Acts 16:3

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
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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.

  1. τοῦτονtouton“This one”
    Demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  2. ἠθέλησενēthelēsen“wanted”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from θέλω · “to will/desire” · Strong's G2309
  3. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. ΠαῦλοςPaulos“Paul”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Paul” · Strong's G3972G
  5. σὺνsun“with”
    Preposition · from σύν · “with” · Strong's G4862
  6. αὐτῷautō“him”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  7. ἐξελθεῖν,exelthein“to go forth,”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, infinitive · from ἐξέρχομαι · “to go out” · Strong's G1831
  8. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  9. λαβὼνlabōn“having taken”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from λαμβάνω · “to take” · Strong's G2983
  10. περιέτεμενperietemen“he circumcised”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from περιτέμνω · “to circumcise” · Strong's G4059
  11. αὐτὸνauton“him”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  12. διὰdia“on account of”
    Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
  13. τοὺςtous“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. ἸουδαίουςIoudaious“Jews”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from Ἰουδαῖος · “Jewish” · Strong's G2453
  15. τοὺςtous“those”
    Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. ὄνταςontas“being”
    Verb, present, active, participle, accusative, plural, masculine · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  17. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  18. τοῖςtois“the”
    Article, dative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  19. τόποιςtopois“parts”
    Noun, dative, plural, masculine · from τόπος · “place” · Strong's G5117
  20. ἐκείνοις·ekeinois“those;”
    Demonstrative pronoun, dative, plural, masculine · from ἐκεῖνος · “that” · Strong's G1565
  21. ᾔδεισανēdeisan“they knew”
    Verb, 2nd pluperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G1492I
  22. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  23. ἅπαντεςhapantes“all”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἅπας · “all” · Strong's G0537
  24. ὅτιhoti“that”
    Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
  25. ἝλληνHellēn“a Greek”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “a Greek” · Strong's G1672
  26. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  27. πατὴρpatēr“father”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
  28. αὐτοῦautou“of him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  29. 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)