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But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them, saying, (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ἀρξάμενοςarxamenoshaving begun
Lemma: ἄρχω (archō) · Strong's: G0757
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Middle · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-AMP-NSM)
Meaning: be first — ἄρχω ; [in LXX for חָלַל, מָשַׁל, etc. ; ] ; 1. to begin. ; 2. to rule (see DCG, ii, 538b.): with genitive, Mrk.10:42, Rom.15:12. Mid., to begin: before ἀπό, Mat.16:21 20:8, Luk.14:18 23:5 24:27, 47, Jhn.8:9, Act.1:22…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 86 times. Also: Matthew 4:17, Matthew 11:7, Matthew 11:20, Matthew 12:1, Matthew 14:30, Matthew 16:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0757; TFLSJ G0757; TAGNT Acts 11:4 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 11:4 word 2
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.,…
Greek editions with this word: 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 11:4 word 3
ΠέτροςPetrosPeter
Lemma: Πέτρος (Petros) · Strong's: G4074G
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine · Individual (N-NSM-P)
Meaning: Peter — Πέτρος, -ου, ὁ (i.e. a stone, see: πέτρα, Κηφᾶς), ; Simon Peter, the Apostle: Mat.4:18 10:2, Mrk.3:16, Luk.5:8, Jhn.1:41, 43, al. ; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 159 times. Also: Matthew 4:18, Matthew 8:14, Matthew 10:2, Matthew 14:28, Matthew 14:29, Matthew 15:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4074G; TFLSJ G4074G; TAGNT Acts 11:4 word 4
ἐξετίθετοexetithetohe was explaining [it]
Lemma: ἐκτίθημι (ektithēmi) · Strong's: G1620
Parsing: Verb · Imperfect · Middle · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-IMI-3S)
Meaning: to explain/expose — ἐκ-τίθημι ; [in LXX for נָתַן ni., etc. ; ] ; to set out, expose: Act.7:21, Metaphorical, to set forth, expound: Act.11:4 28:23; with accusative of thing(s), Act.18:26.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 4 times. Also: Acts 7:21, Acts 18:26, Acts 28:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1620; TFLSJ G1620; TAGNT Acts 11:4 word 5
αὐτοῖςautoisto them
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Dative · Plural · Masculine (P-DPM)
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 11:4 word 6
καθεξῆςkathexēsin order
Lemma: καθεξῆς (kathexēs) · Strong's: G2517
Parsing: Adverb (ADV)
Meaning: in order — καθ-εξῆς; (= cl. ἑξῆς, ἐφεξῆς) ; adv., ; 1. successively, in order: Luk.1:3, Act.11:4 18:23; τῶν κ.. (those that succeeded him), Act.3:24. ; 2. afterwards: ἐν τῷ κ. (sc. χρόνῳ), Luk.8:1.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 5 times. Also: Luke 1:3, Luke 8:1, Acts 3:24, Acts 18:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2517; TFLSJ G2517; TAGNT Acts 11:4 word 7
λέγων·legōnsaying;
Lemma: λέγω (legō) · Strong's: G3004G
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-PAP-NSM)
Meaning: to say — 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…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1305 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3004G; TFLSJ G3004G; TAGNT Acts 11:4 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But | → | δέ G1161 then |
| Peter | → | Πέτρος G4074G Peter |
| began | → | G0756 |
| [and] explained | → | ἐκτίθημι G1620 to explain/expose |
| to them | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| the whole sequence of events | → | καθεξῆς G2517 in order |
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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