Acts 16:21
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
by promoting customs that are unlawful for us Romans to adopt or practice.

Young's Literal Translation
and they proclaim customs that are not lawful for us to receive nor to do, being Romans.’

King James Bible
And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to observe, being Romans.

Greek
[by]
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

promoting
καταγγέλλουσιν (katangellousin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 2605: To declare openly, proclaim, preach, laud, celebrate. From kata and the base of aggelos; to proclaim, promulgate.

customs
ἔθη (ethē)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's 1485: A custom, habit; an institute, rite. From etho; a usage.

that
(ha)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that.

are unlawful
ἔξεστιν (exestin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1832: It is permitted, lawful, possible.

for us
ἡμῖν (hēmin)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

Romans
Ῥωμαίοις (Rhōmaiois)
Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural
Strong's 4514: Roman; subst: a Roman citizen. From Rhome; Romaean, i.e. Roman.

to adopt
παραδέχεσθαι (paradechesthai)
Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive
Strong's 3858: To receive, accept, acknowledge. From para and dechomai; to accept near, i.e. Admit or delight in.

[or]
οὐδὲ (oude)
Conjunction
Strong's 3761: Neither, nor, not even, and not. From ou and de; not however, i.e. Neither, nor, not even.

practice.”
ποιεῖν (poiein)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's 4160: (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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