Acts 15:32
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Judas and Silas, who themselves were prophets, said much to encourage and strengthen the brothers.

Young's Literal Translation
Judas also and Silas, being themselves also prophets, through much discourse did exhort the brethren, and confirm,

King James Bible
And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed [them].

Greek
Judas
Ἰούδας (Ioudas)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2455: Of Hebrew origin; Judas, the name of ten Israelites; also of the posterity of one of them and its region.

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

Silas,
Σιλᾶς (Silas)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4609: Silas, a pet-form of the name Silvanus; a Roman citizen and a helper of Paul. Contraction for Silouanos; Silas, a Christian.

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

themselves
αὐτοὶ (autoi)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
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.

were
ὄντες (ontes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

prophets,
προφῆται (prophētai)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 4396: From a compound of pro and phemi; a foreteller; by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet.

said much
διὰ (dia)
Preposition
Strong's 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.

to encourage
παρεκάλεσαν (parekalesan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 3870: From para and kaleo; to call near, i.e. Invite, invoke.

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

strengthen
ἐπεστήριξαν (epestērixan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 1991: To prop up, uphold, support, confirm, make stronger. From epi and sterizo; to support further, i.e. Reestablish.

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.

brothers.
ἀδελφοὺς (adelphous)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 80: A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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