11{
"verseID": "Acts.14.11",
"source": "Οἱ δὲ ὄχλοι ἰδόντες ὃ ἐποίησεν ὁ Παῦλος, ἐπῆραν τὴν φωνὴν αὐτῶν, Λυκαονιστὶ λέγοντες, Οἱ θεοὶ ὁμοιωθέντες ἀνθρώποις κατέβησαν πρὸς ἡμᾶς.",
"text": "The *de* *ochloi* *idontes* what *epoiēsen* the *Paulos*, *epēran* the *phōnēn* of them, in *Lykaonisti* *legontes*, The *theoi* having been *homoiōthentes* to *anthrōpois* *katebēsan* *pros* us.",
"grammar": {
"*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and",
"*ochloi*": "nominative masculine plural - crowds",
"*idontes*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural - having seen",
"*epoiēsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - did/performed",
"*Paulos*": "nominative masculine singular - Paul",
"*epēran*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - raised/lifted up",
"*phōnēn*": "accusative feminine singular - voice",
"*Lykaonisti*": "adverb - in the Lycaonian language",
"*legontes*": "present active participle, nominative masculine plural - saying",
"*theoi*": "nominative masculine plural - gods",
"*homoiōthentes*": "aorist passive participle, nominative masculine plural - having been made like",
"*anthrōpois*": "dative masculine plural - men/people",
"*katebēsan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - came down/descended",
"*pros*": "preposition with accusative - to/toward"
},
"variants": {
"*epēran tēn phōnēn*": "raised their voice/lifted up their voice/shouted",
"*Lykaonisti*": "in Lycaonian/in the Lycaonian language/in the local dialect",
"*homoiōthentes anthrōpois*": "having been made like humans/in human form",
"*katebēsan pros hēmas*": "have come down to us/have descended to us"
}
}
12{
"verseID": "Acts.14.12",
"source": "Ἐκάλουν τε τὸν μὲν Βαρνάβαν, Δία· τὸν δὲ Παῦλον, Ἑρμῆν, ἐπειδὴ αὐτὸς ἦν ὁ ἡγούμενος τοῦ λόγου.",
"text": "They were *ekaloun* *te* the *men* *Barnaban*, *Dia*; the *de* *Paulon*, *Hermēn*, *epeidē* he was the *hēgoumenos* of the *logou*.",
"grammar": {
"*ekaloun*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - were calling",
"*te*": "connective particle - and/both",
"*men... de*": "particle pair - on one hand... on the other hand",
"*Barnaban*": "accusative masculine singular - Barnabas",
"*Dia*": "accusative masculine singular - Zeus",
"*Paulon*": "accusative masculine singular - Paul",
"*Hermēn*": "accusative masculine singular - Hermes",
"*epeidē*": "conjunction - since/because",
"*ēn*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was",
"*hēgoumenos*": "present middle participle, nominative masculine singular - leading/chief",
"*logou*": "genitive masculine singular - word/speech"
},
"variants": {
"*ekaloun*": "were calling/were naming/kept calling",
"*hēgoumenos tou logou*": "leader of speaking/chief speaker/one who led the conversation"
}
}
13{
"verseID": "Acts.14.13",
"source": "Ὁ δὲ ἱερεὺς τοῦ Διὸς, τοῦ ὄντος πρὸ τῆς πόλεως αὐτῶν, ταύρους καὶ στέμματα ἐπὶ τοὺς πυλῶνας ἐνέγκας, σὺν τοῖς ὄχλοις ἤθελεν θύειν.",
"text": "The *de* *hiereus* of the *Dios*, the one *ontos* before the *poleōs* of them, *taurous* and *stemmata* to the *pylōnas* having *enegkas*, *syn* the *ochlois* he *ēthelen* *thyein*.",
"grammar": {
"*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and",
"*hiereus*": "nominative masculine singular - priest",
"*Dios*": "genitive masculine singular - of Zeus",
"*ontos*": "present active participle, genitive masculine singular - being",
"*pro*": "preposition with genitive - before/in front of",
"*poleōs*": "genitive feminine singular - city",
"*taurous*": "accusative masculine plural - bulls",
"*stemmata*": "accusative neuter plural - garlands/wreaths",
"*pylōnas*": "accusative masculine plural - gates/entrances",
"*enegkas*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having brought",
"*syn*": "preposition with dative - with/together with",
"*ochlois*": "dative masculine plural - crowds",
"*ēthelen*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was wanting/desiring",
"*thyein*": "present active infinitive - to sacrifice"
},
"variants": {
"*hiereus tou Dios*": "priest of Zeus",
"*tou ontos pro tēs poleōs*": "who was before the city/whose temple was in front of the city",
"*stemmata*": "garlands/wreaths/festive decorations",
"*ēthelen thyein*": "wanted to sacrifice/was intending to sacrifice"
}
}
14{
"verseID": "Acts.14.14",
"source": "Ἀκούσαντες δὲ οἱ ἀπόστολοι, Βαρνάβας καὶ Παῦλος, διαρρήξαντες τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτῶν, εἰσεπήδησαν εἰς τὸν ὄχλον, κράζοντες",
"text": "*Akousantes* *de* the *apostoloi*, *Barnabas* and *Paulos*, having *diarrēxantes* the *himatia* of them, they *eisepēdēsan* into the *ochlon*, *krazontes*",
"grammar": {
"*Akousantes*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural - having heard",
"*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and",
"*apostoloi*": "nominative masculine plural - apostles",
"*Barnabas*": "nominative masculine singular - Barnabas",
"*Paulos*": "nominative masculine singular - Paul",
"*diarrēxantes*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural - having torn",
"*himatia*": "accusative neuter plural - garments/clothes",
"*eisepēdēsan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - rushed in/sprang in",
"*ochlon*": "accusative masculine singular - crowd",
"*krazontes*": "present active participle, nominative masculine plural - crying out/shouting"
},
"variants": {
"*diarrēxantes ta himatia*": "having torn their clothes/having torn their garments (sign of distress)",
"*eisepēdēsan*": "rushed in/sprang in/leaped in",
"*krazontes*": "crying out/shouting/exclaiming loudly"
}
}
15{
"verseID": "Acts.14.15",
"source": "Καὶ, λέγοντες, Ἄνδρες, τί ταῦτα ποιεῖτε; Καὶ ἡμεῖς ὁμοιοπαθεῖς ἐσμεν ὑμῖν ἄνθρωποι, εὐαγγελιζόμενοι ὑμᾶς ἀπὸ τούτων τῶν ματαίων ἐπιστρέφειν ἐπὶ τὸν Θεὸν τὸν ζῶντα, ὃς ἐποίησεν τὸν οὐρανὸν, καὶ τὴν γῆν, καὶ τὴν θάλασσαν, καὶ πάντα τὰ ἐν αὐτοῖς:",
"text": "And, *legontes*, *Andres*, why these things *poieite*? Also we *homoiopatheis* *esmen* to you *anthrōpoi*, *euangelizomenoi* you from these *mataiōn* to *epistrephein* to the *Theon* the *zōnta*, who *epoiēsen* the *ouranon*, and the *gēn*, and the *thalassan*, and all the things in them:",
"grammar": {
"*legontes*": "present active participle, nominative masculine plural - saying",
"*Andres*": "vocative masculine plural - men",
"*poieite*": "present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you do/are doing",
"*homoiopatheis*": "nominative masculine plural - having like feelings/similar nature",
"*esmen*": "present active indicative, 1st person plural - we are",
"*anthrōpoi*": "nominative masculine plural - humans/people",
"*euangelizomenoi*": "present middle participle, nominative masculine plural - proclaiming good news",
"*mataiōn*": "genitive neuter plural - vain things/worthless things",
"*epistrephein*": "present active infinitive - to turn/return",
"*Theon*": "accusative masculine singular - God",
"*zōnta*": "present active participle, accusative masculine singular - living",
"*epoiēsen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - made/created",
"*ouranon*": "accusative masculine singular - heaven/sky",
"*gēn*": "accusative feminine singular - earth/land",
"*thalassan*": "accusative feminine singular - sea",
"*panta*": "accusative neuter plural - all things"
},
"variants": {
"*homoiopatheis*": "with like feelings/of similar nature/with the same nature",
"*mataiōn*": "vain things/worthless things/empty practices",
"*epistrephein epi ton Theon ton zōnta*": "to turn to the living God/to convert to the living God",
"*epoiēsen ton ouranon kai tēn gēn kai tēn thalassan*": "made the heaven and the earth and the sea (reference to creation)"
}
}
16{
"verseID": "Acts.14.16",
"source": "Ὃς ἐν ταῖς παρῳχημέναις γενεαῖς εἴασεν πάντα τὰ ἔθνη πορεύεσθαι ταῖς ὁδοῖς αὐτῶν.",
"text": "Who in the *parōchēmenais* *geneais* *eiasen* all the *ethnē* *poreuesthai* in the *hodois* of them.",
"grammar": {
"*parōchēmenais*": "perfect middle/passive participle, dative feminine plural - past/gone by",
"*geneais*": "dative feminine plural - generations",
"*eiasen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - permitted/allowed",
"*ethnē*": "accusative neuter plural - nations/peoples",
"*poreuesthai*": "present middle infinitive - to walk/to go",
"*hodois*": "dative feminine plural - ways/paths"
},
"variants": {
"*parōchēmenais geneais*": "in past generations/in bygone generations",
"*eiasen*": "permitted/allowed/let",
"*poreuesthai tais hodois autōn*": "to walk in their own ways/to go their own ways/to follow their own paths"
}
}
17{
"verseID": "Acts.14.17",
"source": "Καίτοιγε οὐκ ἀμάρτυρον ἑαυτὸν ἀφῆκεν, ἀγαθοποιῶν, οὐρανόθεν ἡμῖν ὑετοὺς διδοὺς, καὶ καιροὺς καρποφόρους, ἐμπιπλῶν τροφῆς καὶ εὐφροσύνης τὰς καρδίας ἡμῶν.",
"text": "*Kaitoige* not *amartyron* himself *aphēken*, *agathopoiōn*, from *ouranothen* to us *hyetous* *didous*, and *kairous* *karpophorous*, *empiplōn* of *trophēs* and *euphrosynēs* the *kardias* of us.",
"grammar": {
"*Kaitoige*": "conjunction - although/and yet",
"*amartyron*": "accusative masculine singular - without witness",
"*aphēken*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - left/allowed",
"*agathopoiōn*": "present active participle, nominative masculine singular - doing good",
"*ouranothen*": "adverb - from heaven",
"*hyetous*": "accusative masculine plural - rains",
"*didous*": "present active participle, nominative masculine singular - giving",
"*kairous*": "accusative masculine plural - seasons/times",
"*karpophorous*": "accusative masculine plural - fruit-bearing/fruitful",
"*empiplōn*": "present active participle, nominative masculine singular - filling",
"*trophēs*": "genitive feminine singular - food/nourishment",
"*euphrosynēs*": "genitive feminine singular - gladness/joy",
"*kardias*": "accusative feminine plural - hearts"
},
"variants": {
"*amartyron heauton aphēken*": "he did not leave himself without witness/he did not leave himself without testimony",
"*agathopoiōn*": "doing good/bestowing benefits",
"*hyetous*": "rains/rainfall",
"*kairous karpophorous*": "fruitful seasons/fruit-bearing times",
"*empiplōn trophēs kai euphrosynēs*": "filling with food and joy/filling with nourishment and gladness"
}
}