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

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1ἀλλὰG235Butproperly, other things, i.e., (adverbially) contrariwise (in many relations)
2ἐπιστεῖλαιG1989that we writeto enjoin (by writing), i.e., (genitive case) to communicate by letter (for any purpose)
3αὐτοῖςG846unto themthe reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
4τοῦG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
5ἀπέχεσθαιG567that they abstainto hold oneself off, i.e., refrain
6ἀπόG575from"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
7τῶνG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
8ἀλισγημάτωνG234pollutions(ceremonially) defilement
9τῶνG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
10εἰδώλωνG1497of idolsan image (i.e., for worship); by implication, a heathen god, or (plural) the worship of such
11καὶG2532andand, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
12τῆςG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
13πορνείαςG4202from fornicationharlotry (including adultery and incest); figuratively, idolatry
14καὶG2532andand, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
15τοῦG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
16πνικτοῦG4156from things strangledthrottled, i.e., (neuter concretely) an animal choked to death (not bled)
17καὶG2532andand, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
18τοῦG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
19αἵματοςG129from bloodblood, literally (of men or animals), figuratively (the juice of grapes) or specially (the atoning blood of christ); by implication, bloodshed, also k

Verse Context

Acts 15:19Wherefore my sentence is not that we trouble them which...
Acts 15:20 (current)But that we write unto them that they abstain from pollutions of idols and from fornication and from things strangled and from blood
Acts 15:21Moses For of time old every...

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