Acts 24:17
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
After several years, then, I returned to Jerusalem to bring alms to my people and to present offerings.

Young's Literal Translation
‘And after many years I came, about to do kind acts to my nation, and offerings,

King James Bible
Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.

Greek
After
Δι’ (Di’)
Preposition
Strong's 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.

several
πλειόνων (pleionōn)
Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural - Comparative
Strong's 4119: Or neuter pleion, or pleon comparative of polus; more in quantity, number, or quality; also the major portion.

years,
ἐτῶν (etōn)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural
Strong's 2094: A year. Apparently a primary word; a year.

then,
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

I returned [ to Jerusalem ]
παρεγενόμην (paregenomēn)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 3854: From para and ginomai; to become near, i.e. Approach; by implication, to appear publicly.

to bring
ποιήσων (poiēsōn)
Verb - Future Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
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.

alms
ἐλεημοσύνας (eleēmosynas)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's 1654: Abstr: alms-giving, charity; concr: alms, charity. From eleos; compassionateness, i.e. beneficence, or a benefaction.

to
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

my
μου (mou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

people
ἔθνος (ethnos)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's 1484: Probably from etho; a race, i.e. A tribe; specially, a foreign one.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

to present offerings.
προσφοράς (prosphoras)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's 4376: An offering, sacrifice. From prosphero; presentation; concretely, an oblation or sacrifice.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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