Acts 9:29
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
He talked and debated with the Grecian Jews, but they tried to kill him.

Young's Literal Translation
and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, he was both speaking and disputing with the Hellenists, and they were taking in hand to kill him,

King James Bible
And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.

Greek
He talked
ἐλάλει (elalei)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2980: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.

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

debated
συνεζήτει (synezētei)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 4802: To seek together, discuss, dispute. From sun and zeteo; to investigate jointly, i.e. Discuss, controvert, cavil.

with
πρὸς (pros)
Preposition
Strong's 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.

the
τοὺς (tous)
Article - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Grecian Jews,
Ἑλληνιστάς (Hellēnistas)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 1675: From a derivative of Hellen; a Hellenist or Greek-speaking Jew.

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

they tried
ἐπεχείρουν (epecheiroun)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 2021: To take in hand, attempt. From epi and cheir; to put the hand upon, i.e. Undertake.

to kill
ἀνελεῖν (anelein)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's 337: From ana and haireomai; to take up, i.e. Adopt; by implication, to take away, i.e. Abolish, murder.

him.
αὐτόν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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