Acts
Acts 1:16
16“Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brothers | ἀδελφοί | adelphoi | Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural | G80 a brother |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| Scripture | γραφὴν | graphēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1124 a writing, passage of scripture, the scriptures |
| had to | ἔδει | edei | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1163 it is necessary, inevitable |
| be fulfilled | πληρωθῆναι | plērōthēnai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive | G4137 I fill, fulfill, complete |
| that | ἣν | hēn | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| the | τὸ | to | Article - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| Holy | Ἅγιον | Hagion | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G40 set apart, holy, sacred |
| Spirit | Πνεῦμα | Pneuma | Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular | G4151 wind, breath, spirit |
| foretold | προεῖπεν | proeipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4277 I say previously, predict |
| through | διὰ | dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| mouth | στόματος | stomatos | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G4750 the mouth, speech |
| of David | Δαυὶδ | Dauid | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G1138 David |
| concerning | περὶ | peri | Preposition | G4012 about, concerning, around |
| Judas | Ἰούδα | Iouda | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2455 Judah, Judas, Jude |
| who | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| became | γενομένου | genomenou | Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Genitive Masculine Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| a guide | ὁδηγοῦ | hodēgou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3595 a leader, guide |
| for those who | τοῖς | tois | Article - Dative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| arrested | συλλαβοῦσιν | syllabousin | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Dative Masculine Plural | G4815 I seize, apprehend, become pregnant |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦν | Iēsoun | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 41:9 · John 13:18 · Psalm 55:12–15 · Acts 1:20 · Matthew 26:56 · John 12:38–40 · Matthew 26:54 · John 18:2–8 · Matthew 26:47 · Acts 2:29–31 · Mark 14:43 · 1 Peter 1:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.