Acts

Acts 2:23–24

²³He was delivered up by God’s set plan and foreknowledge, and you, by the hands of the lawless, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross. ²⁴But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep Him in its grip.

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Acts 2:23

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He	τοῦτον	touton	Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
was delivered up	ἔκδοτον	ekdoton	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular	G1560 given up, delivered up
by	τῇ	tē	Article - Dative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
God’s	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
set	ὡρισμένῃ	hōrismenē	Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Feminine Singular	G3724 I define, determine, appoint, decree
plan	βουλῇ	boulē	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G1012 counsel, deliberate wisdom
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
foreknowledge	προγνώσει	prognōsei	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G4268 foreknowledge
by	διὰ	dia	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
the hands	χειρὸς	cheiros	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G5495 a hand
of the lawless	ἀνόμων	anomōn	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G459 lawless, sinful, illegal
put	ἀνείλατε	aneilate	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G337 I take up, abolish, murder
by nailing	προσπήξαντες	prospēxantes	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G4362 I fasten to

Acts 2:24

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
God	Θεὸς	Theos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
raised Him from the dead	ἀνέστησεν	anestēsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G450 I raise up, set up, rise from
releasing	λύσας	lysas	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3089 I loose, untie, release, destroy
from the	τὰς	tas	Article - Accusative Feminine Plural	G3588 the
agony	ὠδῖνας	ōdinas	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G5604 the pain of childbirth, severe agony
of	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
death	θανάτου	thanatou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2288 death
because	καθότι	kathoti	Adverb	G2530 according as, because
it was	ἦν	ēn	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
impossible	δυνατὸν	dynaton	Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular	G1415 powerful, able, possible
to keep	κρατεῖσθαι	krateisthai	Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive	G2902 I lay hold of, obtain
Him	αὐτὸν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
in	ὑπ’	hyp’	Preposition	G5259 by, under, about
its	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same

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Acts 2:23 Acts 4:28 · Luke 22:22 · Acts 3:18 · Genesis 50:20 · Isaiah 46:10–11 · 1 Peter 1:20 · Acts 3:13–15 · Matthew 26:24 · Acts 5:30 · Acts 13:27 · Luke 22:37 · Luke 24:20

Acts 2:24 1 Corinthians 6:14 · Acts 2:32 · 1 Peter 1:21 · Romans 8:11 · Colossians 2:12 · Romans 6:4 · 2 Corinthians 4:14 · John 10:18 · Hebrews 13:20 · Ephesians 1:20 · 1 Thessalonians 1:10 · John 2:19–21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.