Acts 16:20
They brought them to the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews and are throwing our city into turmoil
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ASV
and when they had brought them unto the magistrates, they said, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
KJV
And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,
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15 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| προσαγαγόντες | prosagagontes | having brought up | G4317 → |
| αὐτοὺς | autous | them | G846 → |
| τοῖς | tois | to the | G3588 → |
| στρατηγοῖς | stratēgois | magistrates | G4755 → |
| εἶπαν· | eipan | they said; | G2036 → |
| οὗτοι | houtoi | These | G3778 → |
| οἱ | hoi | <the> | G3588 → |
| ἄνθρωποι | anthrōpoi | men | G444 → |
| ἐκταράσσουσιν | ektarassousin | exceedingly trouble | G1613 → |
| ἡμῶν | hēmōn | of us | G3165 → |
| τὴν | tēn | the | G3588 → |
| πόλιν | polin | city | G4172 → |
| Ἰουδαῖοι | Ioudaioi | Jews | G2453 → |
| ὑπάρχοντες· | huparchontes | being; | G5225 → |
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