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← Acts 4 · ← verse 24 · verse 26 →

Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things? (KJV)

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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.

ὁhowho

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (T-NSM)

Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Acts 4:25 word 1

τοῦtouof the

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (T-GSM)

Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT

Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Acts 4:25 word 2

πατρὸςpatrosfather

Lemma: πατήρ (patēr) · Strong's: G3962

Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (N-GSM)

Meaning: father — πατήρ, πατρός, -τρί, τέρα, [in LXX chiefly and very frequently for אָב ; ] ; a father; 1. prop., ; (a) of the male parent: Mat.2:22, Luk.1:17, Jhn.4:53; anarth., Heb.12:7 (M, Pr., 82 f.); pl., of both parents (cl.),…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT

Used 420 times. Also: Matthew 2:22, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 4:21, Matthew 4:22, Matthew 5:16, Matthew 5:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3962; TFLSJ G3962; TAGNT Acts 4:25 word 3

ἡμῶνhēmōnof us

Lemma: μέ (me) · Strong's: G3165

Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Genitive · Plural (P-1GP)

Meaning: me — 1. apostrophe for με. ; 2. rarely for μοι, (Homer) (ML)

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT

Used 2026 times. Also: Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3165; TFLSJ G3165; TAGNT Acts 4:25 word 4

διὰdiathrough

Lemma: διά (dia) · Strong's: G1223

Parsing: Preposition (PREP)

Meaning: through/because of — διά (before a vowel δ᾽, exc. Rom.8:10, 2Co.5:7, and in (Proper name)s; Tdf., Pr., 94), ; prep. with genitive, accusative, as in cl.; 1. with genitive, through; (i) of Place, after verbs of motion or action: Mat.2:12…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 686 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:17, Matthew 2:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1223; TFLSJ G1223; TAGNT Acts 4:25 word 5

πνεύματοςpneumatos[the] Spirit

Lemma: πνεῦμα (pneuma) · Strong's: G4151G

Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Neuter (N-GSN)

Meaning: spirit/breath: spirit — πνεῦμα, -τος, τό, ; [in LXX chiefly and very frequently for רוּחַ ; ] ; 1. of air in motion; (a) wind: Jhn.3:8; pl., Heb.1:7 (LXX); (b) breath: π. ζωῆς, Rev.11:11; π. τοῦ στόματος, figuratively, 2Th.2:8 (cf. Ps 32…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT

Used 378 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 4:1, Matthew 5:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4151G; TFLSJ G4151G; TAGNT Acts 4:25 word 6

ἁγίουhagiouHoly

Lemma: ἅγιος (hagios) · Strong's: G0040G

Parsing: Adjective · Genitive · Singular · Neuter (A-GSN)

Meaning: holy — ἅγιος, -α, ον ; (τό ἅγός, religious awe; ἅζω, to venerate), [in LXX chiefly for קֹ֫דֶשׁ ; ] ; primarily, dedicated to the gods, sacred (Hdt.; rare in Att., never in Hom., Hes. and Trag., who use ἁγνός), hence, holy,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT

Used 166 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 4:5, Matthew 7:6, Matthew 12:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0040G; TFLSJ G0040G; TAGNT Acts 4:25 word 7

στόματοςstomatosthrough [the] mouth

Lemma: στόμα (stoma) · Strong's: G4750

Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Neuter (N-GSN)

Meaning: mouth — στόμα, -τος, τό ; [in LXX chiefly for פֻּם ; ] ; the mouth: of man, Mat.15:11, Jhn.19:29, Act.11:8, al.; of animals, Mat.17:27, 2Ti.4:17 (fig.), Heb.11:33, Jas.3:3, al.; figuratively, of inanimate things (ποταμοῦ,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 79 times. Also: Matthew 4:4, Matthew 5:2, Matthew 12:34, Matthew 13:35, Matthew 15:8, Matthew 15:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4750; TFLSJ G4750; TAGNT Acts 4:25 word 8

ΔαυὶδDauidof David

Lemma: Δαυείδ, Δαυίδ, Δαβίδ (Daueid, Dauid, Dabid) · Strong's: G1138

Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine · Individual (N-GSM-P)

Meaning: David — Δαυείδ (Rec. Δαβίδ), ὁ, indecl. (Heb. דָּוִד), ; David, King of Israel: Mat.1:6; 12:3, and al.; σκηνὴ Δ., Act.15:16; κλεὶς Δ., Rev.3:7; θρόνος Δ., Luk.1:32; ῥίζα Δ., Rev.5:5; βασιλεία Δ., Mrk.11:10; υἱὸς Δ., the Messiah…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 59 times. Also: Matthew 1:1, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 9:27, Matthew 12:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1138; TFLSJ G1138; TAGNT Acts 4:25 word 9

τοῦtouthe

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (T-GSM)

Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…

Greek editions with this word: TR

Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Acts 4:25 word 10

παιδόςpaidosservant

Lemma: παῖς (pais) · Strong's: G3816

Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (N-GSM)

Meaning: child — παῖς, genitive, παιδός, ὁ, ἡ ; [in LXX chiefly for עֶבֶד, also for נַעַר, נַעֲרָה, etc. ; ] ; 1. a child, boy, youth, maiden: ὁ π., Mat.17:18, Luk.2:43 9:42, Act.20:12; ἡ π. Luk.8:51, 54 (on the artic. fern, of address,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 24 times. Also: Matthew 2:16, Matthew 8:6, Matthew 8:8, Matthew 8:13, Matthew 12:18, Matthew 14:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3816; TFLSJ G3816; TAGNT Acts 4:25 word 11

σουsouof You

Lemma: σύ (su) · Strong's: G4771

Parsing: Personal pronoun · 2nd · Genitive · Singular (P-2GS)

Meaning: you — σύ, ; pron. of 2nd of person(s), ; thou, you, genitive, σοῦ, dative, σοί, accusative, σέ, pl., ὑμεῖς, -ῶν, -ῖν, -ᾶς (enclitic in oblique cases sing., except after prep. (BL, §48, 3), though πρὸς σέ occurs in Mat.25:39).…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 3071 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4771; TFLSJ G4771; TAGNT Acts 4:25 word 12

εἰπών·eipōnhaving spoken:

Lemma: εἶπον (eipon) · Strong's: G2036

Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-2AAP-NSM)

Meaning: to say — εἶπον, 2 aorist of obsolete present ἔπω (cf. Veitch), used as aorist of λέγω, which see ; (AS)

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 955 times. Also: Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:15, Matthew 4:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2036; TFLSJ G2036; TAGNT Acts 4:25 word 13

ἱνατίhinatiso why

Lemma: ἵνα (hina) · Strong's: G2443

Parsing: CONJ + G5101 (CONJ + G5101)

Meaning: in order that/to — ἵνα, ; I. adverb (poët., Hom., al.), ; 1. of place, where, whither. ; 2. of circumstance, when. ; II. Conjunction, ; 1. prop., final, denoting purpose or end (cl.), that, in order that, usually the first word in the…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 677 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 4:3, Matthew 4:14, Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2443; TFLSJ G2443; TAGNT Acts 4:25 word 14

ἐφρύαξανephruaxandid rage

Lemma: φρυάσσομαι (phruassomai) · Strong's: G5433

Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-AAI-3P)

Meaning: to rage — φρυάσσω; (so Ps, l.with, NT; elsewhere depon., φρυάσσομαι, Att.. -ττ-), [in LXX: Psa.2:1 (רָגַשׁ), 2Ma.7:34 R, 3Ma.2:2 * ; ] ; prop., of horses, to neigh, whinny and prance (Plut., al.). Metaphorical, to be wanton,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5433; TFLSJ G5433; TAGNT Acts 4:25 word 15

ἔθνηethnē[the] Gentiles

Lemma: ἔθνος (ethnos) · Strong's: G1484

Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Plural · Neuter (N-NPN)

Meaning: Gentiles — ἔθνος, -ους, τό, ; [in LXX chiefly for עַם ,גּוֹי ; ] ; 1. a multitude, a company, whether of beasts or men (Hom.). ; 2. a nation, people: Mat.21:43 24:7, Mrk.13:8, Luk.22:25, Act.10:35, al.; in sing., of the Jewish…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 165 times. Also: Matthew 4:15, Matthew 6:32, Matthew 10:5, Matthew 10:18, Matthew 12:18, Matthew 12:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1484; TFLSJ G1484; TAGNT Acts 4:25 word 16

καὶkaiand

Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Acts 4:25 word 17

λαοὶlaoipeoples

Lemma: λαός (laos) · Strong's: G2992

Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (N-NPM)

Meaning: a people — λαός, -οῦ, ὁ, ; [in LXX very frequently for עַם, Gen.14:16, al.; occasionally for לְאֹם ( Gen.25:23, al.), etc. ; ] ; a word rarely found in Att. prose; 1. the people at large (Hom., al.), esp. of people assembled:…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 143 times. Also: Matthew 1:21, Matthew 2:4, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 4:16, Matthew 4:23, Matthew 9:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2992; TFLSJ G2992; TAGNT Acts 4:25 word 18

ἐμελέτησανemeletēsandid devise

Lemma: μελετάω (meletaō) · Strong's: G3191

Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-AAI-3P)

Meaning: to meditate/plot — μελετάω, -ῶ; (μελέτη, care), [in LXX chiefly for הָגָה m ; ] ; 1. with genitive, to care for (Hes.). ; 2. C. accusative to attend to, practise: 1Ti.4:15 (RV, be diligent in; cf. Souter in Exp., VIII, vi, 429, but see…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 3 times. Also: Mark 13:11, 1 Timothy 4:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3191; TFLSJ G3191; TAGNT Acts 4:25 word 19

κενά;kenavain things?

Lemma: κενός (kenos) · Strong's: G2756

Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Plural · Neuter (A-APN)

Meaning: empty — κενός, -ή, -όν ; [in LXX chiefly for רִיק and cognate forms ; ] ; empty (Gen.37:24, Jdg.7:16). Metaphorical, ; (a) empty, vain: λόγοι, Eph.5:6; ἀπάτη, Col.2:8; κήρυγμα, πίστις, 1Co.15:14; (b) vain, fruitless: ἡ χάρις,…

Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine

Used 18 times. Also: Mark 12:3, Luke 1:53, Luke 20:10, Luke 20:11, 1 Corinthians 15:10, 1 Corinthians 15:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2756; TFLSJ G2756; TAGNT Acts 4:25 word 20

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

[You]→ὁ G3588 the/this/who
spoke→εἶπον G2036 to say
by→διά G1223 through/because of
[the] Holy→ἅγιος G0040G holy
Spirit→πνεῦμα G4151G spirit/breath: spirit
through [the] mouth→στόμα G4750 mouth
of Your→σύ G4771 you
servant→παῖς G3816 child
our→ἐγώ G1473 I/we
father→πατήρ G3962 father
David→Δαυείδ, Δαυίδ, Δαβίδ G1138 David
Why→τίς G5101 which?
{do} the nations→ἔθνος G1484 Gentiles
rage→φρυάσσομαι G5433 to rage
and→καί G2532 and
[the] peoples→λαός G2992 a people
plot→μελετάω G3191 to meditate/plot
in vain→κενός G2756 empty

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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