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Acts 20:3

There [in the church in Corinth] he stayed for three months.
[It is during this period that the Epistle to the Romans is written. The letter was sent with Paul's female co-worker Phoebe, who was active in the church in Corinth's southern port city of Cenchrea, see Rom. 16:1–2. In the Epistle to the Romans, Paul also sends special greetings to Priscilla and Aquila, see Rom. 16:3. Emperor Claudius died in 54 AD and was succeeded by Nero, which made it possible for the couple, whom Paul had met in Corinth and then taken with him to Ephesus, to return to Rom.]
When Paul was about to set sail for Syria, the Jews planned an attack against him, and he decided to travel back [the same way he had come] through Macedonia.
[It is spring and soon Easter, see Acts 20:6. Since many Jews were going to Jerusalem, they may have planned to kill Paul during the boat trip. Because of the threats, Paul changes his plan and takes the land route, which cannot have been entirely risk-free considering the large sum of money they were carrying to Jerusalem, see Rom. 15:25–26. This may be one of the reasons why they take seven representatives from several different churches with them. Another reason is that they want to have several witnesses who can attest that everything has been done properly so that Paul cannot be suspected of embezzlement.]
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ποιήσας   τε   μῆνας   τρεῖς,   γενομένης   ἐπιβουλῆς   αὐτῷ   ὑπὸ   τῶν   Ἰουδαίων   μέλλοντι   ἀνάγεσθαι   εἰς   τὴν   Συρίαν,   ἐγένετο   γνώμης   τοῦ   ὑποστρέφειν   διὰ   Μακεδονίας.  

Textus Receptus (TR)

ποιήσας   τε   μῆνας   τρεῖς,   γενομένης   ἐπιβουλῆς   αὐτῷ   ὑπὸ   τῶν   Ἰουδαίων   μέλλοντι   ἀνάγεσθαι   εἰς   τὴν   Συρίαν,   ἐγένετο   γνώμης   τοῦ   ὑποστρέφειν   διὰ   Μακεδονίας.  

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TR has 20 Words, NA has 21 (+1).


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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G4160
 ποιήσας (poiesas)
 Having continued
VERB Verb
aorist active part. aorist active Participle
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
V-AAP-NSM
G5037
 τε (te)
 then
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G3376
 μῆνας (menas)
 months
Noun Noun
acc. pl. ♂ accusative plural masculine
N-APM
G5140
 τρεῖς, (treis,)
 three,
Adjective Adjective
acc. pl. ♂ accusative plural masculine
A-APM
G1096
 γενομένης (genomenes)
 having been made
VERB Verb
2nd aorist deponent part. second aorist middle-deponent Participle
genitive sing. ♀ genitive singular feminine
V-2ADP-GSF
G1917
 ἐπιβουλῆς (epiboyles)
 a plot
Noun Noun
gen. sing. ♀ genitive singular feminine
N-GSF
G0846
 αὐτῷ (ayto)
 against him
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
dative sing. ♂ dative singular masculine
P-DSM
G5259
 ὑπὸ (ypo)
 by
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G3588
 τῶν (ton)
 the
Definite article Definite article
gen. pl. ♂ genitive plural masculine
T-GPM
G2453
 Ἰουδαίων (Ioydaion)
 Jews,
Adjective Adjective
gen. pl. ♂ genitive plural masculine
Person (Person)
 A-GPM-PG
G3195
 μέλλοντι (mellonti)
 he being about
VERB Verb
pres. active part. present active Participle
dative sing. ♂ dative singular masculine
V-PAP-DSM
G0321
 ἀνάγεσθαι (anagesthai)
 to sail
VERB Verb
pres. pass. inf. present passive infinitive
V-PPN
G1519
 εἰς (eis)
 into
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G3588
 τὴν (ten)
Definite article Definite article
acc. sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine
T-ASF
G4947
 Συρίαν, (Syrian,)
 Syria,
Noun Noun
acc. sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine
Location (location)
 N-ASF-L
G1096
 ἐγένετο (egeneto)
 arose
VERB Verb
2nd aorist deponent ind. second aorist middle-deponent indicative
sing. third person singular
V-2ADI-3S
G1106
 γνώμης (gnomes)
 a purpose
Noun Noun
gen. sing. ♀ genitive singular feminine
N-GSF
G3588
 τοῦ (toy)
Definite article Definite article
gen. sing. neut. genitive singular Neutral
T-GSN
G5290
 ὑποστρέφειν (ypostrephein)
 to return
VERB Verb
pres. active inf. present active infinitive
V-PAN
G1223
 διὰ (dia)
 through
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G3109
 Μακεδονίας. (Makedonias.)
 Macedonia.
Noun Noun
gen. sing. ♀ genitive singular feminine
Location (location)
 N-GSF-L

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