Acts 28:21
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Judea concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came shewed or spake any harm of thee.”
περί
properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period)
πονηρός
evil.
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πονηρός
Evil, wicked, bad. Poneros. Deliver us from the evil one. The evil one has a name but no ultimate power. He operates only within the limits God permits. His defeat is certain.
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παραγίνομαι
having arrived
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παραγίνομαι
To come beside, to arrive, to appear. When he came to himself he said how many of my father's hired servants have food to spare. Coming to yourself is the first step home.
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δέχομαι
received
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δέχομαι
To receive, to welcome, to accept. He came to His own and His own did not receive Him. But to all who received Him He gave the right to become children of God.
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λαλέω
he said
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λαλέω
To speak, to talk, to utter. He spoke and it was done. The word of God is not silent. It is always speaking.
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γράμμα
letters
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γράμμα
a writing, i.e. a letter, note, epistle, book, etc.; plural learning
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Ἰουδαία
Judea,
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Ἰουδαία
the Judæan land (i.e. Judæa), a region of Palestine
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οὔτε
neither
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οὔτε
not too, i.e. neither or nor; by analogy, not even
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ἔπω
they said;
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ἔπω
to speak or say (by word or writing)
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τὶς
any
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τὶς
some or any person or object
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