KJV: And he departed thence, and entered into a certain man's house, named Justus, one that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue.
YLT: And having departed thence, he went to the house of a certain one, by name Justus, a worshipper of God, whose house was adjoining the synagogue,
Darby: And departing thence he came to the house of a certain man, by name Justus, who worshipped God, whose house adjoined the synagogue.
ASV: And he departed thence, and went into the house of a certain man named Titus Justus, one that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue.
μεταβὰς | having departed |
Parse: Verb, Aorist Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: μεταβαίνω Sense: to pass over from one place to another, to remove, depart. |
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ἐκεῖθεν | from there |
Parse: Adverb Root: ἐκεῖθεν Sense: thence, from that place. |
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εἰσῆλθεν | he came |
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: εἰσέρχομαι Sense: to go out or come in: to enter. |
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εἰς | to [the] |
Parse: Preposition Root: εἰς Sense: into, unto, to, towards, for, among. |
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οἰκίαν | house |
Parse: Noun, Accusative Feminine Singular Root: οἰκία Sense: a house. |
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τινὸς | of a certain one |
Parse: Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: τὶς Sense: a certain, a certain one. |
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ὀνόματι | named |
Parse: Noun, Dative Neuter Singular Root: ὄνομα Sense: name: univ. |
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Τιτίου | Titius |
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: Τίτος Sense: a Gentile Christian an Paul’s companion in some of his journeys. |
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Ἰούστου | Justus |
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: Ἰοῦστος Sense: a surname of Joseph, called Barsabas. |
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σεβομένου | worshiping |
Parse: Verb, Present Participle Middle or Passive, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: σέβω Sense: to revere, to worship. |
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τὸν | - |
Parse: Article, Accusative Masculine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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Θεόν | God |
Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Singular Root: θεός Sense: a god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities. |
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οὗ | of whom |
Parse: Personal / Relative Pronoun, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: ὅς Sense: who, which, what, that. |
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οἰκία | house |
Parse: Noun, Nominative Feminine Singular Root: οἰκία Sense: a house. |
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συνομοροῦσα | adjoining |
Parse: Verb, Present Participle Active, Nominative Feminine Singular Root: συνομορέω Sense: to border on, be contiguous to. |
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συναγωγῇ | synagogue |
Parse: Noun, Dative Feminine Singular Root: συναγωγή Sense: a bringing together, gathering (as of fruits), a contracting. |
Greek Commentary for Acts 18:7
So Aleph E Vulgate, while B has Τιτιαυ Ιουστου Titiau Ioustou while most MSS. have only Ιουστου Ioustou Evidently a Roman citizen and not Titus, brother of Luke, of Galatians 2:1. We had Barsabbas Justus (Acts 1:23) and Paul speaks of Jesus Justus (Corinthians Galatians 4:11). The Titii were a famous family of potters in Corinth. This Roman was a God-fearer whose house “joined hard to the synagogue” Periphrastic imperfect active of συνομορεω sunomoreō a late (Byzantine) word, here only in the N.T., followed by the associative instrumental case, from συνομορος sunomoros The lines are being drawn between the Christians and the Jews, drawn by the Jews themselves. [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Acts 18:7
Imperfect again, showing the growing disbelief and disobedience Late verb from κακολογος kakologos (speaker of evil) for the old κακως λεγω kakōs legō Already in Mark 7:10; Mark 9:39; Matthew 15:4. Now these Jews are aggressive opponents of Paul and seek to injure his influence with the crowd. Note “the Way” as in Acts 9:2 for Christianity. He departed from them Second aorist active participle of απιστημι aphistēmi made an “apostasy” (standing off, cleavage) as he did at Corinth (Acts 18:7, μεταβας metabas making a change). Separated the disciples (απωρισεν τους ματητας aphōrisen tous mathētas). First aorist active indicative of αποριζω aphorizō old verb to mark limits (horizon) as already in Acts 13:2. Paul himself was a spiritual Pharisee “separated” to Christ (Romans 1:1). The Jews regarded this withdrawal as apostasy, like separating the sheep from the goats (Matthew 25:32). Paul now made a separate church as he had done at Thessalonica and Corinth. In the school of Tyrannus Σχολη Scholē (our school) is an old word from σχειν schein (εχω echō) to hold on, leisure and then in later Greek (Plutarch, etc.) a place where there is leisure as here. Only this example in the N.T. This is the Greek notion of “school,” the Jewish being that of “yoke” as in Matthew 11:29. The name Tyrannus (our tyrant) is a common one. It is an inscription in the Columbarium of the Empress Livia as that of a physician in the court. Furneaux suggests the possibility that a relative of this physician was lecturing on medicine in Ephesus and so as a friend of Luke, the physician, would be glad to help Paul about a place to preach. It was probably a public building or lecture hall with this name whether hired by Paul or loaned to him. The pagan sophists often spoke in such halls. The Codex Bezae adds “from the fifth hour to the tenth” as the time allotted Paul for his work in this hall, which is quite possible, from just before midday till the close of the afternoon (from before the noon meal till two hours before sunset) each day. Here Paul had great freedom and a great hearing. As the church grows there will be other places of meeting as the church in the house of Aquila and Priscilla (1 Corinthians 16:19). [source]
Second aorist active participle of απιστημι aphistēmi made an “apostasy” (standing off, cleavage) as he did at Corinth (Acts 18:7, μεταβας metabas making a change). Separated the disciples (απωρισεν τους ματητας aphōrisen tous mathētas). First aorist active indicative of αποριζω aphorizō old verb to mark limits (horizon) as already in Acts 13:2. Paul himself was a spiritual Pharisee “separated” to Christ (Romans 1:1). The Jews regarded this withdrawal as apostasy, like separating the sheep from the goats (Matthew 25:32). Paul now made a separate church as he had done at Thessalonica and Corinth. In the school of Tyrannus Σχολη Scholē (our school) is an old word from σχειν schein (εχω echō) to hold on, leisure and then in later Greek (Plutarch, etc.) a place where there is leisure as here. Only this example in the N.T. This is the Greek notion of “school,” the Jewish being that of “yoke” as in Matthew 11:29. The name Tyrannus (our tyrant) is a common one. It is an inscription in the Columbarium of the Empress Livia as that of a physician in the court. Furneaux suggests the possibility that a relative of this physician was lecturing on medicine in Ephesus and so as a friend of Luke, the physician, would be glad to help Paul about a place to preach. It was probably a public building or lecture hall with this name whether hired by Paul or loaned to him. The pagan sophists often spoke in such halls. The Codex Bezae adds “from the fifth hour to the tenth” as the time allotted Paul for his work in this hall, which is quite possible, from just before midday till the close of the afternoon (from before the noon meal till two hours before sunset) each day. Here Paul had great freedom and a great hearing. As the church grows there will be other places of meeting as the church in the house of Aquila and Priscilla (1 Corinthians 16:19). [source]
Another illustration of the frequency of the name Jesus (Joshua). The surname Justus is the Latin Justus for the Greek Δικαιος Dikaios and the Hebrew Zadok and very common as a surname among the Jews. The name appears for two others in the N.T. (Acts 1:23; Acts 18:7). [source]