Acts 20:31 Go deeper
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Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears. (KJV)
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διὸdioTherefore
Lemma: διό (dio) · Strong's: G1352
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: therefore — διό ; conjunct. for δι᾽ ὅ, ; wherefore, on which account: Mat.27:8, Luk.7:7, Act.15:19, Rom.1:24, al.; δ. καί, Luk.1:35, Act.10:29 24:26, Rom.4:22 15:22, 2Co.1:20 4:13 5:9, Php.2:9, Heb.11:12 13:12 (see Ellic. on…
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Used 53 times. Also: Matthew 27:8, Luke 1:35, Luke 7:7, Acts 10:29, Acts 15:19, Acts 24:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1352; TFLSJ G1352; TAGNT Acts 20:31 word 1
γρηγορεῖτεgrēgoreitedo watch
Lemma: γρηγορέω (grēgoreō) · Strong's: G1127
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Imperative · 2nd · Plural (V-PAM-2P)
Meaning: to keep watch — γρηγορέω, -ῶ, = Attic ἐργήγορα, pf. of ἐγείρω, which see, ; [in LXX (later bks. only) chiefly for שׁקד ; ] ; 1. to be awake; metaphorically, of being alive, 1Th.5:10. ; 2. to watch: Mat.24:43 26:38, 40 Mrk.13:34 14:34,…
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Used 23 times. Also: Matthew 24:42, Matthew 24:43, Matthew 25:13, Matthew 26:38, Matthew 26:40, Matthew 26:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1127; TFLSJ G1127; TAGNT Acts 20:31 word 2
μνημονεύοντεςmnēmoneuontesremembering
Lemma: μνημονεύω (mnēmoneuō) · Strong's: G3421
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-PAP-NPM)
Meaning: to remember — μνημονεύω; (μνήμων, mindful) [in LXX for זָכַר ; ] ; 1. to call to mind, remember : absol., Mrk.8:18; with genitive of person(s), Luk.17:32, Col.4:18, 1Th.1:3, Heb.11:15 (but see infr.) Heb.13:7; τ. πτωχῶν, Gal.2:20;…
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Used 21 times. Also: Matthew 16:9, Mark 8:18, Luke 17:32, John 15:20, John 16:4, John 16:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3421; TFLSJ G3421; TAGNT Acts 20:31 word 3
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 20:31 word 4
τριετίανtrietianthree years
Lemma: τριετία (trietia) · Strong's: G5148
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: three years — τριετία, -ας, ἡ; (τρεῖς, ἔτος), ; a period of three years: Act.20:31.†; (AS)
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Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5148; TFLSJ G5148; TAGNT Acts 20:31 word 5
νύκταnuktanight
Lemma: νύξ (nux) · Strong's: G3571
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: night — νύξ genitive νυκτός, ἡ, ; [in LXX chiefly for לַיִל ; ] ; night: Mat.12:40, Mrk.6:48, Jhn.13:30, al.; genitive temp. (of the time within which something happens; M, Pr., 73; B1., § 36, 13), νυκτός, by night, Mat.2:14,…
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Used 65 times. Also: Matthew 2:14, Matthew 4:2, Matthew 12:40, Matthew 14:25, Matthew 25:6, Matthew 26:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3571; TFLSJ G3571; TAGNT Acts 20:31 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 20:31 word 7
ἡμέρανhēmeranday
Lemma: ἡμέρα (hēmera) · Strong's: G2250
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine (N-ASF)
Meaning: day — ἡμέρα, -ας, ἡ, ; [in LXX chiefly (very freq.) for יוֹם ; ] ; day; 1. as distinct from night: genitive ἡμέρας, by day (WM, §30, 11), Rev.21:25; ἡ. κ. νυκτός (ν. κ. ̔ἡ.), Act.9:24, 1Th.2:9, 2Th.3:8, Rev.4:8 (BL, §36, 13);…
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Used 392 times. Also: Matthew 2:1, Matthew 3:1, Matthew 4:2, Matthew 6:34, Matthew 7:22, Matthew 9:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2250; TFLSJ G2250; TAGNT Acts 20:31 word 8
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 20:31 word 9
ἐπαυσάμηνepausamēnI ceased
Lemma: παύω (pauō) · Strong's: G3973
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Middle · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-AMI-1S)
Meaning: to cease — παύω ; [in LXX for כָּלָה pi., etc. ; ] ; to make to cease, restrain, hinder: with accusative of thing(s), before ἀπό 1Pe.3:10 (LXX). Mid., to cease, leave off: Luk.8:24 11:1, Act.20:1, 1Co.13:8; with ptcp., Luk.5:4,…
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Used 15 times. Also: Luke 5:4, Luke 8:24, Luke 11:1, Acts 5:42, Acts 6:13, Acts 13:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3973; TFLSJ G3973; TAGNT Acts 20:31 word 10
μετὰmetawith
Lemma: μετά (meta) · Strong's: G3326
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: with/after — μετά (before vowel μετ᾽; on the neglect of elision in certain cases, V. WH, App., 146 b), ; prep. with genitive, accusative (in poet, also with dative), [in LXX for אַחַד ,עִם ,אֵת, etc.]. ; I. C. genitive, ; 1. among,…
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Used 475 times. Also: Matthew 1:12, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:3, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 4:21, Matthew 5:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3326; TFLSJ G3326; TAGNT Acts 20:31 word 11
δακρύωνdakruōntears
Lemma: δάκρυ, δάκρυον (dakru, dakruon) · Strong's: G1144
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Plural · Neuter (N-GPN)
Meaning: teardrop — δάκρυον (poët. form δάκρυ), -ου, τό, ; [in LXX for דִּמְעָה ; ] ; a tear: Mrk.9:24 (WH, txt., R, txt. omit), Act.20:19, 31, 2Co.2:4, 2Ti.1:4, Heb.5:7 12:17, Rev.7:17 21:4; metaphorically, dative pl., δάκρυσι (La 2:11,…
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Used 11 times. Also: Mark 9:24, Luke 7:38, Luke 7:44, Acts 20:19, 2 Corinthians 2:4, 2 Timothy 1:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1144; TFLSJ G1144; TAGNT Acts 20:31 word 12
νουθετῶνnouthetōnadmonishing
Lemma: νουθετέω (noutheteō) · Strong's: G3560
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-PAP-NSM)
Meaning: to admonish — νουθετέω, -ῶ ; (νοῦς, τίθημι, hence, put in mind), [in LXX: 1Ki.3:13 (כָּהָה pi.), Job.8:1-22 (יָסַר pi., בִּין), Wis.11:10 12:2, 26 * ; ] ; to admonish, exhort: with accusative of person(s), Act.20:31, Rom.15:14,…
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Used 8 times. Also: Romans 15:14, 1 Corinthians 4:14, Colossians 1:28, Colossians 3:16, 1 Thessalonians 5:12, 1 Thessalonians 5:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3560; TFLSJ G3560; TAGNT Acts 20:31 word 13
ἕναhenaone
Lemma: εἷς (ehis) · Strong's: G1520
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (A-ASM)
Meaning: one — εἷς ; ιά, ἕν, genitive ἑνός, μιᾶς, ἑνός, ; cardinal numeral, one; 1. one, as opposite to many: Mat.25:15, Rom.5:12, 1Co.10:8, al.; as subst., Rom.5:15, Eph.2:14; id. with genitive partit., Mat.5:19, al.; before ἐκ (ἐξ),…
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Used 357 times. Also: Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30, Matthew 5:36, Matthew 5:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1520; TFLSJ G1520; TAGNT Acts 20:31 word 14
ἕκαστον.hekastoneach.
Lemma: ἕκαστος (hekastos) · Strong's: G1538
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (A-ASM)
Meaning: each — 1. every, every one, each, each one , Lat. quisque, (Homer), etc.; the singular is often joined with a pl. Verb, ἔβαν οἴκονδε ἕκαστος they went home every one of them , (Iliad by Homer); ἕκαστος ἐπίστασθε (Xenophon…
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Used 83 times. Also: Matthew 16:27, Matthew 18:35, Matthew 25:15, Matthew 26:22, Mark 13:34, Luke 2:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1538; TFLSJ G1538; TAGNT Acts 20:31 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Therefore | → | διό G1352 therefore |
| be alert | → | γρηγορέω G1127 to keep watch |
| [and] remember | → | μνημονεύω G3421 to remember |
| that | → | ὅτι G3754G that/since: that |
| for three years | → | τριετία G5148 three years |
| I never stopped | → | παύω G3973 to cease |
| warning | → | νουθετέω G3560 to admonish |
| each | → | ἕκαστος G1538 each |
| [of you] | → | εἷς G1520 one |
| night | → | νύξ G3571 night |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| day | → | ἡμέρα G2250 day |
| with | → | μετά G3326 with/after |
| tears | → | δάκρυ, δάκρυον G1144 teardrop |
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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