ACTS 9:27

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.”

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Acts 9:27 Translation & Meaning

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But δὲ But, and, etc But
Barnabas Βαρναβᾶς Son of Nabas (i.e., prophecy); Barnabas, an Israelite Barnabas
took ἐπιλαβόμενος To seize (for help, injury, attainment, or any other purpose; literally or figuratively) took
him, αὐτὸν The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons him
and brought ἤγαγεν Properly, to lead; by implication, to bring, drive, (reflexively) go, (specially) pass (time), or (figuratively) induce brought
him (No Greek definition. English implied.)
to πρὸς A preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e., near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e., whither or for which it is predicated) to
the τοὺς The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the
apostles, ἀποστόλους A delegate; specially, an ambassador of the Gospel; officially a commissioner of Christ ("apostle") (with miraculous powers) apostles
and καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words and
declared διηγήσατο To relate fully declared
unto them αὐτοῖς The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons unto them
how πῶς An interrogative particle of manner; in what way? (sometimes the question is indirect, how?); also as exclamation, how much! how
he had seen εἶδεν Used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent G3700 and G3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by implication, (in the perfect tense only) to know seen
the τὸν The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the
Lord κύριον Supreme in authority, i.e., (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title) Lord
in ἐν "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc in
the τῇ The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the
way, ὁδῷ A road; by implication, a progress (the route, act or distance); figuratively, a mode or means way
and καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words and
that ὅτι Demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because that
he had spoken to ἐλάλησεν To talk, i.e., utter words spoken
him, αὐτῷ The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons him
and καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words and
how πῶς An interrogative particle of manner; in what way? (sometimes the question is indirect, how?); also as exclamation, how much! how
he had preached boldly ἐπαῤῥησιάσατο To be frank in utterance, or confident in spirit and demeanor preached boldly
at ἐν "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc at
Damascus Δαμασκῷ Damascus, a city of Syria Damascus
in ἐν "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc in
the τῷ The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the
name ὀνόματι A "name" (literally or figuratively) (authority, character) name
of Ἰησοῦ Jesus (i.e., Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites of
Jesus. Ἰησοῦ Jesus (i.e., Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites Jesus

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  • 25  Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a basket.

  • 26  And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple.

  • 27  But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.

  • 28  And he was with them coming in and going out at Jerusalem.

  • 29  And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.




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