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That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well. (KJV)
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ἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaito abstain
Lemma: ἀπέχω (apechō) · Strong's: G0568
Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle · Infinitive (V-PMN)
Meaning: to have in full — ἀπ-έχω ; [in LXX chiefly for רָחַק ; ] ; 1. trans., ; (a) to hold back, keep off; (b) to have in full, to have received (on the " punctiliar " force of the compound, see M, Pr., 109, 247): with accusative, Mat.6:2, 5…
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Used 19 times. Also: Matthew 6:2, Matthew 6:5, Matthew 6:16, Matthew 14:24, Matthew 15:8, Mark 7:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0568; TFLSJ G0568; TAGNT Acts 15:29 word 1
εἰδωλοθύτωνeidōlothutōnfrom idol-sacrifices
Lemma: εἰδωλόθυτος (eidōlothutos) · Strong's: G1494
Parsing: Adjective · Genitive · Plural · Neuter (A-GPN)
Meaning: sacrificed to idols — εἰδωλόθυτος, -ον, ; (εἴδωλον, θύω), [in LXX: 4Ma.5:2 * ; ] ; sacrificed to idols: τὸ, τὰ εἰ, Act.15:29 21:25, 1Co.8:1, 4 7, 10 10:19, Rev.2:14, 2o.†; (AS)
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Used 9 times. Also: Acts 21:25, 1 Corinthians 8:1, 1 Corinthians 8:4, 1 Corinthians 8:7, 1 Corinthians 8:10, 1 Corinthians 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1494; TFLSJ G1494; TAGNT Acts 15:29 word 2
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,…
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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 15:29 word 3
αἵματοςaimatosfrom blood
Lemma: αἷμα (ahima) · Strong's: G0129G
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Neuter (N-GSN)
Meaning: blood — αἷμα, ατος, τό, ; [in LXX for דָּם ; ] ; blood. ; 1. In the ordinary sense: Mrk.5:25, Luk.8:43,44 22:44, Jhn.19:34, Act.15:20,29 21:25, Rev.8:7,8 11:6 16:3,4,6 19:13. ; 2. In special senses: ; (a) of generation, origin,…
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Used 97 times. Also: Matthew 16:17, Matthew 23:30, Matthew 23:35, Matthew 26:28, Matthew 27:4, Matthew 27:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0129G; TFLSJ G0129G; TAGNT Acts 15:29 word 4
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,…
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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 15:29 word 5
πνικτῶνpniktōnfrom a strangled [one]
Lemma: πνικτός (pniktos) · Strong's: G4156
Parsing: Adjective · Genitive · Plural · Neuter (A-GPN)
Meaning: strangled — πνικτός, -ή, -όν; (πνίγω), ; strangled : Act.15:20, 29 21:25 (cf. Lev.17:13-14).†; (AS)
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Used 3 times. Also: Acts 15:20, Acts 21:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4156; TFLSJ G4156; TAGNT Acts 15:29 word 6
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,…
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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 15:29 word 7
πορνείας·porneiasfrom sexual immorality;
Lemma: πορνεία (porneia) · Strong's: G4202
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)
Meaning: sexual sin — πορνεία, -ας, ἡ; (πορνεύω), [in LXX for תַּזְנוּת and cogn. forms ; ] ; fornication: Act.15:20, 29 21:25, 1Co.5:1 6:13 6:18, 2Co.12:21, Gal.5:19, Eph.5:3, Col.3:5, 1Th.4:3 (Lft., Notes, 53), Rev.9:21; pl. (see WM, 220;…
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Used 26 times. Also: Matthew 5:32, Matthew 15:19, Matthew 19:9, Mark 7:21, John 8:41, Acts 15:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4202; TFLSJ G4202; TAGNT Acts 15:29 word 8
ἐξexFrom
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…
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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 15:29 word 9
ὧνhōnthese
Lemma: ὅς (hos, hē) · Strong's: G3739
Parsing: Relative pronoun · Genitive · Plural · Neuter (R-GPN)
Meaning: which — ὅς, ἥ, ὅ, ; the postpositive article (ἄρθρον ὑποτακτικόν). ; I. As demonstr. pron. = οὗτος, ὅδε, this, that, also for αὐτός, chiefly in nom.: ὅς δέ, but he (cf. ἦ δὲ ὅς, frequently in Plat.), Mrk.15:23, Jhn.5:11; ὃς μὲν…
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Used 1433 times. Also: Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3739; TFLSJ G3739; TAGNT Acts 15:29 word 10
διατηροῦντεςdiatērounteskeeping
Lemma: διατηρέω (diatēreō) · Strong's: G1301
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-PAP-NPM)
Meaning: to keep — δια-τηρέω, -ῶ ; [in LXX for שָׁמַר, נָצַר, etc.; before ἀπό (for מִן), as in Psa.12:7 (8) ; ] ; to keep carefully: Luk.2:51; before ἐκ, Act.15:29.†; (AS)
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Used 2 times. Also: Luke 2:51 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1301; TFLSJ G1301; TAGNT Acts 15:29 word 11
ἑαυτοὺςhe'autousyourselves
Lemma: ἑαυτοῦ (heautou) · Strong's: G1438
Parsing: Reflexive pronoun · 2nd · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (F-2APM)
Meaning: themself — ἑαυτοῦ, -ῆς, -οῦ, dative -ῷ, etc., accusative -όν, etc., pi. -ῶν, etc. (Att. contr. αὑτοῦ, etc); reflex pron.; 1. prop, of 3rd person (Lat. sui, sibi, se), of himself, herself, itself, etc.: Mat.27:42, Mrk.15:31,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 329 times. Also: Matthew 3:9, Matthew 6:4, Matthew 6:34, Matthew 8:22, Matthew 9:3, Matthew 9:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1438; TFLSJ G1438; TAGNT Acts 15:29 word 12
εὖeuwell
Lemma: εὖ (eu) · Strong's: G2095
Parsing: Adverb (ADV)
Meaning: well/well done! — εὖ ; adv. (prop. neuter of old Epic ἐΰς, good, noble) [in LXX, εὖ γίγνεσθαι, εὖ ποιεῖν (יָטַב) ; ] ; well: εὖ γιν., Eph.6:3 (LXX); εὖ ποιεῖν, with dative (cf. Sir.12:1-2), to do good, Mrk.14:7 (where Nestle suggests…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 5 times. Also: Matthew 25:21, Matthew 25:23, Mark 14:7, Ephesians 6:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2095; TFLSJ G2095; TAGNT Acts 15:29 word 13
πράξετε.praxeteyou will do.
Lemma: πράσσω (prassō) · Strong's: G4238
Parsing: Verb · Future · Active · Indicative · 2nd · Plural (V-FAI-2P)
Meaning: to do/require — πράσσω ; (Att.. -ττω, and so Act.17:7 Rec.; cf. M, Pr., 25, 45), [in LXX chiefly for עָשָׂה, פָּעַל ; ] ; = Lat agere, as ποιέω (which see) = facere, ; 1. to do, practise, be engaged in: Act.19:19, 36, 1Co.9:17; τ. ἴδια…
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Used 38 times. Also: Luke 3:13, Luke 19:23, Luke 22:23, Luke 23:15, Luke 23:41, John 3:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4238; TFLSJ G4238; TAGNT Acts 15:29 word 14
ἔρρωσθε.¶errōstheFarewell!
Lemma: ῥώννυμι (rhōnnumi) · Strong's: G4517
Parsing: Verb · Perfect · Middle · Indicative · 2nd · Plural (V-RMM-2P)
Meaning: farewell — ῥώννυμι; [in LXX: 2Ma.9:20 2Mac 11:21 2Mac 11:28 2Mac 11:33 2Mac 11:1-38; 3Ma.6:1-41 * ; ] ; to strengthen; most frequently in pf., ἔρρωμαι, to put forth strength, be strong, hence, often in imperat., ἔρρωσο, ἔρρωσθε,…
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Used 2 times. Also: Acts 23:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4517; TFLSJ G4517; TAGNT Acts 15:29 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| [You must] abstain | → | ἀπέχω G0568 to have in full |
| from food sacrificed to idols | → | εἰδωλόθυτος G1494 sacrificed to idols |
| from blood | → | αἷμα G0129G blood |
| from the meat of strangled animals | → | πνικτός G4156 strangled |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| from sexual immorality | → | πορνεία G4202 sexual sin |
| You will do | → | πράσσω G4238 to do/require |
| well | → | εὖ G2095 well/well done! |
| to avoid | → | διατηρέω G1301 to keep |
| . . . | → | ἑαυτοῦ G1438 themself |
| . . . | → | ἐκ G1537 out from |
| these things | → | ὅς G3739 which |
| Farewell | → | ῥώννυμι G4517 farewell |
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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