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Acts 16:13-16

13And onthe SabbathσαββάτωνsabbatōnG4521dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250we wentἐξήλθομενexēlthomenG1831outsideἔξωexōG1854the gateπύληςpulēsG4439to a riversideπαρὰ ποταμὸνpara potamonG3844G4215,whereοὗhouG3757we were thinkingG3543that there was a placeG4335ofG4335prayerG4335;and we satG2523downκαθίσαντεςkathisantesG2523and began speakingἐλαλοῦμενelaloumenG2980to the womenγυναιξίν.¶gunaixinG1135who had assembledσυνελθούσαιςsunelthousaisG4905.
14A womanγυνὴgunēG1135namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686LydiaΛυδία,LudiaG3070was listeningἤκουενēkouenG191; she wasa sellerG4211ofG4211purpleG4211fabricsG4211from the cityπόλεωςpoleōsG4172ofThyatiraΘυατείρωνThuateirōnG2363, anda worshiperσεβομένηsebomenēG4576of Godθεόν,theonG2316.The LordκύριοςkuriosG2962openedδιήνοιξενdiēnoixenG1272her heartκαρδίανkardianG2588to respondπροσέχεινprosecheinG4337to the thingsG2980spokenG2980by PaulΠαύλου.PaulouG3972.
15NowδὲdeG1161whenὡςhōsG5613she andher householdοἶκοςoikosG3624had been baptizedἐβαπτίσθηebaptisthēG907,she urgedπαρεκάλεσενparekalesenG3870us,sayingλέγουσα·legousaG3004, “IfεἰeiG1487you have judgedκεκρίκατέkekrikateG2919me to be faithfulπιστὴνpistēnG4103to the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962,comeεἰσελθόντεςeiselthontesG1525into my houseοἶκόνoikonG3624and stayμένετε·meneteG3306.”And she prevailedπαρεβιάσατοparebiasatoG3849upon us.
16It happenedἘγένετοEgenetoG1096that as we were goingπορευομένωνporeuomenōnG4198tothe placeG4335of prayerπροσευχήν,proseuchēnG4335,a slaveG3814womanG3814who hadἔχουσανechousanG2192a spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of divinationπύθωναputhōnaG4436metὑπαντῆσαιhupantēsaiG5221us, whoἥτιςhētisG3748was bringingπαρεῖχενpareichenG3930greatπολλὴνpollēnG4183profitἐργασίανergasianG2039to her mastersκυρίοιςkurioisG2962by fortune-tellingμαντευομένη.manteuomenēG3132.
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