KJV: And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.
YLT: and immediately in the synagogues he was preaching the Christ, that he is the Son of God.
Darby: And straightway in the synagogues he preached Jesus that he is the Son of God.
ASV: And straightway in the synagogues he proclaimed Jesus, that he is the Son of God.
εὐθέως | immediately |
Parse: Adverb Root: εὐθέως Sense: straightway, immediately, forthwith. |
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συναγωγαῖς | synagogues |
Parse: Noun, Dative Feminine Plural Root: συναγωγή Sense: a bringing together, gathering (as of fruits), a contracting. |
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ἐκήρυσσεν | he began proclaiming |
Parse: Verb, Imperfect Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: κηρύσσω Sense: to be a herald, to officiate as a herald. |
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τὸν | - |
Parse: Article, Accusative Masculine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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Ἰησοῦν | Jesus |
Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Singular Root: Ἰησοῦς Sense: Joshua was the famous captain of the Israelites, Moses’ successor. |
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ὅτι | that |
Parse: Conjunction Root: ὅτι Sense: that, because, since. |
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Υἱὸς | Son |
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular Root: υἱός Sense: a son. |
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τοῦ | - |
Parse: Article, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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Θεοῦ | of God |
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: θεός Sense: a god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities. |
Greek Commentary for Acts 9:20
Imperfect indicative, inchoative, began to preach. Jesus, not Christ, is the correct text here. He did this first preaching in the Jewish synagogues, a habit of his life when possible, and following the example of Jesus. [source]
This is Paul‘s platform as a Christian preacher, one that he always occupied to the very end. It was a complete reversal of his previous position. Jesus had turned him completely around. It is the conclusion that Saul now drew from the vision of the Risen Christ and the message through Ananias. By “the Son of God” Saul means the Messiah of promise and hope, the Messianic sense of the Baptist (John 1:34) and of Nathanael (John 1:49) for Saul is now proclaiming his faith in Jesus in the very synagogues where he had meant to arrest those who professed their faith in him. Peter laid emphasis on the Resurrection of Jesus as a glorious fact and proclaimed Jesus as Lord and Christ. Paul boldly calls Jesus the Son of God with full acknowledgment of his deity from the very start. Thomas had come to this place slowly (John 20:28). Saul begins with this truth and never leaves it. With this faith he can shake the world. There is no power in any other preaching. [source]
The correct reading is Jesus, the individual or personal name of the Lord. Christ was not yet current as his personal name. Paul's object was to establish the identity of Jesus the Nazarene with the Messiah. [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Acts 9:20
Note the article. Not a proper name, but an appellative. See on Acts href="/desk/?q=ac+9:20&sr=1">Acts 9:20. [source]