Greek Interlinear
Acts 15:20 Interlinear
“But that we write unto them that they abstain from pollutions of idols and from fornication and from things strangled and from blood”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἀλλὰ | G235 | But | properly, other things, i.e., (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations) |
| 2 | ἐπιστεῖλαι | G1989 | that we write | to enjoin (by writing), i.e., (genitive case) to communicate by letter (for any purpose) |
| 3 | αὐτοῖς | G846 | unto them | the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons |
| 4 | τοῦ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 5 | ἀπέχεσθαι | G567 | that they abstain | to hold oneself off, i.e., refrain |
| 6 | ἀπό | G575 | from | "off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative) |
| 7 | τῶν | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 8 | ἀλισγημάτων | G234 | pollutions | (ceremonially) defilement |
| 9 | τῶν | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 10 | εἰδώλων | G1497 | of idols | an image (i.e., for worship); by implication, a heathen god, or (plural) the worship of such |
| 11 | καὶ | G2532 | and | and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| 12 | τῆς | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 13 | πορνείας | G4202 | from fornication | harlotry (including adultery and incest); figuratively, idolatry |
| 14 | καὶ | G2532 | and | and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| 15 | τοῦ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 16 | πνικτοῦ | G4156 | from things strangled | throttled, i.e., (neuter concretely) an animal choked to death (not bled) |
| 17 | καὶ | G2532 | and | and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| 18 | τοῦ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 19 | αἵματος | G129 | from blood | blood, literally (of men or animals), figuratively (the juice of grapes) or specially (the atoning blood of christ); by implication, bloodshed, also k |
Verse Context
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