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And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans. (KJV)
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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 16:21 word 1
καταγγέλλουσινkatangellousinpreach
Lemma: καταγγέλλω (katangellō) · Strong's: G2605
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-PAI-3P)
Meaning: to proclaim — κατ-αγγέλλω ; [in LXX: Pro.17:5 A, 2Ma.8:36 2Mac 9:17 * ; ] ; 1. to proclaim, declare: with accusative of thing(s), Act.3:24 16:21 17:23; τ. ἀνάστασιν, Act.4:2; τ. λόγον τοῦ Θ., τ. Κ., Act.13:5 15:36; ὁδὸν σωτηρίας,…
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Used 17 times. Also: Acts 3:24, Acts 4:2, Acts 13:5, Acts 13:38, Acts 15:36, Acts 16:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2605; TFLSJ G2605; TAGNT Acts 16:21 word 2
ἔθηethēcustoms
Lemma: ἔθος (ethos) · Strong's: G1485
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Plural · Neuter (N-APN)
Meaning: custom — ἔθος, -εος (-ους), τό ; (ἔθω), [in LXX: Wis.14:16, Da TH Bel 15, 1Ma.10:89, 2Ma.11:25 13:4, 4Ma.18:5 א R* ; ] ; habit, custom; Luk.22:39, Jhn.19:40, Act.16:21 25:16, Heb.10:25; in Luk.1:9 Act.6:14 15:1 21:21 26:3 28:17,…
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Used 12 times. Also: Luke 1:9, Luke 2:42, Luke 22:39, John 19:40, Acts 6:14, Acts 15:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1485; TFLSJ G1485; TAGNT Acts 16:21 word 3
ἃhathat
Lemma: ὅς (hos, hē) · Strong's: G3739
Parsing: Relative pronoun · Accusative · Plural · Neuter (R-APN)
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 16:21 word 4
οὐκouknot
Lemma: οὐ (ou) · Strong's: G3756
Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)
Meaning: no — οὐ, before a vowel with smooth breathing οὐκ, before one with rough breathing οὐχ (but improperly οὐχ ἰδού, Act.2:7, WH, mg.; cf. WH, Intr., §409; M, Pr., 44, 244), ; [in LXX for אֵין ,אַיִן ,לֹא ; ] ; neg. particle, ;…
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Used 1689 times. Also: Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:7, Matthew 5:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3756; TFLSJ G3756; TAGNT Acts 16:21 word 5
ἔξεστινexestinit is lawful
Lemma: ἔξεστι, ἐξόν (exesti, exon) · Strong's: G1832
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PAI-3S)
Meaning: be permitted — ἔξ-εστι ; (εἰμί), ; impers. verb., ; it is permitted, lawful: Mrk.2:24, Act.8:37 (R, mg.), 1Co.10:23; with inf., Mat.12:2, 10 12 14:4 15:26 19:3 22:17 27:6, Mrk.3:4 12:14, Luk.6:2, 9 14:3, Jhn.5:10; before accusative,…
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Used 32 times. Also: Matthew 12:2, Matthew 12:4, Matthew 12:10, Matthew 12:12, Matthew 14:4, Matthew 19:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1832; TFLSJ G1832; TAGNT Acts 16:21 word 6
ἡμῖνhēminfor us
Lemma: μέ (me) · Strong's: G3165
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Dative · Plural (P-1DP)
Meaning: me — 1. apostrophe for με. ; 2. rarely for μοι, (Homer) (ML)
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Used 2026 times. Also: Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3165; TFLSJ G3165; TAGNT Acts 16:21 word 7
παραδέχεσθαιparadechesthaito accept
Lemma: παραδέχομαι (paradechomai) · Strong's: G3858
Parsing: Verb · Present · Middle or Passive Deponent · Infinitive (V-PNN)
Meaning: to welcome — παρα-δέχομαι ; [in LXX: Exo.23:1 (נָשָׂא), Pro.3:12 (רָצָה), 2Ma.4:22 R, 3Ma.7:12 * ; ] ; to receive, admit; (a) of things: Mrk.4:20, Act.15:4 16:21 22:18, 1Ti.5:19; (b) of persons: Heb.12:6 (LXX).†; (AS)
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Used 6 times. Also: Mark 4:20, Acts 15:4, Acts 22:18, 1 Timothy 5:19, Hebrews 12:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3858; TFLSJ G3858; TAGNT Acts 16:21 word 8
οὐδὲoudenor
Lemma: οὐδέ (oude) · Strong's: G3761
Parsing: Conjunction · Negative (CONJ-N)
Meaning: nor — οὐδέ, negative particle, related to μηδέ as οὐ to μή. ; I. As conjc., and not, also not, neither, nor: Mat.6:15, Luk.16:31, Rom.4:15, al.; οὐ . . . οὐδέ, Mat.5:15 10:24, Mrk.4:22, Luk.6:43, 44, Jhn.6:24, Act.2:27,…
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Used 145 times. Also: Matthew 5:15, Matthew 6:15, Matthew 6:20, Matthew 6:26, Matthew 6:28, Matthew 6:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3761; TFLSJ G3761; TAGNT Acts 16:21 word 9
ποιεῖνpoieinto practice
Lemma: ποιέω (poieō) · Strong's: G4160G
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Infinitive (V-PAN)
Meaning: to do/make: do — ποιέω, -ῶ, ; [in LXX for a great variety of words, but chiefly for עשׂה ; ] ; 1. to make, produce, create, cause: with accusative of thing(s), Mat.17:4, Mrk.9:5, Jhn.9:11, Act.9:39, Rom.9:20, al.; of God as Creator…
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Used 565 times. Also: Matthew 1:24, Matthew 3:3, Matthew 3:8, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 4:19, Matthew 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4160G; TFLSJ G4160G; TAGNT Acts 16:21 word 10
ῬωμαίοιςRhōmaioisRomans
Lemma: Ῥωμαῖος (Rhōmaios) · Strong's: G4514
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Plural · Masculine · Location Gentilic (N-DPM-LG)
Meaning: Roman — Ῥωμαῖος, -α, -ον ; Roman: Jhn.11:48, Act.2:10 (RV, from Rome), Act.16:21, 37-38 22:25-27, 29 23:27 25:16 28:17.†; (AS)
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Used 13 times. Also: John 11:48, Acts 2:10, Acts 16:37, Acts 16:38, Acts 22:25, Acts 22:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4514; TFLSJ G4514; TAGNT Acts 16:21 word 11
οὖσιν.ousinbeing.
Lemma: εἰμί (eimi) · Strong's: G1510
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Dative · Plural · Masculine (V-PAP-DPM)
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 16:21 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| [by] | → | καί G2532 and |
| promoting | → | καταγγέλλω G2605 to proclaim |
| customs | → | ἔθος G1485 custom |
| that | → | ὅς G3739 which |
| are unlawful | → | ἔξεστι, ἐξόν G1832 be permitted |
| for us | → | ἐγώ G1473 I/we |
| Romans | → | Ῥωμαῖος G4514 Roman |
| to adopt | → | παραδέχομαι G3858 to welcome |
| [or] | → | οὐδέ G3761 nor |
| practice | → | ποιέω G4160G to do/make: do |
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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