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
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 17:24
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The | Ὁ | Ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| God | Θεὸς | Theos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| who | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| made | ποιήσας | poiēsas | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4160 I do, make |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| world | κόσμον | kosmon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2889 the world, universe |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| everything | πάντα | panta | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| it | αὐτῷ | autō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| is | ὑπάρχων | hyparchōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5225 I am, exist, am in possession |
| Lord | Κύριος | Kyrios | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| of heaven | οὐρανοῦ | ouranou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3772 the sky, the heaven |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| earth | γῆς | gēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1093 the earth, soil, land |
| not | οὐκ | ouk | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| live | κατοικεῖ | katoikei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2730 I dwell in, settle in, inhabit |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| temples | ναοῖς | naois | Noun - Dative Masculine Plural | G3485 a temple, shrine |
| made by | χειροποιήτοις | cheiropoiētois | Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural | G5499 done or made with hands |
Acts 17:25
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nor | οὐδὲ | oude | Conjunction | G3761 neither, nor, not even |
| is He served | θεραπεύεται | therapeuetai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G2323 I care for, attend, serve, heal |
| by | ὑπὸ | hypo | Preposition | G5259 by, under, about |
| human | ἀνθρωπίνων | anthrōpinōn | Adjective - Genitive Feminine Plural | G442 belonging to human beings, human |
| hands | χειρῶν | cheirōn | Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural | G5495 a hand |
| as if He needed | προσδεόμενός | prosdeomenos | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4326 I want more |
| anything | τινος | tinos | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G5100 any one, some one |
| He Himself | αὐτὸς | autos | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| gives | διδοὺς | didous | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1325 I offer, give |
| everyone | πᾶσι | pasi | Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| life | ζωὴν | zōēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2222 life |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| breath | πνοὴν | pnoēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4157 breath, wind |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| everything | πάντα | panta | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
Acts 17:26
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | ἐξ | ex | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| one | ἑνὸς | henos | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular | G1520 one |
| He made | ἐποίησέν | epoiēsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4160 I do, make |
| every | πᾶν | pan | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| nation | ἔθνος | ethnos | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G1484 a race, people, the Gentiles |
| of men | ἀνθρώπων | anthrōpōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| that they should inhabit | κατοικεῖν | katoikein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G2730 I dwell in, settle in, inhabit |
| the whole | παντὸς | pantos | Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| earth | γῆς | gēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1093 the earth, soil, land |
| and He determined | ὁρίσας | horisas | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3724 I define, determine, appoint, decree |
| appointed | προστεταγμένους | prostetagmenous | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural | G4367 I instruct, command, appoint |
| times | καιροὺς | kairous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G2540 fitting season, opportunity, time |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | τὰς | tas | Article - Accusative Feminine Plural | G3588 the |
| boundaries | ὁροθεσίας | horothesias | Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural | G3734 a setting of boundaries, definite limit |
| of their | αὐτῶν | autōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| lands | κατοικίας | katoikias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G2733 a dwelling, habitation |
Acts 17:27
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| they would seek | ζητεῖν | zētein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G2212 I seek, search for, desire |
| perhaps | ἄρα | ara | Conjunction | G687 a particle asking a question, expecting a negative response |
| reach out for | ψηλαφήσειαν | psēlaphēseian | Verb - Aorist Optative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G5584 I feel, touch, handle, grope for |
| Him | αὐτὸν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| find | εὕροιεν | heuroien | Verb - Aorist Optative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2147 I find |
| though | καί | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| He is | ὑπάρχοντα | hyparchonta | Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5225 I am, exist, am in possession |
| not | οὐ | ou | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| far | μακρὰν | makran | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3112 far away |
| from | ἀπὸ | apo | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| each | ἑκάστου | hekastou | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular | G1538 each, every one |
| one | ἑνὸς | henos | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular | G1520 one |
| of us | ἡμῶν | hēmōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.