Acts
Chapter 20
Verse 16
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16 For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, that he might not have to spend time in Asia; for he was hastening, if it were possible for him, to be in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.

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Word Entries 99
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Greek Textus Receptus Greek · Greek New Testament · Public Domain

Coverage: New Testament

Greek New Testament source layer with imported morphology.

Ἔκρινε γὰρ ὁ Παῦλος παραπλεῦσαι τὴν Ἔφεσον, ὅπως μὴ γένηται αὐτῷ χρονοτριβῆσαι ἐν τῇ Ἀσίᾳ· ἔσπευδε γάρ, εἰ δυνατὸν ἦν αὐτῷ, τὴν ἡμέραν τῆς Πεντηκοστῆς γενέσθαι εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα.

28 word entries
Ἔκρινε
Lemma
ekrinen
Transliteration
ekrinen
Morphology
Greek: verb aorist active indicative singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
G2919
Occurrences
3
γὰρ
Lemma
gar
Transliteration
gar
Morphology
Greek: conjunction
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
G1063
Occurrences
1068
Lemma
o
Transliteration
o
Morphology
Greek: article nominative singular masculine
Part of Speech
article
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
3353
Παῦλος
Lemma
paulov
Transliteration
paulov
Morphology
Greek: noun nominative singular masculine
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
G3972
Occurrences
81
παραπλεῦσαι
Transliteration
parapleusai
Morphology
Greek: verb aorist active infinitive
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
G3896
Occurrences
1
τὴν
Lemma
thn
Transliteration
thn
Morphology
Greek: article accusative singular feminine
Part of Speech
article
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
1565
Ἔφεσον
Lemma
efeson
Transliteration
efeson
Morphology
Greek: noun accusative singular feminine
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
G2181
Occurrences
8
ὅπως
Lemma
opwv
Transliteration
opwv
Morphology
Greek: adverb
Part of Speech
adverb
Strong's
G3704
Occurrences
56
μὴ
Lemma
mh
Transliteration
mh
Morphology
Greek: particle nominative
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
G3361
Occurrences
1034
γένηται
Lemma
genhtai
Transliteration
genhtai
Morphology
Greek: verb second aorist middle deponent subjunctive singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
G1096
Occurrences
46
αὐτῷ
Lemma
autw
Transliteration
autw
Morphology
Greek: personal pronoun dative singular masculine
Part of Speech
personal pronoun
Strong's
G846
Occurrences
889
χρονοτριβῆσαι
Transliteration
cronotribhsai
Morphology
Greek: verb aorist active infinitive
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
G5551
Occurrences
1
ἐν
Lemma
en
Transliteration
en
Morphology
Greek: preposition
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
G1722
Occurrences
2872
τῇ
Lemma
th
Transliteration
th
Morphology
Greek: article dative singular feminine
Part of Speech
article
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
890
Ἀσίᾳ
Lemma
asia
Transliteration
asia
Morphology
Greek: noun dative singular feminine
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
G773
Occurrences
7
ἔσπευδε
Transliteration
espeuden
Morphology
Greek: verb imperfect active indicative singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
G4692
Occurrences
1
γάρ
Lemma
gar
Transliteration
gar
Morphology
Greek: conjunction
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
G1063
Occurrences
1068
εἰ
Lemma
ei
Transliteration
ei
Morphology
Greek: conditional particle
Part of Speech
conditional particle
Strong's
G1487
Occurrences
596
δυνατὸν
Lemma
dunaton
Transliteration
dunaton
Morphology
Greek: adjective nominative singular neuter
Part of Speech
adjective
Strong's
G1415
Occurrences
9
ἦν
Lemma
hn
Transliteration
hn
Morphology
Greek: verb imperfect active indicative singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
G1510
Occurrences
421
αὐτῷ
Lemma
autw
Transliteration
autw
Morphology
Greek: personal pronoun dative singular masculine
Part of Speech
personal pronoun
Strong's
G846
Occurrences
889
τὴν
Lemma
thn
Transliteration
thn
Morphology
Greek: article accusative singular feminine
Part of Speech
article
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
1565
ἡμέραν
Lemma
hmeran
Transliteration
hmeran
Morphology
Greek: noun accusative singular feminine
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
G2250
Occurrences
60
τῆς
Lemma
thv
Transliteration
thv
Morphology
Greek: article genitive singular feminine
Part of Speech
article
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
1339
Πεντηκοστῆς
Transliteration
penthkosthv
Morphology
Greek: noun genitive singular feminine
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
G4005
Occurrences
3
γενέσθαι
Transliteration
genesqai
Morphology
Greek: verb second aorist middle deponent infinitive
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
G1096
Occurrences
38
εἰς
Lemma
eiv
Transliteration
eiv
Morphology
Greek: preposition
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
G1519
Occurrences
1876
Ἱεροσόλυμα
Transliteration
ierosoluma
Morphology
Greek: noun accusative plural neuter
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
G2414
Occurrences
34
Tischendorf / Westcott-Hort Greek New Testament Greek · Greek New Testament · Public Domain

Coverage: New Testament sample / proof panel

Proof-of-flow source panel, not full coverage.

κεκρίκει γὰρ ὁ Παῦλος παραπλεῦσαι τὴν Ἔφεσον, ὅπως μὴ γένηται αὐτῷ χρονοτριβῆσαι ἐν τῇ Ἀσίᾳ, ἔσπευδεν γὰρ εἰ δυνατὸν εἴη αὐτῷ τὴν ἡμέραν τῆς πεντηκοστῆς γενέσθαι εἰς Ἱερουσαλήμ.

28 word entries
κεκρίκει
Morphology
V-LAI-3S
Part of Speech
V
Strong's
G2919
Occurrences
114
γὰρ
Lemma
γάρ
Morphology
CONJ
Part of Speech
CONJ
Strong's
G1063
Occurrences
1036
Lemma
Morphology
T-NSM
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
19763
Παῦλος
Morphology
N-NSM
Part of Speech
N
Strong's
G3972
Occurrences
158
παραπλεῦσαι
Morphology
V-AAN
Part of Speech
V
Strong's
G3896
Occurrences
1
τὴν
Lemma
Morphology
T-ASF
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
19763
Ἔφεσον,
Morphology
N-ASF
Part of Speech
N
Strong's
G2181
Occurrences
16
ὅπως
Morphology
ADV
Part of Speech
ADV
Strong's
G3704
Occurrences
53
μὴ
Lemma
μή
Morphology
PRT-N
Part of Speech
PRT
Strong's
G3361
Occurrences
1033
γένηται
Morphology
V-2ADS-3S
Part of Speech
V
Strong's
G1096
Occurrences
667
αὐτῷ
Morphology
P-DSM
Part of Speech
P
Strong's
G0846
Occurrences
5556
χρονοτριβῆσαι
Morphology
V-AAN
Part of Speech
V
Strong's
G5551
Occurrences
1
ἐν
Lemma
ἐν
Morphology
PREP
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
Preposition commonly taking the dative.
Strong's
G1722
Occurrences
2740
τῇ
Lemma
Morphology
T-DSF
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
19763
Ἀσίᾳ,
Morphology
N-DSF
Part of Speech
N
Strong's
G0773
Occurrences
18
ἔσπευδεν
Morphology
V-IAI-3S
Part of Speech
V
Strong's
G4692
Occurrences
6
γὰρ
Lemma
γάρ
Morphology
CONJ
Part of Speech
CONJ
Strong's
G1063
Occurrences
1036
εἰ
Lemma
εἰ
Morphology
COND
Part of Speech
COND
Strong's
G1487
Occurrences
491
δυνατὸν
Morphology
A-NSN
Part of Speech
A
Strong's
G1415
Occurrences
32
εἴη
Morphology
V-PAO-3S
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
To be or exist.
Strong's
G1510
Occurrences
2459
αὐτῷ
Morphology
P-DSM
Part of Speech
P
Strong's
G0846
Occurrences
5556
τὴν
Lemma
Morphology
T-ASF
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
19763
ἡμέραν
Morphology
N-ASF
Part of Speech
N
Strong's
G2250
Occurrences
388
τῆς
Lemma
Morphology
T-GSF
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
19763
πεντηκοστῆς
Morphology
N-GSF
Part of Speech
N
Strong's
G4005
Occurrences
3
γενέσθαι
Morphology
V-2ADN
Part of Speech
V
Strong's
G1096
Occurrences
667
εἰς
Lemma
εἰς
Morphology
PREP
Part of Speech
PREP
Strong's
G1519
Occurrences
1764
Ἱερουσαλήμ.
Morphology
N-PRI
Part of Speech
N
Strong's
G2419
Occurrences
79
Syriac Peshitta New Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: New Testament

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܦܣܝܩ ܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܓܝܪ ܠܦܘܠܘܣ ܕܢܥܒܪܝܗ ܠܐܦܣܘܣ ܕܠܡܐ ܢܫܬܘܚܪ ܠܗ ܬܡܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܡܣܪܗܒ ܗܘܐ ܕܐܢ ܡܫܟܚܐ ܝܘܡܐ ܕܦܢܛܩܘܣܛܐ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܢܥܒܕܝܘܗܝ

20 word entries
ܦܣܝܩ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
psyq
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
1
ܗܘܐ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Lemma
ܗܘܐ
Transliteration
hwa
Morphology
verb, being/becoming root form
Gloss
was, became
Occurrences
1535
ܠܗ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܠܗ
Transliteration
lh
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed preposition l-
Occurrences
1592
ܓܝܪ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܓܝܪ
Transliteration
gyr
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
1085
ܠܦܘܠܘܣ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
lpwlws
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed preposition l-
Occurrences
39
ܕܢܥܒܪܝܗ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
dn'bryh
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
1
ܠܐܦܣܘܣ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
l'psws
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed preposition l-
Occurrences
6
ܕܠܡܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
dlm'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
81
ܢܫܬܘܚܪ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
nshtwhr
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
1
ܠܗ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܠܗ
Transliteration
lh
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed preposition l-
Occurrences
1592
ܬܡܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܬܡܢ
Transliteration
tmn
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
165
ܡܛܠ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܡܛܠ
Transliteration
mtl
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
632
ܕܡܣܪܗܒ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
dmsrhb
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
1
ܗܘܐ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Lemma
ܗܘܐ
Transliteration
hwa
Morphology
verb, being/becoming root form
Gloss
was, became
Occurrences
1535
ܕܐܢ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܕܐܢ
Transliteration
d'n
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
83
ܡܫܟܚܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
mshkh'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
29
ܝܘܡܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
ywm'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
60
ܕܦܢܛܩܘܣܛܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
dpntqwst'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
2
ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
b'wrshlm
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed preposition b-
Occurrences
29
ܢܥܒܕܝܘܗܝ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
n'bdywhy
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
2
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

Proposuerat enim Paulus transnavigare Ephesum, ne qua mora illi fieret in Asia. Festinabat enim, si possibile sibi esset, ut diem Pentecostes faceret Jerosolymis.

23 word entries
proposuerat
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
propono
Transliteration
proposuerat
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
45
enim
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
enim
Transliteration
enim
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Occurrences
2392
Paulus
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
Paulus
Transliteration
Paulus
Morphology
GreLa POS: proper noun
Occurrences
158
transnavigare
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
transnavigare
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
1
Ephesum
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
Ephesus
Transliteration
Ephesum
Morphology
GreLa POS: proper noun
Occurrences
16
ne
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ne
Transliteration
ne
Morphology
GreLa POS: subordinating conjunction
Occurrences
1109
qua
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
quis
Transliteration
qua
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
1619
mora
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
mora
Transliteration
mora
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
11
illi
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ille
Transliteration
illi
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
4947
fieret
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
fio
Transliteration
fieret
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
449
in
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
in
Transliteration
in
Morphology
GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
Gloss
in
Part of Speech
preposition
Definition
in, into, among, on
Etymology
Latin preposition used with ablative for location or with accusative for motion.
Occurrences
22264
Asia
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
Asia
Transliteration
Asia
Morphology
GreLa POS: proper noun
Occurrences
24
festinabat
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
festino
Transliteration
festinabat
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
84
enim
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
enim
Transliteration
enim
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Occurrences
2392
si
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
si
Transliteration
si
Morphology
GreLa POS: subordinating conjunction
Occurrences
1970
possibile
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
possibile
Morphology
GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences
8
sibi
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
sui
Transliteration
sibi
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
1317
esset
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
sum
Transliteration
esset
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
20614
ut
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ut
Transliteration
ut
Morphology
GreLa POS: subordinating conjunction
Occurrences
4533
diem
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
dies
Transliteration
diem
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
2559
pentecosten
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
pentecosten
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
4
faceret
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
facio
Transliteration
faceret
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
4719
Hierosolymis
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
Hierosolymis
Morphology
GreLa POS: proper noun
Occurrences
852

Ranked cross references

Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.

Acts 2:1

Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place.

6 relevance votes

Acts 19:21

Now after these things had ended, Paul determined in the Spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.”

4 relevance votes

Acts 20:6

We sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and came to them at Troas in five days, where we stayed seven days.

3 relevance votes

Acts 21:4

Having found disciples, we stayed there seven days. These said to Paul through the Spirit that he should not go up to Jerusalem.

2 relevance votes

Exodus 34:22

“You shall observe the feast of weeks with the first fruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of harvest at the year’s end.

2 relevance votes

Acts 20:22

Now, behold, I go bound by the Spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there;

2 relevance votes

Acts 18:21

but taking his leave of them, he said, “I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem, but I will return again to you if God wills.” Then he set sail from Ephesus.

2 relevance votes

Acts 24:17

Now after some years, I came to bring gifts for the needy to my nation, and offerings;

2 relevance votes

Acts 18:19

He came to Ephesus, and he left them there; but he himself entered into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.

2 relevance votes

Acts 20:13

But we, going ahead to the ship, set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there; for he had so arranged, intending himself to go by land.

2 relevance votes

Acts 12:13

When Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.

1 relevance votes
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