Greek Interlinear
Acts 15:20 Interlinear
Word-by-word Greek interlinear analysis of Acts 15:20, showing the original Greek text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“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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