Acts 23:11

The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so also you must testify in Rome.”
Acts 23:11
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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)

Τῇ δὲ ἐπιούσῃ νυκτὶ ἐπιστὰς αὐτῷ ὁ κύριος εἶπεν· θάρσει ὡς γὰρ διεμαρτύρω τὰ περὶ ἐμοῦ εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ, οὕτω σε δεῖ καὶ εἰς Ῥώμην μαρτυρῆσαι.

  1. ΤῇTēa“<the>”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. δὲde“But”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ἐπιούσῃepiousē“on the following”
    Verb, present, active, participle, dative, singular, feminine · from ἐπιοῦσα · “come upon/after” · Strong's G1966
  4. νυκτὶnukti“night”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from νύξ · “night” · Strong's G3571
  5. ἐπιστὰςepistas“having stood by”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἐφίστημι · “to approach” · Strong's G2186
  6. αὐτῷautō“him”
    Personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  7. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. κύριοςkurios“Lord”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “lord” · Strong's G2962G
  9. εἶπεν·eipen“said;”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  10. θάρσειtharsei“Take courage”
    Verb, present, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from θαρσέω · “take heart” · Strong's G2293
  11. ὡςhōs“as”
    Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
  12. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  13. διεμαρτύρωdiemarturō“you have fully testified”
    Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 2nd person singular · from διαμαρτύρομαι · “to testify solemnly” · Strong's G1263
  14. τὰta“<the>”
    Article, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. περὶperi“about”
    Preposition · from περί · “about” · Strong's G4012
  16. ἐμοῦemou“Me”
    Possessive pronoun, 1st person · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  17. εἰςeis“at”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  18. Ἰερουσαλήμ,Ierousalēm“Jerusalem,”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from Ἱερουσαλήμ · “Jerusalem” · Strong's G2419
  19. οὕτωhoutō“thus”
    Adverb · from οὕτω, οὕτως · “thus(-ly)” · Strong's G3779
  20. σεse“you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  21. δεῖdei“it behooves”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · “be necessary” · Strong's G1163
  22. καὶkai“also”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  23. εἰςeis“in”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  24. ῬώμηνRhōmēn“Rome”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from Ῥώμη · “Rome” · Strong's G4516
  25. μαρτυρῆσαι.marturēsai“to testify.”
    Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from μαρτυρέω · “to testify” · Strong's G3140
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)