Acts
Acts 1:24–25
24And they prayed, “Lord, You know everyone’s heart. Show us which of these two You have chosen 25to take up this ministry and apostleship, which Judas abandoned to go to his rightful place.”
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 1:24
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| they prayed | προσευξάμενοι | proseuxamenoi | Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4336 I pray, pray for |
| Lord | Κύριε | Kyrie | Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| You | Σὺ | Sy | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| know everyone’s heart | καρδιογνῶστα | kardiognōsta | Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular | G2589 a knower of the inner life |
| Show | ἀνάδειξον | anadeixon | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G322 I show forth, show clearly, proclaim, appoint |
| which | ὃν | hon | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| of | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| these | τούτων | toutōn | Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| two | δύο | dyo | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural | G1417 two |
| You have chosen | ἐξελέξω | exelexō | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Singular | G1586 I choose, elect |
Acts 1:25
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| to take up | λαβεῖν | labein | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G2983 I receive, take |
| this | ταύτης | tautēs | Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| ministry | διακονίας | diakonias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1248 waiting at table, service, ministration |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| apostleship | ἀποστολῆς | apostolēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G651 commission, duty of apostle, apostleship |
| which | ἧς | hēs | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| Judas | Ἰούδας | Ioudas | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2455 Judah, Judas, Jude |
| abandoned | παρέβη | parebē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3845 I transgress |
| to go | πορευθῆναι | poreuthēnai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive | G4198 I travel, journey, go |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| his | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| place | τόπον | topon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5117 a place |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Acts 1:24 1 Samuel 16:7 · Acts 15:8 · Jeremiah 17:10 · Hebrews 4:13 · Revelation 2:23 · Acts 14:23 · Acts 6:6 · Romans 8:27 · Psalm 44:21 · Numbers 27:16 · Psalm 7:9
Acts 1:25 1 Corinthians 9:2 · Romans 1:5 · John 6:70–71 · John 17:12 · Acts 1:16–21 · Galatians 2:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.