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Acts 20:3

where he stayed three months. And when the Jews formed a plot against him as he was about to sail for Syria, he decided to go back through Macedonia.
Acts 20:3
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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)

ποιήσας τε μῆνας τρεῖς, γενομένης ἐπιβουλῆς αὐτῷ ὑπὸ τῶν Ἰουδαίων μέλλοντι ἀνάγεσθαι εἰς τὴν Συρίαν, ἐγένετο γνώμης τοῦ ὑποστρέφειν διὰ Μακεδονίας.

  1. ποιήσαςpoiēsas“Having continued”
    Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ποιέω · “to do/make” · Strong's G4160J
  2. τεte“then”
    Conjunction · “and/both” · Strong's G5037
  3. μῆναςmēnas“months”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from μήν · “month” · Strong's G3376
  4. τρεῖς,treis“three,”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, masculine · from τρεῖς, τρία · “three” · Strong's G5140
  5. γενομένηςgenomenēs“having been made”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), participle, genitive, singular, feminine · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  6. ἐπιβουλῆςepiboulēs“a plot”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἐπιβουλή · “plot” · Strong's G1917
  7. αὐτῷautō“against him”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  8. ὑπὸhupo“by”
    Preposition · from ὑπό · “by/under” · Strong's G5259G
  9. τῶνtōn“the”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. ἸουδαίωνIoudaiōn“Jews”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from Ἰουδαῖος · “Jewish” · Strong's G2453
  11. μέλλοντιmellonti“he being about”
    Verb, present, active, participle, dative, singular, masculine · from μέλλω · “to ensue” · Strong's G3195
  12. ἀνάγεσθαιanagesthai“to sail”
    Verb, present, passive, infinitive · from ἀνάγω · “to lead” · Strong's G0321
  13. εἰςeis“into”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  14. τὴνtēn“<the>”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. Συρίαν,Surian“Syria,”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from Συρία · “Syria” · Strong's G4947
  16. ἐγένετοegeneto“arose”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  17. γνώμηςgnōmēs“a purpose”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from γνώμη · “resolution” · Strong's G1106
  18. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  19. ὑποστρέφεινhupostrephein“to return”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from ὑποστρέφω · “to return” · Strong's G5290
  20. διὰdia“through”
    Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
  21. Μακεδονίας.Makedonias“Macedonia.”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from Μακεδονία · “Macedonia” · Strong's G3109
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)