Revised Literal Translation

Acts 16:1-12

1ThenδὲdeG1161came heΚατήντησενKatēntēsenG2658toG1519DerbeΔέρβηνDerbēnG1191andG2532LystraΛύστραν.LustranG3082:andG2532,beholdG3708,a certainτιςtisG5100discipleμαθητήςmathētēsG3101wasἦνēnG1510thereἐκεῖ,ekeiG1563,namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686TimothyΤιμόθεος,TimotheosG5095,the sonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of a certainG5100womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135,which was a JewessἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2453,and believedπιστῆς,pistēsG4103;butδὲdeG1161his fatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962wasa GreekἝλληνος·HellēnosG1672:

2WhichὃςhosG3739was well reportedἐμαρτυρεῖτοemartureitoG3140ofὑπὸhupoG5259by the brethrenἀδελφῶν.adelphōnG80that wereτῶνtōnG3588atἐνenG1722LystraΛύστροιςLustroisG3082andκαὶkaiG2532IconiumἸκονίῳIkoniōG2430.

3ὁhoG3588τοὺςtousG3588HimτοῦτονtoutonG3778wouldἠθέλησενēthelēsenG2309PaulΠαῦλος τοὺςPaulos tousG3588 G3972have to go forthἐξελθεῖν,exeltheinG1831withσὺνsunG4862himαὐτῷautōG846;andκαὶkaiG2532tookλαβὼνlabōnG2983and circumcisedπεριέτεμενperietemenG4059himαὐτὸνautonG846becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the JewsἸουδαίουςIoudaiousG2453which wereὄνταςontasG1510inἐνenG1722thoseἐκείνοις·ekeinoisG1565quartersτοῖς τόποιςtois topoisG3588 G5117:forγὰρgarG1063they knewᾔδεισανēdeisanG1492allἅπαντεςhapantesG537thatὅτιhotiG3754hisαὐτοῦautouG846fatherὁ πατὴρho patērG3588 G3962wasὑπῆρχεν.hupērchenG5225a GreekἝλληνHellēnG1672.

4G3588G3588AndδὲdeG1161asὡςhōsG5613theywent throughδιεπορεύοντοdieporeuontoG1279the citiesπόλεις,poleisG3588 G4172,they deliveredπαρεδίδοσανparedidosanG3860themαὐτοῖςautoisG846the decreesδόγματαdogmataG3588 G1378for to keepφυλάσσεινphulasseinG5442,that were ordainedκεκριμέναkekrimenaG2919ofὑπὸhupoG5259the apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG3588 G652andκαὶkaiG2532eldersπρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōnG4245which wereG3588atἐνenG1722JerusalemG2419.

5ΑἱHaiG3588AndμὲνmenG3303soοὖνounG3767wereG4732the AssembliesἐκκλησίαιekklēsiaiG1577establishedG4732inκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596the faithτῇ πίστειtēa pisteiG3588 G4102,andκαὶkaiG2532increasedἐπερίσσευονeperisseuonG4052in numberτῷ ἀριθμῷtō arithmōG3588 G706dailyἡμέραν.hēmeranG2250.

6G3588G3588NowδὲdeG1161when they had gone throughoutδιῆλθονdiēlthonG1330PhrygiaΦρυγίανPhrugianG3588 G5435andκαὶkaiG2532the regionχώρανchōranG5561of GalatiaΓαλατικὴνGalatikēnG1054,and were forbiddenκωλυθέντεςkōluthentesG2967ofὑπὸhupoG5259the HolyἁγίουhagiouG40GhostπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151to preachλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980the wordλόγονlogonG3588 G3056inἐνenG1722AsiaἈσίᾳ,AsiaG3588 G773,

7AfterG2596they were comeἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064to Mysiaτὴν Μυσίανtēn MusianG3588 G3465,they assayedἐπείραζονepeirazonG3985to goπορευθῆναι,poreuthēnaiG4198intoG2596Bithyniaτὴν Βιθυνίανtēn BithunianG3588 G978:butκαὶkaiG2532the Spiritτὸ πνεῦμαto pneumaG3588 G4151sufferedεἴασενeiasenG1439themαὐτοὺςautousG846notοὐκoukG3756.

8AndδὲdeG1161they passingπαρελθόντεςparelthontesG3928by Mysiaτὴν Μυσίανtēn MusianG3588 G3465came downκατέβησανkatebēsanG2597toεἰςeisG1519TroasΤρῳάδα.TrōadaG5174.

9AndG2532a visionὅραμαhoramaG3705appearedG3708to Paulτῆς Παύλῳtēs PaulōG3588 G3972inδιὰdiaG1223the nightνυκτὸς τῷnuktos tōG3588 G3571;There stoodἑστὼςhestōsG2476a manἀνὴρanērG435τιςtisG5100ἦνēnG1510of MacedoniaΜακεδώνMakedōnG3110,andG2532prayedπαρακαλῶνparakalōnG3870himαὐτὸνautonG846,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,Come overδιαβὰςdiabasG1224intoεἰςeisG1519MacedoniaΜακεδονίανMakedonianG3109,and helpβοήθησονboēthēsonG997usG1473.

10AndδὲdeG1161afterὡςhōsG5613he had seenG3708the visionὅραμαhoramaG3588 G3705,immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112we endeavouredἐζητήσαμενezētēsamenG2212to goἐξελθεῖνexeltheinG1831intoεἰςeisG1519MacedoniaΜακεδονίανMakedonianG3588 G3109,assuredly gatheringσυμβιβάζοντεςsumbibazontesG4822thatὅτιhotiG3754the LordG3588 G2962had calledπροσκέκληταιproskeklētaiG4341usG1473for to preach the gospelεὐαγγελίσασθαιeuangelisasthaiG2097unto themαὐτούς.¶autousG846.

11G3588ThereforeG3767loosingἈναχθέντεςAnachthentesG321fromἀπὸapoG575TroasΤρῳάδοςTrōadosG3588 G5174,we came with a straight courseεὐθυδρομήσαμενeuthudromēsamenG2113toεἰςeisG1519SamothraciaΣαμοθρᾴκην,SamothrakēnG4543,andG5037the nextἐπιούσῃepiousēG1966daytoεἰςeisG1519NeapolisG3496;

12AndG5037from thenceκἀκεῖθενkakeithenekeithenG1564toεἰςeisG1519PhilippiΦιλίππους,PhilippousG5375,whichἥτιςhētisG3748isἐστὶνestinG1510the chiefG4413cityπόλις,polisG4172of that partμερίδοςmeridosG3588 G3310of MacedoniaΜακεδονίαςMakedoniasG3588 G3109, anda colonyκολωνία.kolōniaG2862:andδὲdeG1161we wereἦμενēmenG1510inἐνenG1722thatταύτῃtautēG3778cityπόλειpoleiG3588 G4172abidingδιατρίβοντεςdiatribontesG1304certainτινάς.tinasG5100daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250.

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