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Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies: let them implead one another. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
εἰeiIf
Lemma: εἰ (ei) · Strong's: G1487G
Parsing: Conjunction (COND)
Meaning: if — εἰ, ; conjunctive particle, used in conditions and in indirect questions. ; I. Conditional, if; 1. with indic, expressing a general assumption; (a) pres.: before indic, pres., Mat.11:14, Rom.8:25, al.; before imperat.,…
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Used 390 times. Also: Matthew 4:3, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30, Matthew 6:23, Matthew 6:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1487G; TFLSJ G1487G; TAGNT Acts 19:38 word 1
μὲνmenindeed
Lemma: μέν (men) · Strong's: G3303
Parsing: Particle or Disjunctive (PRT)
Meaning: on the other hand — μέν, ; conjunctive particle (originally a form of μήν), usually related to a following δέ or other adversative conjunction, and distinguishing the word or clause with which it stands from that which follows. ; It is…
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Used 193 times. Also: Matthew 3:11, Matthew 9:37, Matthew 10:13, Matthew 13:4, Matthew 13:8, Matthew 13:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3303; TFLSJ G3303; TAGNT Acts 19:38 word 2
οὖνountherefore
Lemma: οὖν (oun) · Strong's: G3767
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: therefore/then — οὖν, ; particle ; expressing consequence or simple sequence (never standing first in a sentence), wherefore, therefore, then: Mat.3:10, Luk.3:9, Jhn.8:38, Act.1:21, Rom.5:9, al.; in exhortations, Mat.3:8, Luk.11:35,…
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Used 535 times. Also: Matthew 1:17, Matthew 3:8, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 5:23, Matthew 5:48 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3767; TFLSJ G3767; TAGNT Acts 19:38 word 3
ΔημήτριοςDēmētriosDemetrius
Lemma: Δημήτριος (Dēmētrios) · Strong's: G1216
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine · Individual (N-NSM-P)
Meaning: Demetrius — Δημήτριος, -ου, ὁ ; Demetrius; 1. a silversmith, Act.19:24 38. ; 2. A Christian disciple, III Jn 12.†; (AS)
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Used 3 times. Also: Acts 19:24, 3 John 1:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1216; TFLSJ G1216; TAGNT Acts 19:38 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 19:38 word 5
οἱhoithe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (T-NPM)
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 19:38 word 6
σὺνsunwith
Lemma: σύν (sun) · Strong's: G4862
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: with — σύν (old Att. ξύν), ; prep. with dative, ; expressing association, fellowship and inclusion. It gradually gave way to μετά, with genitive (cf. LS, see word; Bl., §41, 3), and is therefore comparatively infrequent in NT,…
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Used 131 times. Also: Matthew 25:27, Matthew 26:35, Matthew 27:38, Matthew 27:44, Mark 2:26, Mark 4:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4862; TFLSJ G4862; TAGNT Acts 19:38 word 7
αὐτῷautōhim
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Dative · Singular · Masculine (P-DSM)
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 19:38 word 8
τεχνῖταιtechnitaicraftsmen
Lemma: τεχνίτης (technitēs) · Strong's: G5079
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (N-NPM)
Meaning: craftsman — τεχνίτης, -ου, ὁ; (τέχνη), [in LXX for חָרָשׁ, etc. ; ] ; a craftsman, artificer: Act.19:24, 38, Rev.18:22; of God (Wis.13:1), Heb.11:10.†; SYN.: δημιουργός, which see, and cf. Tr., Syn., § cv (AS)
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Used 4 times. Also: Acts 19:24, Hebrews 11:10, Revelation 18:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5079; TFLSJ G5079; TAGNT Acts 19:38 word 9
ἔχουσιechousihave
Lemma: ἔχω (echō) · Strong's: G2192
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-PAI-3P)
Meaning: to have/be — ἔχω, ; [in LXX for אָצֵל (ἐχόμενος), יֵשׁ,בַּעַל, etc., 59 words in all ; ] ; (on the Aktionsart of the various tenses, see M, Pr., 110, 145, 150, 183), to have, as in cl., in various senses and constructions. ; I.…
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Used 715 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 3:4, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 4:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2192; TFLSJ G2192; TAGNT Acts 19:38 word 10
πρόςprosagainst
Lemma: πρός (pros) · Strong's: G4314
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: to/with — πρός, ; prep. with genitive, dative, accusative ; I. I. C. genitive, of motion from a place, from the side of, hence metaphorically, in the interests of, Act.27:34 (cf. Page, in l.). ; II. II. C. dative, of local…
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Used 732 times. Also: Matthew 2:12, Matthew 3:5, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4314; TFLSJ G4314; TAGNT Acts 19:38 word 11
τιναtinaanyone
Lemma: τις (tis) · Strong's: G5100
Parsing: Indefinite pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (X-ASM)
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 19:38 word 12
λόγον,logona matter
Lemma: λόγος (logos) · Strong's: G3056
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (N-ASM)
Meaning: word — λόγος, -ου, ὁ (λέγω) ; [in LXX chiefly for דָּבָר, also for מִלָּה ,אֵמֶר, etc. ; ] ; I. Of that by which the inward thought is expressed, Lat. oratio, sermo, vox, verbum. ; 1. a word, not in the grammatical sense of a…
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Used 332 times. Also: Matthew 5:32, Matthew 5:37, Matthew 7:24, Matthew 7:26, Matthew 7:28, Matthew 8:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3056; TFLSJ G3056; TAGNT Acts 19:38 word 13
ἀγοραῖοιagoraioicourts
Lemma: ἀγοραῖος (agoraios) · Strong's: G0060
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Plural · Feminine (A-NPF)
Meaning: of the marketplace — ἀγοραῖος, -ον ; (ἀγορά), ; 1. frequenting the ἀγορά , a lounger in the ἀγορά (Xen., al.): Act.17:5. ; 2. In late writers (Strab., al.), proper to the ἀγορά : ἀγοραῖοι (sc. ἥμεραι) ἀγονται (cf. Lat. conventus agere),…
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Used 2 times. Also: Acts 17:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0060; TFLSJ G0060; TAGNT Acts 19:38 word 14
ἄγονταιagontaiare conducted
Lemma: ἄγω (agō) · Strong's: G0071
Parsing: Verb · Present · Passive · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-PPI-3P)
Meaning: to bring — ἄγω, ; [in LXX for בּוא hi., לקח, נהג, etc. ; ] ; 1. to lead, bring, carry: with ace, before ἐπί, εἰς, ἕως, πρός and simple dative; metaphorically, to lead, guide, impel: Jhn.10:16 Rom.2:4, Heb.2:10, 2Ti.3:6, al. ; 2.…
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Used 68 times. Also: Matthew 10:18, Matthew 21:2, Matthew 21:7, Matthew 26:46, Mark 1:38, Mark 13:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0071; TFLSJ G0071; TAGNT Acts 19:38 word 15
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 19:38 word 16
ἀνθύπατοίanthupatoiproconsuls
Lemma: ἀνθύπατος (anthupatos) · Strong's: G0446
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (N-NPM)
Meaning: proconsul — ἀνθύπατος -ου, ὁ; (ἀντί, ὕπατος, altern. for ὑπέρτατος), ; supreme, a consul, one acting in place of a consul, a proconsul, the administrator of a senatorial province (cf. ἡγεμών, and see MM, VGT, 44): Act.13:7-8, 12…
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Used 5 times. Also: Acts 13:7, Acts 13:8, Acts 13:12, Acts 18:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0446; TFLSJ G0446; TAGNT Acts 19:38 word 17
εἰσιν·eisinthere are;
Lemma: εἰμί (eimi) · Strong's: G1510
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-PAI-3P)
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,…
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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 19:38 word 18
ἐγκαλείτωσανegkaleitōsanthey should accuse
Lemma: ἐγκαλέω (egkaleō) · Strong's: G1458
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Imperative · 3rd · Plural (V-PAM-3P)
Meaning: to accuse — ἐγκαλέω, -ῶ, ; [in LXX for אמר, etc.; with dative, Zec.1:4 (קָרָא אֶל), Wis.12:12, Sir.46:19 ; ] ; 1. to call in, demand. ; 2. to bring a charge against, accuse: with dative of person(s) (as in cl.), Act.19:38 23:28;…
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Used 7 times. Also: Acts 19:40, Acts 23:28, Acts 23:29, Acts 26:2, Acts 26:7, Romans 8:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1458; TFLSJ G1458; TAGNT Acts 19:38 word 19
ἀλλήλοις.allēloisto one another.
Lemma: ἀλλήλων (allēlōn) · Strong's: G0240
Parsing: Reciprocal pronoun · Dative · Plural · Masculine (C-DPM)
Meaning: one another — ἀλλήλων (genitive pl.), dative -οις, -αις, accusative -ους, -ας, -α (no nom.), recipr. pron. ; (ἄλλος), ; of one another, mutually: Mat.25:32, Mrk.4:41, Jhn.13:22, al. ; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 101 times. Also: Matthew 24:10, Matthew 25:32, Mark 4:41, Mark 8:16, Mark 9:34, Mark 9:50 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0240; TFLSJ G0240; TAGNT Acts 19:38 word 20
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So | → | οὖν G3767 therefore/then |
| if | → | εἰ G1487G if |
| Demetrius | → | Δημήτριος G1216 Demetrius |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| his fellow | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| craftsmen | → | τεχνίτης G5079 craftsman |
| have | → | ἔχω G2192 to have/be |
| a complaint | → | λόγος G3056 word |
| against | → | πρός G4314 to/with |
| anyone | → | τις G5100 one |
| [the] courts | → | ἀγοραῖος G0060 of the marketplace |
| are open | → | ἄγω G0071 to bring |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| proconsuls | → | ἀνθύπατος G0446 proconsul |
| are available | → | εἰμί G1510 to be |
| Let them bring charges against | → | ἐγκαλέω G1458 to accuse |
| one another [ there ] | → | ἀλλήλων G0240 one another |
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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