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Acts 2:20

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And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:	The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:	And it shall come to pass, [that] whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

The sun^G2246 shall be turned^G3344 into^G1519 darkness^G4655, and^G2532 the moon^G4582 into^G1519 blood^G129, before^{G2228 G4250} that great^G3173 and^G2532 notable^G2016 day^G2250 of the Lord^G2962 come^G2064:

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Original Greek

ὁ ἥλιος μεταστραφήσεται εἰς σκότος, καὶ ἡ σελήνη εἰς αἷμα, πρὶν ἡ ἐλθεῖν τὴν ἡμέραν Κυρίου τὴν μεγάλην καὶ ἐπιφανῆ·

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
ὁ	ho	G3588	T-NSM	The
ἥλιος	hēlios	G2246	N-NSM	sun
μεταστραφήσεται	metastraphēsetai	G3344	V-2FPI-3S	shall be turned
εἰς	eis	G1519	PREP	into
σκότος,	skotos	G4655	N-ASN	darkness
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
ἡ	hē	G3588	T-NSF	the
σελήνη	selēnē	G4582	N-NSF	moon
εἰς	eis	G1519	PREP	into
αἷμα,	haima	G129	N-ASN	blood
πρὶν	prin	G4250	ADV
ἡ	hē	G2228	PRT	before
ἐλθεῖν	elthein	G2064	V-2AAN	come
τὴν	tēn	G3588	T-ASF	*
ἡμέραν	hēmeran	G2250	N-ASF	day
Κυρίου	Kuriou	G2962	N-GSM	of the Lord
τὴν	tēn	G3588	T-ASF	*
μεγάλην	megalēn	G3173	A-ASF	that great
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
ἐπιφανῆ·	epiphanē	G2016	A-ASF	notable

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G129 — αἷμα (haîma, hah'-ee-mah): blood — of uncertain derivation; blood, literally (of men or animals), figuratively (the juice of grapes) or specially (the atoning blood of Christ); by implication, bloodshed, also kindred:--blood.
• G1519 — εἰς (eis, ice): into, in, among, till, for — a primary preposition; to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases:--(abundant-)ly, against, among, as, at, (back-)ward, before, by, concerning, + continual, + far more exceeding, for (intent, purpose), fore, + forth, in (among, at, unto, -so much that, -to), to the intent that, + of one mind, + never, of, (up-)on, + perish, + set at one again, (so) that, therefore(-unto), throughout, til, to (be, the end, -ward), (here-)until(-to), …ward, (where-)fore, with. Often used in composition with the same general import, but only with verbs (etc.) expressing motion (literally or figuratively).
• G2016 — ἐπιφανής (epiphanḗs, ep-if-an-ace'): manifest, glorious, illustrious — from ἐπιφαίνω; conspicuous, i.e. (figuratively) memorable:--notable.
• G2064 — ἔρχομαι (érchomai, er'-khom-ahee): I come, go — middle voice of a primary verb (used only in the present and imperfect tenses, the others being supplied by a kindred (middle voice) , or (active) , which do not otherwise occur); to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively):--accompany, appear, bring, come, enter, fall out, go, grow, X light, X next, pass, resort, be set.
• G2228 — ἤ (ḗ, ay): or, than — a primary particle of distinction between two connected terms; disjunctive, or; comparative, than:--and, but (either), (n-)either, except it be, (n-)or (else), rather, save, than, that, what, yea. Often used in connection with other particles. Compare especially ἤδη, ἤπερ, ἤτοι.
• G2246 — ἥλιος (hḗlios, hay'-lee-os): the sun, sunlight — from (a ray; perhaps akin to the alternate of αἱρέομαι); the sun; by implication, light:--+ east, sun.
• 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.
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G2962 — κύριος (kýrios, koo'-ree-os): lord, Lord, master, sir — from (supremacy); supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title):-- God, Lord, master, Sir.
• G3173 — μέγας (mégas, meg'-as): large, great — (including the prolonged forms, feminine , plural , etc.; compare also μέγιστος, μείζων); big (literally or figuratively, in a very wide application):--(+ fear) exceedingly, great(-est), high, large, loud, mighty, + (be) sore (afraid), strong, X to years.
• G3344 — μεταστρέφω (metastréphō, met-as-tref'-o): I turn, change, corrupt, pervert — from μετά and στρέφω; to turn across, i.e. transmute or (figuratively) corrupt:--pervert, turn.
• G4250 — πρίν (prín, prin): formerly, before — adverb from πρό; prior, sooner:--before (that), ere.
• G4582 — σελήνη (selḗnē, sel-ay'-nay): the moon — from (brilliancy; probably akin to the alternate of αἱρέομαι, through the idea of attractiveness); the moon:--moon.
• G4655 — σκότος (skótos, skot'-os): darkness — from the base of σκιά; shadiness, i.e. obscurity (literally or figuratively):--darkness.

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.

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