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Acts 10:21

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← Acts 10:20	Acts 10:21 (KJV)	Acts 10:22 →
Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them.	Then Peter went down to the men which were sent unto him from Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what [is] the cause wherefore ye are come?	And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Then^G1161 Peter^G4074 went down^G2597 to^G4314 the men^G435 which^G3588 were sent^G649 unto^G4314 him^G846 from^G575 Cornelius^G2883; and said^G2036, Behold^G2400, I^G1473 am^G1510 he whom^G3739 ye seek^G2212: what^G5101 is the cause^G156 wherefore^{G1223 G3739} ye are come^G3918?

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Original Greek

καταβὰς δὲ Πέτρος πρὸς τοὺς ἄνδρας τοῦς ἀπεσταλμένους ἀπὸ τοῦ Κορνηλίου πρὸς αὑτόν, εἶπεν, Ἰδού, ἐγώ εἰμι ὃν ζητεῖτε· τίς ἡ αἰτία δι’ ἣν πάρεστε;

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
καταβὰς	katabas	G2597	V-2AAP-NSM	went down
δὲ	de	G1161	CONJ	Then
Πέτρος	Petros	G4074	N-NSM	Peter
πρὸς	pros	G4314	PREP	to
τοὺς	tous	G3588	T-APM	the
ἄνδρας	andras	G435	N-APM	men
τοῦς	tous	G3588	T-APM	which
ἀπεσταλμένους	apestalmenous	G649	V-RPP-APM	were sent
ἀπὸ	apo	G575	PREP	from
τοῦ	tou	G3588	T-GSM	*
Κορνηλίου	Kornēliou	G2883	N-GSM	Cornelius
πρὸς	pros	G4314	PREP	unto
αὑτόν,	hauton	G846	P-ASM	him
εἶπεν,	eipen	G2036	V-2AAI-3S	and said
Ἰδού,	Idou	G2400	V-2AAM-2S	Behold
ἐγώ	egō	G1473	P-1NS	I
εἰμι	eimi	G1510	V-PAI-1S	am
ὃν	hon	G3739	R-ASM	he whom
ζητεῖτε·	zēteite	G2212	V-PAI-2P	ye seek
τίς	tis	G5101	I-NSF	what
ἡ	hē	G3588	T-NSF	the
αἰτία	aitia	G156	N-NSF	cause
δι’	di’	G1223	PREP	wherefore
ἣν	hēn	G3739	R-ASF
πάρεστε;	pareste	G3918	V-PAI-2P	ye are come

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G156 — αἰτία (aitía, ahee-tee'-a): a cause, reason, charge — from the same as αἰτέω; a cause (as if asked for), i.e. (logical) reason (motive, matter), (legal) crime (alleged or proved):--accusation, case, cause, crime, fault, (wh-)ere(-fore).
• G435 — ἀνήρ (anḗr, an'-ayr): a male human being, a man — a primary word (compare ἄνθρωπος); a man (properly as an individual male):--fellow, husband, man, sir.
• G575 — ἀπό (apó, apo'): from, away from — a primary particle; "off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative):--(X here-)after, ago, at, because of, before, by (the space of), for(-th), from, in, (out) of, off, (up-)on(-ce), since, with. In composition (as a prefix) it usually denotes separation, departure, cessation, completion, reversal, etc.
• G649 — ἀποστέλλω (apostéllō, ap-os-tel'-lo): I send forth, send, send away, dismiss — from ἀπό and στέλλω; set apart, i.e. (by implication) to send out (properly, on a mission) literally or figuratively:--put in, send (away, forth, out), set (at liberty).
• G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): he, she, it, they, them, same — from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
• G1161 — δέ (dé, deh): but, on the other hand, and — a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
• G1223 — διά (diá, dee-ah'): through, on account of — a primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional):--after, always, among, at, to avoid, because of (that), briefly, by, for (cause) … fore, from, in, by occasion of, of, by reason of, for sake, that, thereby, therefore, X though, through(-out), to, wherefore, with (-in). In composition it retains the same general importance.
• G1473 — ἐγώ (egṓ, eg-o'): I — a primary pronoun of the first person I (only expressed when emphatic):--I, me. For the other cases and the plural see ἐμέ, ἐμοί, ἐμοῦ, ἡμᾶς, ἡμεῖς, ἡμῖν, ἡμῶν, etc.
• G1510 — εἰμί (eimí, i-mee'): I am, exist — the first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist (used only when emphatic):--am, have been, X it is I, was. See also εἶ, εἴην, εἶναι, εἰσί, ἦν, ἔσομαι, ἐσμέν, ἐστέ, ἐστί, κέρδος, ἴσθι, ὦ.
• G2036 — ἔπω (épō, ep'-o): a primary verb (used only in the definite past tense, the others being borrowed from ἐρέω, ῥέω, and φημί); to speak or say (by word or writing):--answer, bid, bring word, call, command, grant, say (on), speak, tell. Compare λέγω.
• G2212 — ζητέω (zētéō, dzay-teh'-o): I seek, search for, desire — of uncertain affinity; to seek (literally or figuratively); specially, (by Hebraism) to worship (God), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life):--be (go) about, desire, endeavour, enquire (for), require, (X will) seek (after, for, means). Compare πυνθάνομαι.
• G2400 — ἰδού (idoú, id-oo'): See! Lo! Behold! Look! — second person singular imperative middle voice of εἴδω; used as imperative lo!; --behold, lo, see.
• G2597 — καταβαίνω (katabaínō, kat-ab-ah'-ee-no): I go down, come down — from κατά and the base of βάσις; to descend (literally or figuratively):--come (get, go, step) down, fall (down).
• G2883 — Κορνήλιος (Kornḗlios, kor-nay'-lee-os): Cornelius — of Latin origin; Cornelius, a Roman:--Cornelius.
• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
• G3739 — ὅς (hós, hos): who, which, what, that — probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article ὁ); the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that:--one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc. See also οὗ.
• G3918 — πάρειμι (páreimi, par'-i-mee): I am present, am near — from παρά and εἰμί (including its various forms); to be near, i.e. at hand; neuter present participle (singular) time being, or (plural) property:--come, X have, be here, + lack, (be here) present.
• G4074 — Πέτρος (Pétros, pet'-ros): Peter — apparently a primary word; a (piece of) rock (larger than λίθος); as a name, Petrus, an apostle:--Peter, rock. Compare Κηφᾶς.
• G4314 — πρός (prós, pros): to, towards, with — a strengthened form of πρό; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e. pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of, i.e. near to; usually with the accusative case, the place, time, occasion, or respect, which is the destination of the relation, i.e. whither or for which it is predicated):--about, according to , against, among, at, because of, before, between, (where-)by, for, X at thy house, in, for intent, nigh unto, of, which pertain to, that, to (the end that), X together, to (you) -ward, unto, with(-in). In the comparative case, it denotes essentially the same applications, namely, motion towards, accession to, or nearness at.
• G5101 — τίς (tís, tis): who, which, what — probably emphatic of τὶς; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions):--every man, how (much), + no(-ne, thing), what (manner, thing), where (-by, -fore, -of, -unto, - with, -withal), whether, which, who(-m, -se), why.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• Behold — John 1:38-39, John 18:4-8
• what — Mark 10:51, Acts 10:29

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• Nave’s: CATHOLICITY

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