Acts

Acts 17:24–27

24The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands. 25Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else. 26From one mand He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their lands.

27God intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us.

Footnotes

  • d 17:26 Literally From one; BYZ and TR From one blood

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Acts 17:24

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
TheὉHoArticle - Nominative Masculine SingularG3588 the
GodΘεὸςTheosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
whoὁhoArticle - Nominative Masculine SingularG3588 the
madeποιήσαςpoiēsasVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularG4160 I do, make
theτὸνtonArticle - Accusative Masculine SingularG3588 the
worldκόσμονkosmonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG2889 the world, universe
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
everythingπάνταpantaAdjective - Accusative Neuter PluralG3956 all, the whole, every kind of
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
itαὐτῷautōPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
isὑπάρχωνhyparchōnVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularG5225 I am, exist, am in possession
LordΚύριοςKyriosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
of heavenοὐρανοῦouranouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG3772 the sky, the heaven
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
earthγῆςgēsNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG1093 the earth, soil, land
notοὐκoukAdverbG3756 no, not
liveκατοικεῖkatoikeiVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG2730 I dwell in, settle in, inhabit
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
templesναοῖςnaoisNoun - Dative Masculine PluralG3485 a temple, shrine
made byχειροποιήτοιςcheiropoiētoisAdjective - Dative Masculine PluralG5499 done or made with hands

Acts 17:25

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
NorοὐδὲoudeConjunctionG3761 neither, nor, not even
is He servedθεραπεύεταιtherapeuetaiVerb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularG2323 I care for, attend, serve, heal
byὑπὸhypoPrepositionG5259 by, under, about
humanἀνθρωπίνωνanthrōpinōnAdjective - Genitive Feminine PluralG442 belonging to human beings, human
handsχειρῶνcheirōnNoun - Genitive Feminine PluralG5495 a hand
as if He neededπροσδεόμενόςprosdeomenosVerb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularG4326 I want more
anythingτινοςtinosInterrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Neuter SingularG5100 any one, some one
He HimselfαὐτὸςautosPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
givesδιδοὺςdidousVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularG1325 I offer, give
everyoneπᾶσιpasiAdjective - Dative Masculine PluralG3956 all, the whole, every kind of
lifeζωὴνzōēnNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG2222 life
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
breathπνοὴνpnoēnNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG4157 breath, wind
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
everythingπάνταpantaAdjective - Accusative Neuter PluralG3956 all, the whole, every kind of

Acts 17:26

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
FromἐξexPrepositionG1537 from out, out from among, from
oneἑνὸςhenosAdjective - Genitive Masculine SingularG1520 one
He madeἐποίησένepoiēsenVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG4160 I do, make
everyπᾶνpanAdjective - Accusative Neuter SingularG3956 all, the whole, every kind of
nationἔθνοςethnosNoun - Accusative Neuter SingularG1484 a race, people, the Gentiles
of menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnNoun - Genitive Masculine PluralG444 a man, one of the human race
that they should inhabitκατοικεῖνkatoikeinVerb - Present Infinitive ActiveG2730 I dwell in, settle in, inhabit
the wholeπαντὸςpantosAdjective - Genitive Neuter SingularG3956 all, the whole, every kind of
earthγῆςgēsNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG1093 the earth, soil, land
and He determinedὁρίσαςhorisasVerb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularG3724 I define, determine, appoint, decree
appointedπροστεταγμένουςprostetagmenousVerb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine PluralG4367 I instruct, command, appoint
timesκαιροὺςkairousNoun - Accusative Masculine PluralG2540 fitting season, opportunity, time
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
theτὰςtasArticle - Accusative Feminine PluralG3588 the
boundariesὁροθεσίαςhorothesiasNoun - Accusative Feminine PluralG3734 a setting of boundaries, definite limit
of theirαὐτῶνautōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluralG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
landsκατοικίαςkatoikiasNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG2733 a dwelling, habitation

Acts 17:27

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
they would seekζητεῖνzēteinVerb - Present Infinitive ActiveG2212 I seek, search for, desire
perhapsἄραaraConjunctionG687 a particle asking a question, expecting a negative response
reach out forψηλαφήσειανpsēlaphēseianVerb - Aorist Optative Active - 3rd Person PluralG5584 I feel, touch, handle, grope for
HimαὐτὸνautonPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
findεὕροιενheuroienVerb - Aorist Optative Active - 3rd Person PluralG2147 I find
thoughκαίkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
He isὑπάρχονταhyparchontaVerb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine SingularG5225 I am, exist, am in possession
notοὐouAdverbG3756 no, not
farμακρὰνmakranAdjective - Accusative Feminine SingularG3112 far away
fromἀπὸapoPrepositionG575 from, away from
eachἑκάστουhekastouAdjective - Genitive Masculine SingularG1538 each, every one
oneἑνὸςhenosAdjective - Genitive Masculine SingularG1520 one
of usἡμῶνhēmōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person PluralG1473 I

Cross-references

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Acts 17:24 1 Kings 8:27 · Deuteronomy 10:14 · Acts 7:48 · Isaiah 66:1 · 2 Chronicles 6:18 · Matthew 11:25 · Psalm 115:16 · 2 Chronicles 2:6 · John 4:22–23 · Jeremiah 10:11 · Revelation 20:11 · Acts 4:24

Acts 17:25 Psalm 50:8–13 · Genesis 2:7 · Isaiah 42:5 · Romans 11:35 · Job 33:4 · Acts 17:28 · Job 35:6–7 · Job 22:2 · Job 12:10 · Psalm 104:27–30 · Job 27:3 · 1 Timothy 6:17

Acts 17:26 Deuteronomy 32:7–8 · Genesis 3:20 · Malachi 2:10 · Romans 5:12–19 · 1 Corinthians 15:22 · 1 Corinthians 15:47 · Job 14:5 · Job 12:23 · Psalm 31:15 · Genesis 9:19 · Daniel 11:35 · Daniel 11:27

Acts 17:27 Jeremiah 23:23–24 · Deuteronomy 4:7 · Acts 14:17 · Romans 1:20 · Psalm 19:1–6 · Romans 2:4 · Acts 15:17

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