Acts
Acts 2:20–21
20The sun will be turned to darkness,
and the moon to blood,
before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.
21And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord
will be saved.’e
Footnotes
- e 2:21 Joel 2:28–32|JOL 2:28-32(see also LXX)
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 2:20
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| sun | ἥλιος | hēlios | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2246 the sun, sunlight |
| will be turned | μεταστραφήσεται | metastraphēsetai | Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G3344 I turn, change, corrupt, pervert |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| darkness | σκότος | skotos | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G4655 darkness |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| moon | σελήνη | selēnē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G4582 the moon |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| blood | αἷμα | haima | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G129 blood |
| before | πρὶν | prin | Adverb | G4250 formerly, before |
| the | τὴν | tēn | Article - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| coming | ἐλθεῖν | elthein | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G2064 I come, go |
| great | μεγάλην | megalēn | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3173 large, great |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| glorious | ἐπιφανῆ | epiphanē | Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2016 manifest, glorious, illustrious |
| Day | ἡμέραν | hēmeran | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2250 a day |
| of | Κυρίου | Kyriou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
Acts 2:21
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| everyone | πᾶς | pas | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| who | ὃς | hos | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| calls | ἐπικαλέσηται | epikalesētai | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1941 I call by an additional name, appeal to |
| on the | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| name | ὄνομα | onoma | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3686 name, character, reputation |
| of | Κυρίου | Kyriou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| will be saved | σωθήσεται | sōthēsetai | Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G4982 I save, heal |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Acts 2:20 2 Peter 3:10 · Amos 8:9 · Matthew 24:29 · 1 Thessalonians 5:2 · Malachi 4:5 · Joel 2:1 · 2 Peter 3:7 · Mark 13:24 · Luke 21:25 · Joel 3:14 · Revelation 6:12 · Isaiah 2:12–21
Acts 2:21 Romans 10:12–13 · Joel 2:32 · Psalm 86:5 · Acts 22:16 · Hebrews 4:16 · 1 Corinthians 1:2 · Matthew 28:19 · Acts 9:15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.