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Acts 18:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And
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
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)
when
hos (Greek #5613)
which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows)
KJV usage: about, after (that), (according) as (it had been, it were), as soon (as), even as (like), for, how (greatly), like (as, unto), since, so (that), that, to wit, unto, when(-soever), while, X with all speed.
Pronounce: hoce
Origin: probably adverb of comparative from 3739
Silas
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
Silas (Greek #4609)
Silas, a Christian
KJV usage: Silas.
Pronounce: see'-las
Origin: contraction for 4610
d 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
Timotheus
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
Timotheos (Greek #5095)
dear to God; Timotheus, a Christian
KJV usage: Timotheus, Timothy.
Pronounce: tee-moth'-eh-os
Origin: from 5092 and 2316
were come
katerchomai (Greek #2718)
to come (or go) down (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: come (down), depart, descend, go down, land.
Pronounce: kat-er'-khom-ahee
Origin: from 2596 and 2064 (including its alternate)
from
apo (Greek #575)
"off," i.e. away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
KJV usage: (X here-)after, ago, at, because of, before, by (the space of), for(-th), from, in, (out) of, off, (up-)on(-ce), since, with. In composition (as a prefix) it usually denotes separation, departure, cessation, completion, reversal, etc.
Pronounce: apo'
Origin: a primary particle
Macedonia
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
Makedonia (Greek #3109)
Macedonia, a region of Greece
KJV usage: Macedonia.
Pronounce: mak-ed-on-ee'-ah
Origin: from 3110
, Paul
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
Paulos (Greek #3972)
(little; but remotely from a derivative of 3973, meaning the same); Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle
KJV usage: Paul, Paulus.
Pronounce: pow'-los
Origin: of Latin origin
was pressed
sunecho (Greek #4912)
to hold together, i.e. to compress (the ears, with a crowd or siege) or arrest (a prisoner); figuratively, to compel, perplex, afflict, preoccupy
KJV usage: constrain, hold, keep in, press, lie sick of, stop, be in a strait, straiten, be taken with, throng.
Pronounce: soon-ekh'-o
Origin: from 4862 and 2192
in the spirit
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
pneuma (Greek #4151)
a current of air, i.e. breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e. (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit
KJV usage: ghost, life, spirit(-ual, -ually), mind. Compare 5590.
Pronounce: pnyoo'-mah
Origin: from 4154
, and testified
diamarturomai (Greek #1263)
to attest or protest earnestly, or (by implication) hortatively
KJV usage: charge, testify (unto), witness.
Pronounce: dee-am-ar-too'-rom-ahee
Origin: from 1223 and 3140
to 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)
that Jesus
Iesous (Greek #2424)
Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
KJV usage: Jesus.
Pronounce: ee-ay-sooce'
Origin: of Hebrew origin (03091)
ηwas Christ
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
Christos (Greek #5547)
anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
KJV usage: Christ.
Pronounce: khris-tos'
Origin: from 5548
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Acts 17:14‑15• 14And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as to the sea; but Silas and Timotheus abode there.
 15But they that conducted Paul brought him as far as Athens; and, having received a commandment to Silas and Timotheus, that they should come to him as quickly as possible, they departed. (Acts 17:14‑15)
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or, is the Christ.

More on:

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Christ,
Jew,
Macedonia,
Paul,
Sanhedrin; Sanhedrim,
Silas,
Spirit,
The Lord Jesus,
Timotheus; Timothy

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Silas.
Acts 17:14‑15• 14And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go as to the sea; but Silas and Timotheus abode there.
 15But they that conducted Paul brought him as far as Athens; and, having received a commandment to Silas and Timotheus, that they should come to him as quickly as possible, they departed. (Acts 17:14‑15)
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1 Thess. 3:2• 2and sent Timotheus, our brother and fellow-workman under God in the glad tidings of Christ, to confirm you and encourage you concerning your faith, (1 Thess. 3:2)
was.
Acts 4:20• 20for as for us *we* cannot refrain from speaking of the things which we have seen and heard. (Acts 4:20)
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Acts 17:16• 16But in Athens, while Paul was waiting for them, his spirit was painfully excited in him seeing the city given up to idolatry. (Acts 17:16)
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Job 32:18‑20• 18For I am full of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me.
 19Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no vent; like new flasks, it is ready to burst.
 20I will speak, that I may find relief; I will open my lips and answer. (Job 32:18‑20)
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Jer. 6:11• 11And I am full of the fury of Jehovah, I am weary with holding in. Pour it out upon the children in the street, and upon the assembly of young men together: for even the husband with the wife shall be taken; the aged with him that is full of days. (Jer. 6:11)
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Jer. 20:9• 9And I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name: but it was in my heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones; and I became wearied with holding in, and I could not. (Jer. 20:9)
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Ezek. 3:14• 14And the Spirit lifted me up, and took me away; and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit, and the hand of Jehovah was strong upon me. (Ezek. 3:14)
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Mic. 3:8• 8But truly I am filled with power by the Spirit of Jehovah, and with judgment and with might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin. (Mic. 3:8)
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Luke 12:50• 50But I have a baptism to be baptised with, and how am I straitened until it shall have been accomplished! (Luke 12:50)
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2 Cor. 5:14• 14For the love of the Christ constrains us, having judged this: that one died for all, then all have died; (2 Cor. 5:14)
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Phil. 1:23• 23But I am pressed by both, having the desire for departure and being with Christ, for it is very much better, (Phil. 1:23)
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Phil. 1•  (Phil. 1)
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and testified.
Acts 18:28• 28For he with great force convinced the Jews publicly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was the Christ. (Acts 18:28)
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Acts 2:36• 36Let the whole house of Israel therefore know assuredly that God has made him, this Jesus whom *ye* have crucified, both Lord and Christ. (Acts 2:36)
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Acts 9:22• 22But Saul increased the more in power, and confounded the Jews who dwelt in Damascus, proving that this is the Christ. (Acts 9:22)
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Acts 10:42• 42And he commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that *he* it is who was determinately appointed of God to be judge of living and dead. (Acts 10:42)
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Acts 17:3• 3opening and laying down that the Christ must have suffered and risen up from among the dead, and that this is the Christ, Jesus whom *I* announce to you. (Acts 17:3)
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Acts 20:21• 21testifying to both Jews and Greeks repentance towards God, and faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ. (Acts 20:21)
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John 15:27• 27and ye too bear witness, because ye are with me from the beginning. (John 15:27)
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1 Peter 5:12• 12By Silvanus, the faithful brother, as I suppose, I have written to you briefly; exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which ye stand. (1 Peter 5:12)
was Christ.
or, is the Christ.
Dan. 9:25‑26• 25Know therefore and understand: From the going forth of the word to restore and to build Jerusalem unto Messiah, the Prince, are seven weeks, and sixty-two weeks. The street and the moat shall be built again, even in troublous times.
 26And after the sixty-two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, and shall have nothing; and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with an overflow, and unto the end, war,--the desolations determined. (Dan. 9:25‑26)
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John 1:41• 41He first finds his own brother Simon, and says to him, We have found the Messias (which being interpreted is Christ). (John 1:41)
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John 3:28• 28Ye yourselves bear me witness that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am sent before him. (John 3:28)
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John 10:24• 24The Jews therefore surrounded him, and said to him, Until when dost thou hold our soul in suspense? If thou art the Christ, say so to us openly. (John 10:24)
• The Apostle was then occupied earnestly with the word when the two came down; and assuredly their joint labors with him were as cheering to his heart as the good report brought about his beloved Thessalonians. (“Acts 18:5-7” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And when both Silas and Timotheus came down from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in respect ofa the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Christb.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "earnestly occupied with." The Greek word is the same as "constrains," 2 Cor. 5.14.
b
Lit. "the Christ Jesus"; i.e. the Christ was really come, and that Jesus was he.

W. Kelly Translation

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And when both Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was engrossed witha the wordb testifying to the Jews that Jesus wasc the Christ.

WK Translation Notes

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a
Or, "constrained by."
b
T. R. has "was pressed in spirit" on quite inferior authorities.
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"Was" is read by the best witnesses.