-NSM-P)
Meaning: Agabus — Ἄγαβος, -ου, ὁ; Agabus: Act.11:28, 21:10.†; (AS)
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Used 2 times. Also: Acts 21:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0013; TFLSJ G0013; TAGNT Acts 11:28 word 7
ἐσήμανενesēmanenhe signified
Lemma: σημαίνω (sēmainō) · Strong's: G4591
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-AAI-3S)
Meaning: to signify — σημαίνω; (σῆμα, a sign), [in LXX for רוּעַ hi., תָּקַע, etc. ; ] ; to give a sign, signify, indicate: with accusative of thing(s), Act.25:27, Rev.1:1 (cf. MM, xxii); with accusative and inf., Act.11:28; before quæst.…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 6 times. Also: John 12:33, John 18:32, John 21:19, Acts 25:27, Revelation 1:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4591; TFLSJ G4591; TAGNT Acts 11:28 word 8
διὰdiathrough
Lemma: διά (dia) · Strong's: G1223
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: through/because of — διά (before a vowel δ᾽, exc. Rom.8:10, 2Co.5:7, and in (Proper name)s; Tdf., Pr., 94), ; prep. with genitive, accusative, as in cl.; 1. with genitive, through; (i) of Place, after verbs of motion or action: Mat.2:12…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 686 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:17, Matthew 2:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1223; TFLSJ G1223; TAGNT Acts 11:28 word 9
τοῦtouthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Singular · Neuter (T-GSN)
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.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
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 11:28 word 10
πνεύματοςpneumatosSpirit [that]
Lemma: πνεῦμα (pneuma) · Strong's: G4151G
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Neuter (N-GSN)
Meaning: spirit/breath: spirit — πνεῦμα, -τος, τό, ; [in LXX chiefly and very frequently for רוּחַ ; ] ; 1. of air in motion; (a) wind: Jhn.3:8; pl., Heb.1:7 (LXX); (b) breath: π. ζωῆς, Rev.11:11; π. τοῦ στόματος, figuratively, 2Th.2:8 (cf. Ps 32…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 378 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 4:1, Matthew 5:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4151G; TFLSJ G4151G; TAGNT Acts 11:28 word 11
λιμὸνlimona famine
Lemma: λιμός (limos) · Strong's: G3042
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: hunger — λιμός, -οῦ, ὁ; (so in Att..; in Dor. ἡ, and so sometimes in LXX, see Th., Gr., 146; in NT: Luk.15:14, Act.11:28; cf. M, Pr., 60), [in LXX chiefly for רָעָב ; ] ; hunger, famine: Luk.4:25 15:14, 17, Act.7:11" (LXX)…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 12 times. Also: Matthew 24:7, Mark 13:8, Luke 4:25, Luke 15:14, Luke 15:17, Luke 21:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3042; TFLSJ G3042; TAGNT Acts 11:28 word 12
μεγάληνmegalēngreat
Lemma: μέγας (megas) · Strong's: G3173
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (A-ASF)
Meaning: great — μέγας, μεγάλη, μέγα, ; [in LXX chiefly for גָּדוֹל, also for מַרְבֶּה ,רַב (incl. μείζων), רֹב (μέγιστος) ; ] ; great; 1. of external form, bodily size, measure, extent: λίθος, Mat.2:60; δράκων, Rev.12:3; ἰχθῦς,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
Used 245 times. Also: Matthew 2:10, Matthew 4:16, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 5:35, Matthew 7:27, Matthew 8:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3173; TFLSJ G3173; TAGNT Acts 11:28 word 13
μέλλεινmelleinto ensue
Lemma: μέλλω (mellō) · Strong's: G3195
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Infinitive (V-PAN)
Meaning: to ensue — μέλλω, ; [in LXX: Job.3:8 (עָתִיד) 19:25 (אַחֲרוֹן); elsewhere for fut., and frequently in Wi, II, 4Mac ; ] ; to be about to be or do; 1. with inf. (Bl., §62, 4; 68, 2; M, Pr., 114); (a) of intending or being about to…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 110 times. Also: Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 11:14, Matthew 12:32, Matthew 16:27, Matthew 17:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3195; TFLSJ G3195; TAGNT Acts 11:28 word 14
ἔσεσθαιesesthaibeing
Lemma: εἰμί (eimi) · Strong's: G1510
Parsing: Verb · Future · Middle Deponent · Infinitive (V-FDN)
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,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
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 11:28 word 15
ἐφ᾽eph᾽over
Lemma: ἐπί (epi) · Strong's: G1909
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: upon/to/against — ἐπί (before a smooth breathing ἐπ᾽, before a rough breathing ἐφ᾽), ; prep. with genitive, dative, accusative (accusative most frequently in NT), ; with primary sense of superposition, on, upon. ; I. C. genitive, ; 1. of…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 905 times. Also: Matthew 1:11, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 4:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1909; TFLSJ G1909; TAGNT Acts 11:28 word 16
ὅληνholēnall
Lemma: ὅλος (holos) · Strong's: G3650
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (A-ASF)
Meaning: all — ὅλος, -η, -ον, ; [in LXX chiefly for כֹּל ; ] ; of persons and things, whole, entire, complete; 1. of indefinite ideas, with subst. anarth.: Luk.5:5, Act.11:26 28:30, Tit.1:11; ὅλον ἄνθρωπον (an entire man; see Field,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 114 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 4:23, Matthew 4:24, Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30, Matthew 6:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3650; TFLSJ G3650; TAGNT Acts 11:28 word 17
τὴνtēnthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (T-ASF)
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.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
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 11:28 word 18
οἰκουμένην,oikoumenēnworld —
Lemma: οἰκουμένη (oikoumenē) · Strong's: G3625
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: world — οἰκουμένη, -ης, ἡ; (fern. Pres. pass. ptcp. of οἰκέω; sc. γῆ) [in LXX chiefly for תֵּבֵל, אֶרֶץ ; ] ; the inhabited earth; (a) in cl., the countries occupied by Greeks, as disting. from barbarian lands (Hdt., Dem.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 16 times. Also: Matthew 24:14, Luke 2:1, Luke 4:5, Luke 21:26, Acts 17:6, Acts 17:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3625; TFLSJ G3625; TAGNT Acts 11:28 word 19
ἥτιςhētiswhich
Lemma: ὅστις (hostis, hētis) · Strong's: G3748
Parsing: Relative pronoun · Nominative · Singular · Feminine (R-NSF)
Meaning: who/which — ὅστις, ἥτις, ὅ τι (also written ὅ, τι and ὅτι; see LS, see word; WH, §411; Tdf., Pr., 111), in NT scarcely ever except in nom. (M, Pr., 91), the only instance of the oblique cases being found in ἕως ὅτου (see: ἕως),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
Used 146 times. Also: Matthew 2:6, Matthew 5:25, Matthew 5:39, Matthew 5:41, Matthew 7:15, Matthew 7:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3748; TFLSJ G3748; TAGNT Acts 11:28 word 20
καὶkaialso
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: 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 Acts 11:28 word 21
ἐγένετοegenetowas
Lemma: γίνομαι (ginomai) · Strong's: G1096
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Middle Deponent · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-2ADI-3S)
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 Acts 11:28 word 22
ἐπὶepiin [the time of]
Lemma: ἐπί (epi) · Strong's: G1909
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: upon/to/against — ἐπί (before a smooth breathing ἐπ᾽, before a rough breathing ἐφ᾽), ; prep. with genitive, dative, accusative (accusative most frequently in NT), ; with primary sense of superposition, on, upon. ; I. C. genitive, ; 1. of…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 905 times. Also: Matthew 1:11, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 4:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1909; TFLSJ G1909; TAGNT Acts 11:28 word 23
ΚλαυδίουKlaudiouClaudius
Lemma: Κλαύδιος (Klaudios) · Strong's: G2804G
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine · Individual (N-GSM-P)
Meaning: Claudius — Κλαύδιος, -ου, ὁ ; Claudius; 1. the Emperor: Act.11:28 18:2. ; 2. A military tribune, C. Lysias: Act.23:26.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2 times. Also: Acts 18:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2804G; TFLSJ G2804G; TAGNT Acts 11:28 word 24
Καίσαρος.Kaisarosof Caesar.
Lemma: Καῖσαρ (Kaisar) · Strong's: G2541H
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine · Title (N-GSM-T)
Meaning: Caesar — Καῖσαρ, -αρος, ὁ ; Cæsar: Mat.22:17, Luk.2:1, Jhn.19:12, Act.25:8 ff., al ; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: TR, Byzantine
Used 11 times. Also: Acts 17:7, Acts 25:8, Acts 25:10, Acts 25:11, Acts 25:12, Acts 25:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2541H; TFLSJ G2541H; TAGNT Acts 11:28 word 25
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| One | → | εἷς G1520 one |
| of | → | ἐκ G1537 out from |
| them | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| named | → | ὄνομα G3686 name |
| Agabus | → | Ἄγαβος G0013 Agabus |
| stood up | → | ἀνίστημι G0450 to arise |
| [and] predicted | → | σημαίνω G4591 to signify |
| through | → | διά G1223 through/because of |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| Spirit [that] | → | πνεῦμα G4151G spirit/breath: spirit |
| a great | → | μέγας G3173 great |
| famine | → | λιμός G3042 hunger |
| would | → | μέλλω G3195 to ensue |
| sweep | → | εἰμί G1510 to be |
| across | → | ἐπί G1909 upon/to/against |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| whole | → | ὅλος G3650 all |
| world | → | οἰκουμένη G3625 world |
| ( [This] | → | ὅστις G3748 who/which |
| happened | → | γίνομαι G1096 to be |
| under | → | ἐπί G1909 upon/to/against |
| Claudius | → | Κλαύδιος G2804G Claudius |
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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