Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, so he took him and circumcised him on account of the Jews in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.Acts 16:3
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Greek)
τοῦτον ἠθέλησεν ὁ Παῦλος σὺν αὐτῷ ἐξελθεῖν, καὶ λαβὼν περιέτεμεν αὐτὸν διὰ τοὺς Ἰουδαίους τοὺς ὄντας ἐν τοῖς τόποις ἐκείνοις· ᾔδεισαν γὰρ ἅπαντες ὅτι Ἕλλην ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ ὑπῆρχεν.
- τοῦτονtouton“This one”Demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- ἠθέλησενēthelēsen“wanted”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from θέλω · “to will/desire” · Strong's G2309
- ὁho“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ΠαῦλοςPaulos“Paul”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Paul” · Strong's G3972G
- σὺνsun“with”Preposition · from σύν · “with” · Strong's G4862
- αὐτῷautō“him”Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ἐξελθεῖν,exelthein“to go forth,”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, infinitive · from ἐξέρχομαι · “to go out” · Strong's G1831
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- λαβὼνlabōn“having taken”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from λαμβάνω · “to take” · Strong's G2983
- περιέτεμενperietemen“he circumcised”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from περιτέμνω · “to circumcise” · Strong's G4059
- αὐτὸνauton“him”Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- διὰdia“on account of”Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
- τοὺςtous“the”Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἸουδαίουςIoudaious“Jews”Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from Ἰουδαῖος · “Jewish” · Strong's G2453
- τοὺςtous“those”Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ὄνταςontas“being”Verb, present, active, participle, accusative, plural, masculine · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- ἐνen“in”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- τοῖςtois“the”Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- τόποιςtopois“parts”Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from τόπος · “place” · Strong's G5117
- ἐκείνοις·ekeinois“those;”Demonstrative pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from ἐκεῖνος · “that” · Strong's G1565
- ᾔδεισανēdeisan“they knew”Verb, 2nd pluperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G1492I
- γὰρgar“for”Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
- ἅπαντεςhapantes“all”Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἅπας · “all” · Strong's G0537
- ὅτιhoti“that”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
- ἝλληνHellēn“a Greek”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “a Greek” · Strong's G1672
- ὁho“the”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πατὴρpatēr“father”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
- αὐτοῦautou“of him”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ὑπῆρχεν.hupērchen“was.”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ὑπάρχω · “to be” · Strong's G5225
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)