Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAs for the Gentile believers, we have written to them our decision that they must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality. Young's Literal Translation ‘And concerning those of the nations who have believed, we have written, having given judgment, that they observe no such thing, except to keep themselves both from idol-sacrifices, and blood, and a strangled thing, and whoredom.’ King James Bible As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written [and] concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from [things] offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication. Greek As forΠερὶ (Peri) Preposition Strong's 4012: From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time. the τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Neuter Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Gentile ἐθνῶν (ethnōn) Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural Strong's 1484: Probably from etho; a race, i.e. A tribe; specially, a foreign one. believers, πεπιστευκότων (pepisteukotōn) Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Genitive Neuter Plural Strong's 4100: From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust. we ἡμεῖς (hēmeis) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. have written [them] ἐπεστείλαμεν (epesteilamen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural Strong's 1989: To write, send by letter to. From epi and stello; to enjoin, i.e. to communicate by letter. our decision κρίναντες (krinantes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 2919: Properly, to distinguish, i.e. Decide; by implication, to try, condemn, punish. [that] they αὐτοὺς (autous) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. must abstain φυλάσσεσθαι (phylassesthai) Verb - Present Infinitive Middle Strong's 5442: Probably from phule through the idea of isolation; to watch, i.e. Be on guard; by implication, to preserve, obey, avoid. from [food] τό (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. sacrificed to idols, εἰδωλόθυτον (eidōlothyton) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 1494: Neuter of a compound of eidolon and a presumed derivative of thuo; an image-sacrifice, i.e. Part of an idolatrous offering. [from] καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. blood, αἷμα (haima) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 129: Blood, literally, figuratively or specially; by implication, bloodshed, also kindred. [from] καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. the meat of strangled animals, πνικτὸν (pnikton) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 4156: Strangled (i.e. killed without letting out the blood). From pnigo; throttled, i.e. an animal choked to death. and [from] καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. sexual immorality.” πορνείαν (porneian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 4202: Fornication, whoredom; met: idolatry. From porneuo; harlotry; figuratively, idolatry. |
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