Acts
Acts 17:25–26
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.
Footnotes
- d 17:26 Literally From one; BYZ and TR From one blood
Word by word
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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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.