Greek Interlinear

Acts 28:20 Interlinear

For therefore cause have I called for you to see you and to speak with you because that for the hope of Israel chain I am bound with

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1διὰG1223Forthrough (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
2ταύτηνG3778the he (she or it), i.e., this or that (often with article repeated)
3οὖνG3767therefore(adverbially) certainly, or (conjunctionally) accordingly
4τὴνG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
5αἰτίανG156causea cause (as if asked for), i.e., (logical) reason (motive, matter), (legal) crime (alleged or proved)
6παρεκάλεσαG3870have I calledto call near, i.e., invite, invoke (by imploration, hortation or consolation)
7ὑμᾶςG5209for youyou (as the objective of a verb or preposition)
8ἰδεῖνG1492to seeused only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent g3700 and g3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by impl
9καὶG2532you andand, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
10προσλαλῆσαιG4354to speak withto talk to, i.e., converse with
11ἕνεκενG1752you because thaton account of
12γὰρG1063forproperly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
13τῆςG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
14ἐλπίδοςG1680the hopeexpectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence
15τοῦG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
16ἸσραὴλG2474of Israelisrael (i.e., jisrael), the adopted name of jacob, including his descendants (literally or figuratively)
17τὴνG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
18ἅλυσινG254chaina fetter or manacle
19ταύτηνG3778the he (she or it), i.e., this or that (often with article repeated)
20περίκειμαιG4029I am bound withto lie all around, i.e., inclose, encircle, hamper (literally or figuratively)

Verse Context

Acts 28:19spake against But when the Jews it I was constrained to appeal...
Acts 28:20 (current)For therefore cause have I called for you to see you and to speak with you because that for the hope of Israel chain I am bound with
Acts 28:21 And unto him they said We...

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