Acts
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Verse 5
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Acts 23

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5 Paul said, “I didn’t know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’”

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Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Acts 23:5. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.

Panels 4
Word Entries 72
Editorial Notes 0
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Greek Textus Receptus Greek · Greek New Testament · Public Domain

Coverage: New Testament

Greek New Testament source layer with imported morphology.

Ἔφη τε ὁ Παῦλος, Οὐκ ᾔδειν, ἀδελφοί, ὅτι ἐστὶν ἀρχιερεύς· γέγραπται γάρ, Ἄρχοντα τοῦ λαοῦ σου οὐκ ἐρεῖς κακῶς.

19 word entries
Ἔφη
Lemma
efh
Transliteration
efh
Morphology
Greek: verb imperfect active indicative singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
G5346
Occurrences
39
τε
Lemma
te
Transliteration
te
Morphology
Greek: particle
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
G5037
Occurrences
214
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
Οὐκ
Lemma
ouk
Transliteration
ouk
Morphology
Greek: particle nominative
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
G3756
Occurrences
840
ᾔδειν
Lemma
hdein
Transliteration
hdein
Morphology
Greek: verb second pluperfect active indicative singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
G1492
Occurrences
5
ἀδελφοί
Lemma
adelfoi
Transliteration
adelfoi
Morphology
Greek: noun vocative plural masculine
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
G80
Occurrences
149
ὅτι
Lemma
oti
Transliteration
oti
Morphology
Greek: conjunction
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
G3754
Occurrences
1293
ἐστὶν
Lemma
estin
Transliteration
estin
Morphology
Greek: verb present active indicative singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
G1510
Occurrences
927
ἀρχιερεύς
Transliteration
arciereuv
Morphology
Greek: noun nominative singular masculine
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
G749
Occurrences
28
γέγραπται
Transliteration
gegraptai
Morphology
Greek: verb perfect passive indicative singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
G1125
Occurrences
67
γάρ
Lemma
gar
Transliteration
gar
Morphology
Greek: conjunction
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
G1063
Occurrences
1068
Ἄρχοντα
Lemma
arconta
Transliteration
arconta
Morphology
Greek: noun accusative singular masculine
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
G758
Occurrences
6
τοῦ
Lemma
tou
Transliteration
tou
Morphology
Greek: article genitive singular masculine
Part of Speech
article
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
2611
λαοῦ
Lemma
laou
Transliteration
laou
Morphology
Greek: noun genitive singular masculine
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
G2992
Occurrences
38
σου
Lemma
sou
Transliteration
sou
Morphology
Greek: personal pronoun
Part of Speech
personal pronoun
Strong's
G4771
Occurrences
498
οὐκ
Lemma
ouk
Transliteration
ouk
Morphology
Greek: particle nominative
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
G3756
Occurrences
840
ἐρεῖς
Lemma
ereiv
Transliteration
ereiv
Morphology
Greek: verb future active indicative singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
G2046
Occurrences
7
κακῶς
Lemma
kakwv
Transliteration
kakwv
Morphology
Greek: adverb
Part of Speech
adverb
Strong's
G2560
Occurrences
16
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.

ἔφη τε ὁ Παῦλος, οὐκ ᾔδειν, ἀδελφοί, ὅτι ἐστὶν ἀρχιερεύς· γέγραπται γὰρ ὅτι ἄρχοντα τοῦ λαοῦ σου οὐκ ἐρεῖς κακῶς.

20 word entries
ἔφη
Morphology
V-IAI-3S
Part of Speech
V
Strong's
G5346
Occurrences
68
τε
Lemma
τέ
Morphology
PRT
Part of Speech
PRT
Strong's
G5037
Occurrences
214
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
οὐκ
Lemma
οὐ
Morphology
PRT-N
Part of Speech
PRT
Strong's
G3756
Occurrences
1626
ᾔδειν,
Morphology
V-2LAI-1S
Part of Speech
V
Strong's
G1492
Occurrences
317
ἀδελφοί,
Morphology
N-VPM
Part of Speech
N
Strong's
G0080
Occurrences
343
ὅτι
Lemma
ὅτι
Morphology
CONJ
Part of Speech
CONJ
Strong's
G3754
Occurrences
1299
ἐστὶν
Morphology
V-PAI-3S
Part of Speech
verb
Definition
To be or exist.
Strong's
G1510
Occurrences
2459
ἀρχιερεύς·
Morphology
N-NSM
Part of Speech
N
Strong's
G0749
Occurrences
121
γέγραπται
Morphology
V-RPI-3S
Part of Speech
V
Strong's
G1125
Occurrences
190
γὰρ
Lemma
γάρ
Morphology
CONJ
Part of Speech
CONJ
Strong's
G1063
Occurrences
1036
ὅτι
Lemma
ὅτι
Morphology
CONJ
Part of Speech
CONJ
Strong's
G3754
Occurrences
1299
ἄρχοντα
Morphology
N-ASM
Part of Speech
N
Strong's
G0758
Occurrences
37
τοῦ
Lemma
Morphology
T-GSM
Part of Speech
article
Definition
Greek definite article.
Strong's
G3588
Occurrences
19763
λαοῦ
Morphology
N-GSM
Part of Speech
N
Strong's
G2992
Occurrences
143
σου
Lemma
σύ
Morphology
P-2GS
Part of Speech
P
Strong's
G4771
Occurrences
1070
οὐκ
Lemma
οὐ
Morphology
PRT-N
Part of Speech
PRT
Strong's
G3756
Occurrences
1626
ἐρεῖς
Morphology
V-FAI-2S
Part of Speech
V
Strong's
G2046
Occurrences
96
κακῶς.
Morphology
ADV
Part of Speech
ADV
Strong's
G2560
Occurrences
16
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.

ܐܡܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܦܘܠܘܣ ܠܐ ܝܕܥ ܗܘܝܬ ܐܚܝ ܕܟܗܢܐ ܗܘ ܟܬܝܒ ܗܘ ܓܝܪ ܕܠܪܫܐ ܕܥܡܟ ܠܐ ܬܠܘܛ

16 word entries
ܐܡܪ
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
ܐܡܪ
Transliteration
emar
Morphology
verb root/form
Gloss
said, spoke
Occurrences
885
ܠܗܘܢ
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
lhwn
Morphology
possible masculine plural or verbal/pronominal ending; possible prefixed preposition l-
Occurrences
830
ܦܘܠܘܣ
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
pwlws
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
110
ܠܐ
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
ܠܐ
Transliteration
la
Morphology
negative particle
Gloss
not
Occurrences
1681
ܝܕܥ
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
ܝܕܥ
Transliteration
yd'
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
186
ܗܘܝܬ
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
hwyt
Morphology
possible feminine singular, construct, or verbal ending
Occurrences
162
ܐܚܝ
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
ܐܚܝ
Transliteration
'hy
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
116
ܕܟܗܢܐ
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
dkhn'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
2
ܗܘ
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
ܗܘ
Transliteration
hu
Morphology
pronoun/copula, masculine singular
Gloss
he, it, is
Occurrences
1648
ܟܬܝܒ
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
ktyb
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
40
ܗܘ
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
ܗܘ
Transliteration
hu
Morphology
pronoun/copula, masculine singular
Gloss
he, it, is
Occurrences
1648
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
ܕܠܪܫܐ
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
dlrsh'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
2
ܕܥܡܟ
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
d'mk
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
2
ܠܐ
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
ܠܐ
Transliteration
la
Morphology
negative particle
Gloss
not
Occurrences
1681
ܬܠܘܛ
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
tlwt
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
1
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.

Dixit autem Paulus: Nesciebam, fratres, quia princeps est sacerdotum. Scriptum est enim: Principem populi tui non maledices.

17 word entries
dixit
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
dico
Transliteration
dixit
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
6477
autem
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
autem
Transliteration
autem
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Occurrences
5069
Paulus
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
Paulus
Transliteration
Paulus
Morphology
GreLa POS: proper noun
Occurrences
158
nesciebam
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
nescio
Transliteration
nesciebam
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
181
fratres
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
frater
Transliteration
fratres
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
1060
quia
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
quia
Transliteration
quia
Morphology
GreLa POS: subordinating conjunction
Occurrences
2543
princeps
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
princeps
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
830
est
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
sum
Transliteration
est
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
20614
sacerdotum
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
sacerdotum
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
777
scriptum
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
scribo
Transliteration
scriptum
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
451
est
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
sum
Transliteration
est
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
20614
enim
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
enim
Transliteration
enim
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Occurrences
2392
principem
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
principem
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
830
populi
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
populus
Transliteration
populi
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
2030
tui
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
tuus
Transliteration
tui
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
5615
non
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
non
Transliteration
non
Morphology
GreLa POS: adverb
Occurrences
7320
maledices
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
maledices
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
142

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

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