Acts 28:21
The leaders replied, “We have not received any letters about you from Judea, nor have any of the brothers from there reported or even mentioned anything bad about you.
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ASV
And they said unto him, We neither received letters from Judæa concerning thee, nor did any of the brethren come hither and report or speak any harm of thee.
KJV
And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Judea concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came shewed or spake any harm of thee.
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26 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| οἱ | hoi | <the> | G3588 → |
| δὲ | de | And | G1161 → |
| πρὸς | pros | to | G4314 → |
| αὐτὸν | auton | him | G846 → |
| εἶπαν· | eipan | they said; | G2036 → |
| ἡμεῖς | hēmeis | We ourselves | G3165 → |
| οὔτε | oute | neither | G3777 → |
| γράμματα | grammata | letters | G1121 → |
| περὶ | peri | concerning | G4012 → |
| σοῦ | sou | you | G4771 → |
| ἐδεξάμεθα | edexametha | received | G1209 → |
| ἀπὸ | apo | from | G575 → |
| τῆς | tēs | <the> | G3588 → |
| Ἰουδαίας, | Ioudaias | Judea, | G2449 → |
| οὔτε | oute | nor | G3777 → |
| παραγενόμενός | paragenomenos | having arrived | G3854 → |
| τις | tis | any | G5100 → |
| τῶν | tōn | of the | G3588 → |
| ἀδελφῶν | adelphōn | brothers | G80 → |
| ἀπήγγειλεν | apēngeilen | reported | G518 → |
| ἢ | ē | or | G2228 → |
| ἐλάλησέν | elalēsen | he said | G2980 → |
| τι | ti | anything | G5100 → |
| περὶ | peri | concerning | G4012 → |
| σοῦ | sou | you | G4771 → |
| πονηρόν. | ponēron | evil. | G4190 → |
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