Acts
Acts 1:1–2
1In my first book, O Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach, 2until the day He was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Acts 1:1
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In my | Τὸν | Ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| first | πρῶτον | prōton | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G4413 first, before |
| book | λόγον | logon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy |
| O | ὦ | ō | Interjection | G5599 O, an exclamation |
| Theophilus | Θεόφιλε | Theophile | Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular | G2321 Theophilus |
| I wrote | ἐποιησάμην | epoiēsamēn | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular | G4160 I do, make |
| about | περὶ | peri | Preposition | G4012 about, concerning, around |
| all | πάντων | pantōn | Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| that | ὧν | hōn | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦς | Iēsous | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| began | ἤρξατο | ērxato | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G756 I begin |
| to do | ποιεῖν | poiein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G4160 I do, make |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| to teach | διδάσκειν | didaskein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G1321 I teach |
Acts 1:2
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| until | ἄχρι | achri | Preposition | G891 as far as, up to, until |
| the | ἧς | hēs | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| day | ἡμέρας | hēmeras | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G2250 a day |
| He was taken up | ἀνελήμφθη | anelēmphthē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G353 I take up, raise |
| after giving instructions | ἐντειλάμενος | enteilamenos | Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1781 I give orders, command |
| through | διὰ | dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| Holy | Ἁγίου | Hagiou | Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular | G40 set apart, holy, sacred |
| Spirit | Πνεύματος | Pneumatos | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G4151 wind, breath, spirit |
| to the | τοῖς | tois | Article - Dative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| apostles | ἀποστόλοις | apostolois | Noun - Dative Masculine Plural | G652 an apostle, a messenger, an envoy, a delegate |
| He had chosen | ἐξελέξατο | exelexato | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1586 I choose, elect |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Acts 1:1 Luke 1:3 · Luke 24:19 · Matthew 4:23–24 · Luke 3:23 · John 10:32–38 · Luke 7:21–23 · 1 Peter 2:21–23 · John 18:19–21 · Matthew 11:5 · Acts 2:22
Acts 1:2 Acts 1:9 · Isaiah 59:20–21 · Acts 10:38 · Hebrews 9:24 · John 20:21 · John 13:18 · Ephesians 4:8–10 · Matthew 28:19–20 · Isaiah 48:16 · John 13:3 · Luke 24:45–49 · Matthew 10:1–4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.