Acts
Acts 1:21–22
21Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have accompanied us the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, 22beginning from John’s baptism until the day Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”
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Acts 1:21
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore | οὖν | oun | Conjunction | G3767 therefore, then |
| it is necessary | Δεῖ | Dei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1163 it is necessary, inevitable |
| one of the | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| men | ἀνδρῶν | andrōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G435 a male human being, a man |
| who have accompanied | συνελθόντων | synelthontōn | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural | G4905 I come or go with, accompany, assemble |
| us | ἡμῖν | hēmin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| whole | παντὶ | panti | Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| time | χρόνῳ | chronō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G5550 time, a particular time, season |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Lord | Κύριος | Kyrios | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦς | Iēsous | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| went in | εἰσῆλθεν | eisēlthen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1525 I go in, come in, enter |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| out | ἐξῆλθεν | exēlthen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1831 I go out, come out |
| among | ἐφ’ | eph’ | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| us | ἡμᾶς | hēmas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
Acts 1:22
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| beginning | ἀρξάμενος | arxamenos | Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular | G756 I begin |
| from | ἀπὸ | apo | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| John’s | Ἰωάννου | Iōannou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2491 John |
| baptism | βαπτίσματος | baptismatos | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G908 the rite or ceremony of baptism |
| until | ἕως | heōs | Preposition | G2193 until, as far as |
| the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| day | ἡμέρας | hēmeras | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G2250 a day |
| was taken up | ἀνελήμφθη | anelēmphthē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G353 I take up, raise |
| from | ἀφ’ | aph’ | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| us | ἡμῶν | hēmōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| one | ἕνα | hena | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G1520 one |
| of these | τούτων | toutōn | Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| must become | γενέσθαι | genesthai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| a witness | μάρτυρα | martyra | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3144 a witness |
| with | σὺν | syn | Preposition | G4862 with |
| us | ἡμῖν | hēmin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| of | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| His | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| resurrection | ἀναστάσεως | anastaseōs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G386 a rising again, resurrection |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Acts 1:21 John 15:27 · Luke 10:1–2
Acts 1:22 Acts 1:2 · Acts 4:33 · Mark 1:1–8 · Acts 1:8–9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.