Acts

Acts 13:20–21

²⁰All this took about 450 years.

After this, God gave them judges until the time of Samuel the prophet. ²¹Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled forty years.

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Acts 13:20

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
450	τετρακοσίοις	tetrakosiois	Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural	G5071 four hundred
years	ἔτεσιν	etesin	Noun - Dative Neuter Plural	G2094 a year
After	μετὰ	meta	Preposition	G3326 with, after
this	ταῦτα	tauta	Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3778 this, he, she, it
gave	ἔδωκεν	edōken	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1325 I offer, give
judges	κριτὰς	kritas	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G2923 a judge
until the time	ἕως	heōs	Preposition	G2193 until, as far as
of Samuel	Σαμουὴλ	Samouēl	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G4545 Samuel
the	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
prophet	προφήτου	prophētou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G4396 a prophet, poet

Acts 13:21

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	κἀκεῖθεν	kakeithen	Conjunction	G2547 and thence, and from there
asked for	ᾐτήσαντο	ētēsanto	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural	G154 I ask, request, beg, petition
a king	βασιλέα	basilea	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G935 a king, ruler, emperor
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
God	Θεὸς	Theos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
gave	ἔδωκεν	edōken	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1325 I offer, give
them	αὐτοῖς	autois	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
Saul	Σαοὺλ	Saoul	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G4549 Saul
son	υἱὸν	huion	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G5207 a son, descendent
of Kish	Κίς	Kis	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2797 Kish
from	ἐκ	ek	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
tribe	φυλῆς	phylēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G5443 a tribe, race
of Benjamin	Βενιαμίν	Beniamin	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G958 Benjamin
forty	τεσσεράκοντα	tesserakonta	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural	G5062 forty
years	ἔτη	etē	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G2094 a year

Cross-references

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Acts 13:20 Judges 2:16 · 1 Samuel 3:20

Acts 13:21 1 Samuel 10:1 · 1 Samuel 15:1 · 1 Samuel 12:12–19 · 1 Samuel 10:21–26 · 1 Samuel 8:5–9:2 · 1 Samuel 11:15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.