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And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ἐτάραξανetaraxanThey stirred up
Lemma: ταράσσω (tarassō) · Strong's: G5015
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-AAI-3P)
Meaning: to trouble — ταράσσω ; [in LXX for בָּהַל, רָגַז, etc., forty-six words in all ; ] ; to disturb, trouble, stir up: primarily in physical sense (Hom., Eur.): τ. ὕδωρ, Jhn.1:5 [4], Jhn.1:7. Metaphorical, of the mind (Æsch., Plat.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 18 times. Also: Matthew 2:3, Matthew 14:26, Mark 6:50, Luke 1:12, Luke 24:38, John 5:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5015; TFLSJ G5015; TAGNT Acts 17:8 word 1
δὲdethen
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 17:8 word 2
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 17:8 word 3
ὄχλονochloncrowd
Lemma: ὄχλος (ochlos) · Strong's: G3793
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (N-ASM)
Meaning: crowd — ὄχλος, -ου, ὁ, ; [in LXX for הָמוֹן (chiefly in Da TH), קָהָל ,חַיִל, etc. ; ] ; 1. a moving crowd or multitude of persons, a throng: Mat.9:23, Mrk.2:4, Luk.5:1, Jhn.5:13, al.; pl., Mat.5:1, Mrk.10:1, Luk.3:7, and…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 175 times. Also: Matthew 4:25, Matthew 5:1, Matthew 7:28, Matthew 8:1, Matthew 9:8, Matthew 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3793; TFLSJ G3793; TAGNT Acts 17:8 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,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, 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 17:8 word 5
τοὺςtousthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (T-APM)
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 17:8 word 6
πολιτάρχαςpolitarchascity authorities
Lemma: πολιτάρχης (politarchēs) · Strong's: G4173
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (N-APM)
Meaning: city authority — πολιτάρχης, -ου, ὁ ; = πολίαρχος (Pind., Eur.), ; the ruler of a city, a politarch: Act.17:6, 8 (see MM, xx).†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2 times. Also: Acts 17:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4173; TFLSJ G4173; TAGNT Acts 17:8 word 7
ἀκούονταςakouontashearing
Lemma: ἀκούω (akouō) · Strong's: G0191
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Accusative · Plural · Masculine (V-PAP-APM)
Meaning: to hear — ἀκούω, ; [in LXX chiefly for שׁמע ] ; to hear, listen, attend, perceive by hearing, comprehend by hearing. ; 1. Intrans.: Mrk.4:3 7:37, Jas.2:5, Rev.2:7, al.; τ. ὠσίν, Mat.13:15 (LXX); with cogn. dative, ακοῇ ἀ. (see:…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 435 times. Also: Matthew 2:3, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 4:12, Matthew 5:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0191; TFLSJ G0191; TAGNT Acts 17:8 word 8
ταῦτα·tautathese things;
Lemma: οὗτος (ohutos) · Strong's: G3778
Parsing: Demonstrative pronoun · Accusative · Plural · Neuter (D-APN)
Meaning: this/he/she/it — οὗτος, αὕτη, τοῦτο, genitive, τούτου, ταύτης, τούτου, ; [in LXX chiefly for זֹאת ,זֶה ; ] ; demonstr. pron. (related to ἐκεῖνος as hic to ille), ; this; 1. as subst., this one, he; (a) absol.: Mat.3:17, Mrk.9:7,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1423 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 3:3, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:17, Matthew 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3778; TFLSJ G3778; TAGNT Acts 17:8 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| On hearing | → | ἀκούω G0191 to hear |
| this | → | οὗτος G3778 this/he/she/it |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| crowd | → | ὄχλος G3793 crowd |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| city officials | → | πολιτάρχης G4173 city authority |
| were greatly disturbed | → | ταράσσω G5015 to trouble |
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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