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ἐκδιηγέομαι
ekdiēgeomai
G1555
G:V Greek

to tell in detail

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ekdiegeomai describes giving a detailed account, whether anticipated or carried out.

The two occurrences show detailed telling or reporting: Acts 13:41 anticipates that someone might recount a work, while Acts 15:3 describes men reporting the conversion of the Gentiles.

Senses in use

  1. Giving a detailed account · dominant

    In Acts 13:41, the present middle subjunctive occurs in the clause about a work that the hearers would not believe even if someone recounted it. In Acts 15:3, the present middle participle describes those traveling through Phoenicia and Samaria as reporting the conversion of the Gentiles; the APB renders the clauses "one tells it to you in detail" and "relating in detail the conversion of the Gentiles."

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with "tells it to you in detail" in Acts 13:41 and "relating in detail" in Acts 15:3. These are translation renderings of the clauses rather than definitions.

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