Acts 8:3
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Berean Study Bible
But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.

Young's Literal Translation
and Saul was making havoc of the assembly, into every house entering, and haling men and women, was giving them up to prison;

King James Bible
As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into {5734} every house, and haling men and women committed [them] to prison.

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

Saul
Σαῦλος (Saulos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4569: Saul, the apostle. Of Hebrew origin, the same as Saoul; Saulus, the Jewish name of Paul.

began to destroy
ἐλυμαίνετο (elymaineto)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 3075: To outrage, maltreat, corrupt, defile. Middle voice from a probably derivative of luo; properly, to soil, i.e. insult.

the
τὴν (tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

church.
ἐκκλησίαν (ekklēsian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1577: From a compound of ek and a derivative of kaleo; a calling out, i.e. a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation.

Going
εἰσπορευόμενος (eisporeuomenos)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1531: To journey in(to), I go in(to), enter, intervene. From eis and poreuomai; to enter.

from house to house,
κατὰ (kata)
Preposition
Strong's 2596: A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).

he dragged off
σύρων (syrōn)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4951: To draw, drag, force away. Probably akin to haireomai; to trail.

men
ἄνδρας (andras)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 435: A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man.

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

women
γυναῖκας (gynaikas)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's 1135: A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.

[and] put [them]
παρεδίδου (paredidou)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 3860: From para and didomi; to surrender, i.e yield up, intrust, transmit.

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

prison.
φυλακήν (phylakēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 5438: From phulasso; a guarding or, the act, the person; figuratively, the place, the condition, or, the time, literally or figuratively.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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