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Acts 18:14

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Saying, This [fellow] persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law.	And when Paul was now about to open [his] mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O [ye] Jews, reason would that I should bear with you:	But if it be a question of words and names, and [of] your law, look ye [to it]; for I will be no judge of such [matters].

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And^G1161 when Paul^G3972 was now about^G3195 to open^G455 his mouth^G4750, Gallio^G1058 said^G2036 unto^G4314 the Jews^G2453, If^{G1487 G3303 G3767} it were^G2258 a^G5100 matter of wrong^G92 or^G2228 wicked^G4190 lewdness^G4467, O ye Jews^G2453, reason^{G2596 G3056} would^G302 that I should bear^G430 with you^G5216:

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Original Greek

μέλλοντος δὲ τοῦ Παύλου ἀνοίγειν τὸ στόμα, εἶπεν ὁ Γαλλίων πρὸς τοὺς Ἰουδαίους, Εἰ μὲν οὖν ἦν ἀδίκημά τι ἢ ῥᾳδιούργημα πονηρόν, ὦ Ἰουδαῖοι, κατὰ λόγον ἂν ἠνεσχόμην ὑμῶν·

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
μέλλοντος	mellontos	G3195	V-PAP-GSM	was now about
δὲ	de	G1161	CONJ	And
τοῦ	tou	G3588	T-GSM	*
Παύλου	Paulou	G3972	N-GSM	when Paul
ἀνοίγειν	anoigein	G455	V-PAN	to open
τὸ	to	G3588	T-ASN	*
στόμα,	stoma	G4750	N-ASN	mouth
εἶπεν	eipen	G2036	V-2AAI-3S	said
ὁ	ho	G3588	T-NSM	*
Γαλλίων	Galliōn	G1058	N-NSM	Gallio
πρὸς	pros	G4314	PREP	unto
τοὺς	tous	G3588	T-APM	the
Ἰουδαίους,	Ioudaious	G2453	A-APM	Jews
Εἰ	Ei	G1487	COND	If
μὲν	men	G3303	PRT
οὖν	oun	G3767	CONJ
ἦν	ēn	G2258	V-IAI-3S	it were
ἀδίκημά	adikēma	G92	N-NSN	matter of wrong
τι	ti	G5100	X-NSN	a
ἢ	ē	G2228	PRT	or
ῥᾳδιούργημα	rhadiourgēma	G4467	N-NSN	lewdness
πονηρόν,	ponēron	G4190	A-NSN	wicked
ὦ	ō	G5599	INJ	O
Ἰουδαῖοι,	Ioudaioi	G2453	A-VPM	Jews
κατὰ	kata	G2596	PREP	reason
λόγον	logon	G3056	N-ASM
ἂν	an	G302	PRT	would
ἠνεσχόμην	ēneschomēn	G430	V-2ADI-1S	that I should bear
ὑμῶν·	humōn	G5216	P-2GP	with you

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G92 — ἀδίκημα (adíkēma, ad-eek'-ay-mah): a crime, misdeed — from ἀδικέω; a wrong done:--evil doing, iniquity, matter of wrong.
• G302 — ἄν (án, an): an untranslatable word that makes a statement contingent — a primary particle, denoting a supposition, wish, possibility or uncertainty:--(what-, where-, wither-, who-)soever. Usually unexpressed except by the subjunctive or potential mood. Also contracted for ἐάν.
• G430 — ἀνέχομαι (anéchomai, an-ekh'-om-ahee): I endure, bear with — middle voice from ἀνά and ἔχω; to hold oneself up against, i.e. (figuratively) put up with:--bear with, endure, forbear, suffer.
• G455 — ἀνοίγω (anoígō, an-oy'-go): I open — from ἀνά and (to open); to open up (literally or figuratively, in various applications):--open.
• G1058 — Γαλλίων (Gallíōn, gal-lee'-own): Gallio — of Latin origin; Gallion (i.e. Gallio), a Roman officer:--Gallio.
• 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).
• G1487 — εἰ (ei, i): if — a primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.:--forasmuch as, if, that, (al-)though, whether. Often used in connection or composition with other particles, especially as in εἴγε, εἰ δὲ μή(γε), εἰ καί, εἰ μή, εἰ μή τι, εἴ περ, εἴ πως, εἴ τις, ἐκ. See also ἐάν.
• 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.
• G2228 — ἤ (ḗ, ay): or, than — a primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than:--and, but (either), (n-)either, except it be, (n-)or (else), rather, save, than, that, what, yea. Often used in connection with other particles. Compare especially ἤδη, ἤπερ, ἤτοι.
• G2258 — ἦν (ēn, ane): imperfect of εἰμί; I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were):--+ agree, be, X have (+ charge of), hold, use, was(-t), were.
• G2453 — Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaîos, ee-oo-dah'-yos): Jewish — from Ἰουδά (in the sense of Ἰούδας as a country); Judæan, i.e. belonging to Jehudah:--Jew(-ess), of Judæa.
• G2596 — κατά (katá, kat-ah'): down from, against, according to, throughout, during — a primary particle; (prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined):--about, according as (to), after, against, (when they were) X alone, among, and, X apart, (even, like) as (concerning, pertaining to touching), X aside, at, before, beyond, by, to the charge of, (charita-)bly, concerning, + covered, (dai-)ly, down, every, (+ far more) exceeding, X more excellent, for, from … to, godly, in(-asmuch, divers, every, -to, respect of), … by, after the manner of, + by any means, beyond (out of) measure, X mightily, more, X natural, of (up-)on (X part), out (of every), over against, (+ your) X own, + particularly, so, through(-oughout, -oughout every), thus, (un-)to(-gether, -ward), X uttermost, where(-by), with. In composition it retains many of these applications, and frequently denotes opposition, distribution, or intensity.
• G3056 — λόγος (lógos, log'-os): a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy — from λέγω; something said (including the thought); by implication, a topic (subject of discourse), also reasoning (the mental faculty) or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, (with the article in John) the Divine Expression (i.e. Christ):--account, cause, communication, X concerning, doctrine, fame, X have to do, intent, matter, mouth, preaching, question, reason, + reckon, remove, say(-ing), shew, X speaker, speech, talk, thing, + none of these things move me, tidings, treatise, utterance, word, work.
• G3195 — μέλλω (méllō, mel'-lo): I am about to — a strengthened form of μέλω (through the idea of expectation); to intend, i.e. be about to be, do, or suffer something (of persons or things, especially events; in the sense of purpose, duty, necessity, probability, possibility, or hesitation):--about, after that, be (almost), (that which is, things, + which was for) to come, intend, was to (be), mean, mind, be at the point, (be) ready, + return, shall (begin), (which, that) should (after, afterwards, hereafter) tarry, which was for, will, would, be yet.
• G3303 — μέν (mén, men): truly, indeed — a primary particle; properly, indicative of affirmation or concession (in fact); usually followed by a contrasted clause with δέ (this one, the former, etc.):--even, indeed, so, some, truly, verily. Often compounded with other particles in an intensive or asseverative sense.
• G3767 — οὖν (oûn, oon): therefore, then — apparently a primary word; (adverbially) certainly, or (conjunctionally) accordingly:--and (so, truly), but, now (then), so (likewise then), then, therefore, verily, wherefore.
• G3972 — Παῦλος (Paûlos, pow'-los): Paul — of Latin origin; (little; but remotely from a derivative of παύω, meaning the same); Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle:--Paul, Paulus.
• G4190 — πονηρός (ponērós, pon-ay-ros'): evil, bad, wicked — from a derivative of πόνος; hurtful, i.e. evil (properly, in effect or influence, and thus differing from κακός, which refers rather to essential character, as well as from σαπρός, which indicates degeneracy from original virtue); figuratively, calamitous; also (passively) ill, i.e. diseased; but especially (morally) culpable, i.e. derelict, vicious, facinorous; neuter (singular) mischief, malice, or (plural) guilt; masculine (singular) the devil, or (plural) sinners:--bad, evil, grievous, harm, lewd, malicious, wicked(-ness). See also πονηρότερος.
• 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.
• G4467 — ῥᾳδιούργημα (rhaidioúrgēma, hrad-ee-oorg'-ay-mah): an act of villainy — from a comparative of (easy, i.e. reckless) and ἔργον; easy-going behavior, i.e. (by extension) a crime:--lewdness.
• G4750 — στόμα (stóma, stom'-a): the mouth, speech — probably strengthened from a presumed derivative of the base of τομώτερος; the mouth (as if a gash in the face); by implication, language (and its relations); figuratively, an opening (in the earth); specially, the front or edge (of a weapon):--edge, face, mouth.
• G5100 — τὶς (tìs, tis): any one, some one — an enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object:--a (kind of), any (man, thing, thing at all), certain (thing), divers, he (every) man, one (X thing), ought, + partly, some (man, -body, - thing, -what), (+ that no-)thing, what(-soever), X wherewith, whom(-soever), whose(-soever).
• G5216 — ὑμῶν (hymōn, hoo-mone'): genitive case of ὑμεῖς; of (from or concerning) you:--ye, you, your (own, -selves).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• 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.
• G5599 — ὦ (ō, o): O, an exclamation — a primary interjection; as a sign of the vocative case, O; as a note of exclamation, oh:--O.

Cross References

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

• bear — Mark 9:19, Acts 13:18, Romans 13:3, 2 Corinthians 11:1, 2 Corinthians 11:4, Hebrews 5:2
• If — Acts 23:27-29, Acts 25:11, Acts 25:18-20, Acts 25:26
• when — Luke 21:12-15, Acts 21:39-40, Acts 22:1-2, Acts 26:1-2, 1 Peter 3:14-15

Reciprocal references (9): Exodus 18:16, Esther 1:16, Matthew 5:2, Mark 4:15, John 10:20, John 18:35, Acts 19:38, Acts 25:5, 1 Corinthians 6:1

Related Topics

• Nave’s: GALLIO, INDICTMENTS, NOLLE PROSEQUI, PAUL

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