Acts
Acts 14:23
23Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church, praying and fasting as they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| appointed | Χειροτονήσαντες | Cheirotonēsantes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5500 I choose by vote, appoint |
| elders | πρεσβυτέρους | presbyterous | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G4245 elder |
| for them | αὐτοῖς | autois | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| in each | κατ’ | kat’ | Preposition | G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during |
| church | ἐκκλησίαν | ekklēsian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1577 an assembly, congregation, church |
| praying | προσευξάμενοι | proseuxamenoi | Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4336 I pray, pray for |
| fasting | νηστειῶν | nēsteiōn | Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural | G3521 fasting, the day of atonement |
| as they entrusted | παρέθεντο | parethento | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural | G3908 I set before, serve, entrust to |
| them | αὐτοὺς | autous | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| to the | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| Lord | Κυρίῳ | Kyriō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| in | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| whom | ὃν | hon | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| they had believed | πεπιστεύκεισαν | pepisteukeisan | Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G4100 I believe, have faith in |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Titus 1:5 · Acts 11:30 · James 5:14 · 2 Timothy 2:2 · Acts 20:32 · 1 Timothy 5:22 · 1 Timothy 5:1 · Acts 20:17 · 1 Timothy 5:17–19 · Acts 13:1–3 · 1 Peter 5:1 · Acts 15:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.