Acts 21:4

We sought out the disciples in Tyre and stayed with them seven days. Through the Spirit they kept telling Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
Acts 21:4
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Original language and places

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Original language (Greek)

Ἀνευρόντες δὲ τοὺς μαθητὰς ἐπεμείναμεν αὐτοῦ ἡμέρας ἑπτά, οἵτινες τῷ Παύλῳ ἔλεγον διὰ τοῦ πνεύματος μὴ ἐπιβαίνειν εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα.

  1. ἈνευρόντεςAneurontes“Having sought out”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἀνευρίσκω · “to find” · Strong's G0429
  2. δὲde“then”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. τοὺςtous“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. μαθητὰςmathētas“disciples”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from μαθητής · “disciple” · Strong's G3101
  5. ἐπεμείναμενepemeinamen“we remained”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 1st person plural · from ἐπιμένω · “to remain/keep on” · Strong's G1961
  6. αὐτοῦautou“there”
    Adverb · “there” · Strong's G0847
  7. ἡμέραςhēmeras“days”
    Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from ἡμέρα · “day” · Strong's G2250
  8. ἑπτά,hepta“seven,”
    Adjective, number · from ἑπτά · “seven” · Strong's G2033
  9. οἵτινεςoitines“who”
    Relative pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὅστις · “who/which” · Strong's G3748
  10. τῷtō“<the>”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. ΠαύλῳPaulō“to Paul”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from Παῦλος · “Paul” · Strong's G3972G
  12. ἔλεγονelegon“were telling”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  13. διὰdia“through”
    Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
  14. τοῦtou“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. πνεύματοςpneumatos“Spirit”
    Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from πνεῦμα · “spirit/breath” · Strong's G4151G
  16. μὴmē“not”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  17. ἐπιβαίνεινepibainein“to go up”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from ἐπιβαίνω · “to mount/board” · Strong's G1910
  18. εἰςeis“to”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  19. Ἱεροσόλυμα.Hi'erosoluma“Jerusalem.”
    Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from Ἱεροσόλυμα · “Jerusalem” · Strong's G2414
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)