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Acts 1:2

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The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,	Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:	To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Until^G891 the day^G2250 in which^G3739 he was taken up^G353, after that he through^G1223 the Holy^G40 Ghost^G4151 had given commandments^G1781 unto the apostles^G652 whom^G3739 he had chosen^G1586:

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Original Greek

ἄχρι ἧς ἡμέρας, ἐντειλάμενος τοῖς ἀποστόλοις διὰ Πνεύματος Ἁγιου οὓς ἐξελέξατο, ἀνελήφθη·

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
ἄχρι	achri	G891	ADV	Until
ἧς	hēs	G3739	R-GSF	in which
ἡμέρας,	hēmeras	G2250	N-GSF	the day
ἐντειλάμενος	enteilamenos	G1781	V-ANP-NSM	had given commandments
τοῖς	tois	G3588	T-DPM	*
ἀποστόλοις	apostolois	G652	N-DPM	unto the apostles
διὰ	dia	G1223	PREP	after that he through
Πνεύματος	Pneumatos	G4151	N-GSN	Ghost
Ἁγιου	Hagiou	G40	A-GSN	the Holy
οὓς	hous	G3739	R-APM	whom
ἐξελέξατο,	exelexato	G1586	V-AMI-3S	he had chosen
ἀνελήφθη·	anelēphthē	G353	V-API-3S	he was taken up

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G40 — ἅγιος (hágios, hag'-ee-os): set apart, holy, sacred — from (an awful thing) (compare ἁγνός, θάλπω); sacred (physically, pure, morally blameless or religious, ceremonially, consecrated):--(most) holy (one, thing), saint.
• G353 — ἀναλαμβάνω (analambánō, an-al-am-ban'-o): I take up, raise — from ἀνά and λαμβάνω; to take up:--receive up, take (in, unto, up).
• G652 — ἀπόστολος (apóstolos, ap-os'-tol-os): an apostle, a messenger, an envoy, a delegate — from ἀποστέλλω; a delegate; specially, an ambassador of the Gospel; officially a commissioner of Christ ("apostle") (with miraculous powers):--apostle, messenger, he that is sent.
• G891 — ἄχρι (áchri, akh'-ree): as far as, up to, until — akin to ἄκρον (through the idea of a terminus); (of time) until or (of place) up to:--as far as, for, in(-to), till, (even, un-)to, until, while. Compare μέχρι.
• G1223 — διά (diá, dee-ah'): through, on account of — a primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional):--after, always, among, at, to avoid, because of (that), briefly, by, for (cause) … fore, from, in, by occasion of, of, by reason of, for sake, that, thereby, therefore, X though, through(-out), to, wherefore, with (-in). In composition it retains the same general importance.
• G1586 — ἐκλέγομαι (eklégomai, ek-leg'-om-ahee): I choose, elect — middle voice from ἐκ and λέγω (in its primary sense); to select:--make choice, choose (out), chosen.
• G1781 — ἐντέλλομαι (entéllomai, en-tel'-lom-ahee): I give orders, command — from ἐν and the base of τέλος; to enjoin:--(give) charge, (give) command(-ments), injoin.
• G2250 — ἡμέρα (hēméra, hay-mer'-ah): a day — feminine (with ὥρα implied) of a derivative of (to sit; akin to the base of ἑδραῖος) meaning tame, i.e. gentle; day, i.e. (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the Jews as inclusive of the parts of both extremes); figuratively, a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context):--age, + alway, (mid-)day (by day, (-ly)), + for ever, judgment, (day) time, while, years.
• G3739 — ὅς (hós, hos): who, which, what, that — probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article ὁ); the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that:--one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc. See also οὗ.
• G4151 — πνεῦμα (pneûma, pnyoo'-mah): wind, breath, spirit — from πνέω; a current of air, i.e. breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e. (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit:--ghost, life, spirit(-ual, -ually), mind. Compare ψυχή.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• given — Matthew 28:19, Mark 16:15-19, Luke 24:45-49
• the apostles — Matthew 10:1-4, Mark 3:14-19, Luke 6:13-16, John 6:70, John 13:18, John 20:21, Acts 1:13, Acts 10:40-42, Galatians 1:1, Ephesians 2:20, 2 Peter 3:2, Revelation 21:14
• the day — Mark 16:19, Luke 9:51, Luke 24:51, John 6:62, John 13:1, John 13:3, John 16:28, John 17:13, John 20:17, Acts 1:9, Ephesians 4:8-10, 1 Timothy 3:16, Hebrews 6:19-20, Hebrews 9:24, 1 Peter 3:22
• through — Isaiah 11:2-3, Isaiah 42:1, Isaiah 48:16, Isaiah 59:20-21, Isaiah 61:1, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 12:28, John 1:16, John 3:34, Acts 10:38, Revelation 1:1, Revelation 2:7, Revelation 2:11, Revelation 2:17, Revelation 2:29, Revelation 3:13, Revelation 3:16, Revelation 3:22

Reciprocal references (16): Numbers 16:5, 2 Kings 2:5, 1 Chronicles 22:6, Psalms 68:18, Matthew 11:1, Matthew 24:14, Mark 1:1, Luke 4:1, John 14:26, Acts 1:22, Acts 10:41, 1 Corinthians 1:1, 1 Corinthians 15:5, 1 Corinthians 15:7, 1 Timothy 3:15, Hebrews 9:14

Related Topics

• Torrey’s: APOSTLES, THE
• Nave’s: APOSTLES, HOLY SPIRIT, LUKE, TRINITY

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