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Acts 16:7

And when they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit them.
Acts 16:7
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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)

ἐλθόντες δὲ κατὰ τὴν Μυσίαν ἐπείραζον εἰς τὴν Βιθυνίαν πορευθῆναι, καὶ οὐκ εἴασεν αὐτοὺς τὸ πνεῦμα Ἰησοῦ.

  1. ἐλθόντεςelthontes“having come”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
  2. δὲde“then”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. κατὰkata“down to”
    Preposition · from κατά · “according to” · Strong's G2596
  4. τὴνtēn“<the>”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. ΜυσίανMusian“Mysia”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from Μυσία · “Mysia” · Strong's G3465
  6. ἐπείραζονepeirazon“they were attempting”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from πειράζω · “to test/tempt” · Strong's G3985I
  7. εἰςeis“into”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  8. τὴνtēn“<the>”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. ΒιθυνίανBithunian“Bithynia”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from Βιθυνία · “Bithynia” · Strong's G0978
  10. πορευθῆναι,poreuthēnai“to go,”
    Verb, aorist, passive (deponent), infinitive · from πορεύω · “to travel” · Strong's G4198
  11. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  12. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  13. εἴασενeiasen“did allow”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐάω · “to allow” · Strong's G1439
  14. αὐτοὺςautous“them”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  15. τὸto“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. πνεῦμαpneuma“Spirit”
    Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · “spirit/breath” · Strong's G4151G
  17. Ἰησοῦ.Iēsou“of Jesus.”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἰησοῦς · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)