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Acts 18:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And
de (Greek #1161)
but, and, etc.
KJV usage: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
Pronounce: deh
Origin: a primary particle (adversative or continuative)
he reasoned
dialegomai (Greek #1256)
to say thoroughly, i.e. discuss (in argument or exhortation)
KJV usage: dispute, preach (unto), reason (with), speak.
Pronounce: dee-al-eg'-om-ahee
Origin: middle voice from 1223 and 3004
in
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
thec synagogue
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
sunagoge (Greek #4864)
an assemblage of persons; specially, a Jewish "synagogue" (the meeting or the place); by analogy, a Christian church
KJV usage: assembly, congregation, synagogue.
Pronounce: soon-ag-o-gay'
Origin: from (the reduplicated form of) 4863
every
kata (Greek #2596)
(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)
KJV usage: about, according as (to), after, against, (when they were) X alone, among, and, X apart, (even, like) as (concerning, pertaining to touching), X aside, at, before, beyond, by, to the charge of, (charita-)bly, concerning, + covered, (dai-)ly, down, every, (+ far more) exceeding, X more excellent, for, from ... to, godly, in(-asmuch, divers, every, -to, respect of), ... by, after the manner of, + by any means, beyond (out of) measure, X mightily, more, X natural, of (up-)on (X part), out (of every), over against, (+ your) X own, + particularly, so, through(-oughout, -oughout every), thus, (un-)to(-gether, -ward), X uttermost, where(-by), with. In composition it retains many of these applications, and frequently denotes opposition, distribution, or intensity.
Pronounce: kat-ah'
Origin: a primary particle
pas (Greek #3956)
apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole
KJV usage: all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.
Pronounce: pas
Origin: including all the forms of declension
sabbath
sabbaton (Greek #4521)
the Sabbath (i.e. Shabbath), or day of weekly repose from secular avocations (also the observance or institution itself); by extension, a se'nnight, i.e. the interval between two Sabbaths; likewise the plural in all the above applications
KJV usage: sabbath (day), week.
Pronounce: sab'-bat-on
Origin: of Hebrew origin (07676)
, and
te (Greek #5037)
both or also (properly, as correlation of 2532)
KJV usage: also, and, both, even, then, whether. Often used in composition, usually as the latter participle.
Pronounce: teh
Origin: a primary particle (enclitic) of connection or addition
persuaded
peitho (Greek #3982)
to convince (by argument, true or false); by analogy, to pacify or conciliate (by other fair means); reflexively or passively, to assent (to evidence or authority), to rely (by inward certainty)
KJV usage: agree, assure, believe, have confidence, be (wax) conflent, make friend, obey, persuade, trust, yield.
Pronounce: pi'-tho
Origin: a primary verb
the Jews
Ioudaios (Greek #2453)
Judaean, i.e. belonging to Jehudah
KJV usage: Jew(-ess), of Judaea.
Pronounce: ee-oo-dah'-yos
Origin: from 2448 (in the sense of 2455 as a country)
and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
the Greeks
Hellen (Greek #1672)
a Hellen (Grecian) or inhabitant of Hellas; by extension a Greek-speaking person, especially a non-Jew
KJV usage: Gentile, Greek.
Pronounce: hel'-lane
Origin: from 1671
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Acts 17:2• 2And Paul, as his custom was, went in among them, and on three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the scriptures; (Acts 17:2)

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Greek (έλλην),
Jew,
Sabbath,
Sanhedrin; Sanhedrim,
Synagogue

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Ministry on This Verse

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Acts 13:14‑52• 14But they passing through from Perga came unto Antioch of Pisidia, and having gone into the synagogue on the Sabbath-day, sat down.
 15And after the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Brethren if ye have any word of exhortation for the people speak.
 16And Paul stood up and beckoning with the hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, hear.
 17The God of this people chose out our fathers and exalted the people in their sojourn in [the] land of Egypt, and with a high arm brought them out of it;
 18and for a time of about forty years bore them nurse-like in the desert;
 19and when he had destroyed seven nations in [the] land of Canaan, he gave them their land for an inheritance in about four hundred and fifty years.
 20And after these things he gave judges until Samuel the prophet;
 21and then they asked for a king; and God gave them Saul, the son of Kish, a man of [the] tribe of Benjamin for forty years.
 22And having removed him, he raised up for them David as king, to whom also bearing witness, he said, I found David, son of Jesse, a man according to my heart, who shall do all my will.
 23From his seed, according to promise, did God bring to Israel a Saviour Jesus
 24when John had preached before his entrance a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
 25And as John was fulfilling his course, he said, What suppose ye that I am? I am not [he], but behold, there cometh one after me the sandal of whose feet I am not worthy to loose.
 26Brethren sons of Abraham's race, and those among you that fear God, to us was the word of this salvation sent forth.
 27For the dwellers in Jerusalem and their rulers, having ignored him and the voices of the prophets that are read on every Sabbath, fulfilled [them] by judging [him].
 28And though they found no cause of death, they besought Pilate that he might be slain.
 29And when they fulfilled all things written about him, they took [him] down from the tree and put [him] into a tomb;
 30but God raised him from [the] dead,
 31and he appeared for many days to those that came up with him from Galilee unto Jerusalem, the which are now his witnesses unto the people.
 32And we declare to you the good news of the promise made to the fathers,
 33that God hath fulfilled this to us their children having raised up Jesus; as also in the second psalm it is written, Thou art my Son: this day have I begotten thee.
 34But that he raised him from [the] dead, no more to return unto corruption, he hath spoken thus, I will give you the faithful mercies of David;
 35wherefore also in another [psalm] he saith, Thou wilt not suffer thy holy one to see corruption.
 36For David, having in his own generation served the counsel of God fell asleep, and was added to his fathers, and saw corruption.
 37But he whom God raised up saw no corruption.
 38Be it known to you therefore [men-] brethren, that through this [Man] remission of sins is preached to you;
 39and from all things from which ye could not in Moses' law be justified, in him every one that believeth is justified.
 40See therefore that what is spoken of in the prophets come not on you.
 41Behold, ye despisers, and wonder and perish; for I work a work in your days, a work which ye will in no wise believe if one declare it to you.
 42And as they were going out, they kept beseeching that these words might be spoken to them on the following Sabbath.
 43Now when the synagogue broke up, many of the Jews and of the worshipping proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas who speaking unto them persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.
 44And on the next Sabbath almost all the city was gathered together to hear the word of God.
 45But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and contradicted the things spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.
 46And Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and said, For you it was necessary that the word of God should be first spoken; but since ye thrust it from you and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, lo, we turn unto the Gentiles.
 47For thus hath the Lord enjoined us, I have set thee for a light of Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the uttermost parts of the earth.
 48And the Gentiles on hearing rejoiced, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained unto life eternal believed.
 49And the word of the Lord was carried abroad through the whole country.
 50But the Jews excited the women of rank that worshipped, and the chiefs of the city, and stirred up a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and sent them out of their borders.
 51But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came to Iconium.
 52And the disciples were filled with joy and [the] Holy Spirit. (Acts 13:14‑52)
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Acts 14:1• 1And it came to pass in Iconium that they entered together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake that a great multitude of both Jews and Greeks believed. (Acts 14:1)
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Acts 17:1‑3,11,17• 1Now when they had journeyed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was the synagogue of the Jews.
 2And Paul, as his custom was, went in among them, and on three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the scriptures;
 3opening and alleging that the Christ must suffer, and rise again from [the] dead, and that this Jesus whom I announce to you is the Christ.
 11Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, being such as received the word with all readiness of mind, day by day examining the scriptures whether these things were so.
 17He reasoned therefore in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout, and in the market place every day with those that turned up. (Acts 17:1‑3,11,17)
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Acts 19:8• 8And entering into the synagogue he spoke boldly for three months, discoursing and persuading the things concerning the kingdom of God. (Acts 19:8)
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Luke 4:16• 16{i}And{/i} he came to Nazareth, where he was brought up: and he entered, according to his custom, into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read. (Luke 4:16)
persuaded.
Acts 18:13• 13saying, This [man] persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law. (Acts 18:13)
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Acts 13:43• 43Now when the synagogue broke up, many of the Jews and of the worshipping proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas who speaking unto them persuaded them to continue in the grace of God. (Acts 13:43)
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Acts 19:26• 26And ye behold and hear that this Paul hath persuaded and turned away a considerable crowd, not only of Ephesus, but of almost all Asia, saying that they are no gods that are made by hands. (Acts 19:26)
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Acts 26:28• 28And Agrippa [said] unto Paul, With little [pains] thou art persuading a to make me a Christian. (Acts 26:28)
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Acts 28:23• 23And having appointed him a day, many came unto him into the lodging, to whom he expounded, testifying the kingdom of God, and persuading them concerning Jesus, from both the law of Moses and the prophets, from morning till evening. (Acts 28:23)
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Gen. 9:27•  (Gen. 9:27)
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2 Chron. 32:11•  (2 Chron. 32:11)
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Luke 16:31• 31And he said to him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, not even if one rise from among [the] dead will they be persuaded. (Luke 16:31)
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2 Cor. 5:11• 11Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord we persuade men; but we have been manifested to God, and I hope also to have been manifested in your consciences. (2 Cor. 5:11)
• We may gather assuredly that the testimony of the O. T. was the ample groundwork on which he appealed to his hearers, who were not exclusively Jews; for we are expressly told that (not Hellenists but) Greeks were the objects of his habitual persuasion. If they were not proselytes, they must have been men whom the licentious excess of heathenism drove there. (“Acts 18:1-4” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded Jews and Greeks.

W. Kelly Translation

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And he was discoursinga in the synagogue every Sabbath, and persuading Jews and Greeks.

WK Translation Notes

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The same word means either "discoursing" in general, or in particular "reasoning," or even "disputing," as in {vi 24573}{/vi}; {vi 27526;27782}{/vi}; {vi 30682}{/vi}. Here as in chapter 20:7,9; {vi 30218}{/vi}, the more general force seems preferable; in others "reasoning" may be right as between the extremes. Context alone can decide.