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For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me . (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ἕνεκαhenekaOn account of
Lemma: ἕνεκα (heneka, ehineken) · Strong's: G1752
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: because of — ἕνεκα (so Mat.19:5, Luk.6:22, Act.19:32 26:21; elsewhere, prop, only before a vowel, ἕνεκεν; εἵνεκεν, originally Ionic: Luk.4:18 18:29, Act.28:20, 2Co.3:10), ; prep. with genitive, ; on account of, because of:…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 26 times. Also: Matthew 5:10, Matthew 5:11, Matthew 10:18, Matthew 10:39, Matthew 16:25, Matthew 19:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1752; TFLSJ G1752; TAGNT Acts 26:21 word 1
τούτωνtoutōnthese things
Lemma: οὗτος (ohutos) · Strong's: G3778
Parsing: Demonstrative pronoun · Genitive · Plural · Neuter (D-GPN)
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 26:21 word 2
μεmeme
Lemma: μέ (me) · Strong's: G3165
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Accusative · Singular (P-1AS)
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 26:21 word 3
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.,…
Greek editions with this word: 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 26:21 word 4
ἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiJews
Lemma: Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaios) · Strong's: G2453
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Plural · Masculine · Person Gentilic (N-NPM-PG)
Meaning: Jew — Ἰουδαῖος, -αία, -αῖον ; (Ἰούδας), ; Jewish: ἀνήρ, Act.10:28 22:3; ἄνθρωπος, Act.21:39; ψευδοπροφήτης, 13:6; ἀσχιερεύς, 19:14; γυνή, 16:1 24:24; γῆ, Jhn.3:22; χώρα, Mrk.1:5. Substantively, ; (a) Ἰουδαῖος, ὁ, a Jew:…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 195 times. Also: Matthew 2:2, Matthew 27:11, Matthew 27:29, Matthew 27:37, Matthew 28:15, Mark 7:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2453; TFLSJ G2453; TAGNT Acts 26:21 word 5
συλλαβόμενοιsullabomenoihaving seized
Lemma: συλλαμβάνω (sullambanō) · Strong's: G4815
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Middle · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-2AMP-NPM)
Meaning: to seize/conceive/help — συλ-λαμβάνω ; [in LXX for תָּפַשׂ, הָרָה, etc. ; ] ; 1. with accusative, to bring together, collect. ; 2. to seize, take: with accusative of person(s), as a prisoner, Mat.26:55, Mrk.14:48, Luk.22:54, Jhn.18:12, Act.1:16…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 16 times. Also: Matthew 26:55, Mark 14:48, Luke 1:24, Luke 1:31, Luke 1:36, Luke 2:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4815; TFLSJ G4815; TAGNT Acts 26:21 word 6
ἐνenin
Lemma: ἐν (en) · Strong's: G1722
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: in/on/among — ἐν, ; prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). ; I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2826 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1722; TFLSJ G1722; TAGNT Acts 26:21 word 7
τῷtōthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Singular · Neuter (T-DSN)
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 26:21 word 8
ἱερῷhi'erōtemple
Lemma: ἱερόν (hieros) · Strong's: G2411
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Neuter (N-DSN)
Meaning: temple — ἱερός, -ά, όν ; [in LXX: Eze.28:18 (מִקְדָּשׁ); τό ἱ, 1Ch.29:4 (בַּיִת), Eze.45:19 (עֲזָרָה); very frequently in I Est.1:1-58 -4 Mac ; ] ; 1. in Hom., marvellous, mighty, divine. ; 2. (Also in Hom, and later cl.)…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 72 times. Also: Matthew 4:5, Matthew 12:5, Matthew 12:6, Matthew 21:12, Matthew 21:14, Matthew 21:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2411; TFLSJ G2411; TAGNT Acts 26:21 word 9
ἐπειρῶντοepeirōntothey were attempting
Lemma: πειράω (peiraō) · Strong's: G3987
Parsing: Verb · Imperfect · Middle or Passive Deponent · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-INI-3P)
Meaning: to try — πειράω more commonly as depon., πειράομαι, ; [in LXX for נָסָה ; ] ; to try, attempt: Act.26:21.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3987; TFLSJ G3987; TAGNT Acts 26:21 word 10
διαχειρίσασθαι.diacheirisasthaito kill.
Lemma: διαχειρίζω (diacheirizō) · Strong's: G1315
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Middle · Infinitive (V-AMN)
Meaning: to kill — δια-χειρίζω; (χείρ), ; to have in hand, conduct, manage. Mid. ; (a) = act.; (b) in late writers (Polyb., FlJ, al.), to lay hands on, kill: with accusative, Act.5:30 26:21.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2 times. Also: Acts 5:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1315; TFLSJ G1315; TAGNT Acts 26:21 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| For this reason | → | ἕνεκα G1752 because of |
| . . . | → | οὗτος G3778 this/he/she/it |
| the Jews | → | Ἰουδαῖος G2453 Jew |
| seized | → | συλλαμβάνω G4815 to seize/conceive/help |
| me | → | ἐγώ G1473 I/we |
| in | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| temple [courts] | → | ἱερόν G2411 temple |
| [and] tried | → | πειράω G3987 to try |
| to kill [me] | → | διαχειρίζω G1315 to kill |
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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