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But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses. (KJV)
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ἘξανέστησανExanestēsanRose up
Lemma: ἐξανίστημι (exanistēmi) · Strong's: G1817
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-2AAI-3P)
Meaning: to raise up — ἐξ-ανίσημι ; [in LXX chiefly for קוּם ; ] ; 1. trans., to raise up: σπέρμα (cf. Gen.38:8), Mrk.12:19, Luk.20:28. ; 2. In 2 aor. act., intrans., to rise: Act.15:5.†; (AS)
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Used 3 times. Also: Mark 12:19, Luke 20:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1817; TFLSJ G1817; TAGNT Acts 15:5 word 1
δέdenow
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.,…
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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 15:5 word 2
τινεςtinescertain
Lemma: τις (tis) · Strong's: G5100
Parsing: Indefinite pronoun · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (X-NPM)
Meaning: one — τις, neut., τι, genitive, τινός, ; enclitic indefinite pron., related to interrog. τίς as πού, πως, ποτέ to ποῦ, πῶς, πότε. ; I. As subst., ; 1. one, a certain one: Luk.9:49, Jhn.11:1, Act.5:25, al.; pl., τίνες,…
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Used 542 times. Also: Matthew 5:23, Matthew 8:28, Matthew 9:3, Matthew 11:27, Matthew 12:19, Matthew 12:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5100; TFLSJ G5100; TAGNT Acts 15:5 word 3
τῶνtōnof those
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (T-GPM)
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 15:5 word 4
ἀπὸapoof
Lemma: ἀπό (apo) · Strong's: G0575
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: away from — ἀπό (on the frequently neglect of elision bef. vowels, see Tdf., Pr., 94, WH, App., 146), ; prep. with genitive (WM, 462ff.; on its relation to ἐκ, παρά, ὑπό, ib. 456f.), [in LXX for לְ ,בְּ ,מִן ; ] ; from (i.e. from…
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Used 677 times. Also: Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:21, Matthew 1:24, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0575; TFLSJ G0575; TAGNT Acts 15:5 word 5
τῆςtēsthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (T-GSF)
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 15:5 word 6
αἱρέσεωςhaireseōssect
Lemma: αἵρεσις (ahiresis) · Strong's: G0139
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)
Meaning: sect — αἵρεσις, -εως, ἡ ; (αἱρέω, -ομαι), [in LXX for נְדָבָה,] ; 1. capture. ; 2. choosing, choice (see MM, VGT, see word). ; 3. that which is chosen, hence, opinion; esp. a peculiar opinion, heresy: 1Co.11:19, Gal.5:20,…
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Used 9 times. Also: Acts 5:17, Acts 24:5, Acts 24:14, Acts 26:5, Acts 28:22, 1 Corinthians 11:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0139; TFLSJ G0139; TAGNT Acts 15:5 word 7
τῶνtōnof the
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (T-GPM)
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 15:5 word 8
ΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnPharisees
Lemma: Φαρισαῖος (Pharisaios) · Strong's: G5330
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Plural · Masculine · Title (N-GPM-T)
Meaning: Pharisee — Φαρισαῖος, -ου, ὁ (Aram. פְּרִישָׁא; see Dalman, Gr., 157.n, Words, 2.n), ; a Pharisee: Mat.23:26, Php.3:5; usually in pl., Mat.9:11, Mrk.2:18, al.; Φ. κ. γραμματεῖς, Mat.5:20, Mrk.2:16, Luk.5:21, al.; Φ. κ. Σαδδυκαῖοι,…
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Used 101 times. Also: Matthew 3:7, Matthew 5:20, Matthew 9:11, Matthew 9:14, Matthew 9:34, Matthew 12:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5330; TFLSJ G5330; TAGNT Acts 15:5 word 9
πεπιστευκότες,pepisteukoteshaving believed
Lemma: πιστεύω (pisteuō) · Strong's: G4100
Parsing: Verb · Perfect · Active · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-RAP-NPM)
Meaning: to trust (in) — πιστεύω, ; [in LXX chiefly for אמן hi. ; ] ; 1. intrans., to have faith (in), to believe; in cl., with accusative, dative, in NT also with prep, (on the significance of the various constructions, see M, Pr., 67f.; Vau.…
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Used 245 times. Also: Matthew 8:13, Matthew 9:28, Matthew 18:6, Matthew 21:22, Matthew 21:25, Matthew 21:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4100; TFLSJ G4100; TAGNT Acts 15:5 word 10
λέγοντεςlegontessaying
Lemma: λέγω (legō) · Strong's: G3004G
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-PAP-NPM)
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…
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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 15:5 word 11
ὅτιhotithat
Lemma: ὅτι (hoti) · Strong's: G3754G
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: that/since: that — ὅτι, ; conjc. (prop. neut. of ὅστις). ; I. As conjc, introducing an objective clause, that; 1. after verbs of seeing, knowing, thinking, saying, feeling: Mat.3:9 6:32 11:25, Mrk.3:28, Luk.2:49, Jhn.2:22, Act.4:13,…
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Used 858 times. Also: Matthew 2:16, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 2:23, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 4:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3754G; TFLSJ G3754G; TAGNT Acts 15:5 word 12
δεῖdeiIt is necessary
Lemma: δεῖ (dei) · Strong's: G1163
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PAI-3S)
Meaning: be necessary — δεῖ impersonal (δέω), ; [in LXX chiefly for infin. with לְ ; ] ; one must, it is necessary: with inf., Mat.26:54, Mrk.13:7, Act.5:29, al.; with accusative and inf., Mat.16:21, Mrk.8:31, Jhn.3:7, Act.25:10, al.; with…
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Used 106 times. Also: Matthew 16:21, Matthew 17:10, Matthew 18:33, Matthew 23:23, Matthew 24:6, Matthew 25:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1163; TFLSJ G1163; TAGNT Acts 15:5 word 13
περιτέμνεινperitemneinto circumcise
Lemma: περιτέμνω (peritemnō) · Strong's: G4059
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Infinitive (V-PAN)
Meaning: to circumcise — περι-τέμνω ; [in LXX chiefly for מוּל ; ] (Ion., Epic. and late writers), ; to cut around (Hdt.), hence, to circumcise (π. τὰ αἰδοῖα, Hdt.) : Luk.1:59 2:21, Jhn.7:22, Act.7:8 15:5 16:3 21:21. Pass. and mid., to be…
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Used 18 times. Also: Luke 1:59, Luke 2:21, John 7:22, Acts 7:8, Acts 15:1, Acts 15:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4059; TFLSJ G4059; TAGNT Acts 15:5 word 14
αὐτοὺςautousthem
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 15:5 word 15
παραγγέλλεινparangelleinto command [them]
Lemma: παραγγέλλω (parangellō) · Strong's: G3853
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Infinitive (V-PAN)
Meaning: to order — παρ-αγγέλλω; (παρά, ἀγγὲλλω), [in LXX for שָׁמַע pi., hi., etc. ; ] ; 1. to transmit a message (Æsch., Eur.). ; 2. to order, command (Hdt., Xen., al.) : with inf., Act.15:5; with accusative of thing(s), 1Co.11:17,…
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Used 32 times. Also: Matthew 10:5, Matthew 15:35, Mark 6:8, Mark 8:6, Mark 16:8, Luke 5:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3853; TFLSJ G3853; TAGNT Acts 15:5 word 16
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 15:5 word 17
τηρεῖνtēreinto keep
Lemma: τηρέω (tēreō) · Strong's: G5083G
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Infinitive (V-PAN)
Meaning: to keep: observe — τηρέω, -ῶ ; [in LXX for שָׁמַר, נָצַר, etc. ; ] ; 1. to watch over, guard, keep, preserve: Mat.27:36, Act.16:23, al.; ἑαυτόν, 2Co.11:9, 1Ti.5:22, Jas.1:27, Ju 21; before εἰς, Jhn.12:7, Act.25:21, 1Pe.1:4, 2Pe.2:4 2:9…
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Used 38 times. Also: Matthew 19:17, Matthew 23:3, Matthew 28:20, John 8:51, John 8:52, John 8:55 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5083G; TFLSJ G5083G; TAGNT Acts 15:5 word 18
τὸνtonthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (T-ASM)
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 15:5 word 19
νόμονnomonlaw
Lemma: νόμος (nomos) · Strong's: G3551
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (N-ASM)
Meaning: law — νόμος, -ου, ὁ ; (νέμω, to deal out, distribute), [in LXX chiefly for תּוֹרָה, also for חֻקָּה, etc. ; ] ; that which is assigned, hence, usage, custom, then law; in NT (only in Mt, Jo, Ja, and the Lucan and Pauline…
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Used 198 times. Also: Matthew 5:17, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 7:12, Matthew 11:13, Matthew 12:5, Matthew 22:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3551; TFLSJ G3551; TAGNT Acts 15:5 word 20
Μωϋσέως.¶Mōuseōsof Moses.
Lemma: Μωϋσῆς, Μωσῆς (Mōusēs, Mōsēs) · Strong's: G3475
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine · Individual (N-GSM-P)
Meaning: Moses — Μωυσῆς (Μωϋσῆς, T; Μωσῆς, Rec.), -έως, dative - (as LXX: Exo.5:20, al.), and -εῖ, accusative -ῆν (ac LXX) and -έα (Luk.16:29 only) (Heb. מֹשֶׁה), ; Moses: Mat.8:4 17:3-4, al.; νόμος Μωυσέως, Luk.2:22 24:44, Jhn.7:23,…
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Used 80 times. Also: Matthew 8:4, Matthew 17:3, Matthew 17:4, Matthew 19:7, Matthew 19:8, Matthew 22:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3475; TFLSJ G3475; TAGNT Acts 15:5 word 21
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But | → | δέ G1161 then |
| some | → | τις G5100 one |
| believers | → | πιστεύω G4100 to trust (in) |
| from | → | ἀπό G0575 away from |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| party | → | αἵρεσις G0139 sect |
| of the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| Pharisees | → | Φαρισαῖος G5330 Pharisee |
| stood up | → | ἐξανίστημι G1817 to raise up |
| [and] declared | → | λέγω G3004G to say |
| [The Gentiles] | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| must | → | δεῖ G1163 be necessary |
| be circumcised | → | περιτέμνω G4059 to circumcise |
| and | → | τε G5037 and/both |
| required | → | παραγγέλλω G3853 to order |
| to obey | → | τηρέω G5083G to keep: observe |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| law | → | νόμος G3551 law |
| of Moses | → | Μωϋσῆς, Μωσῆς G3475 Moses |
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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