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Acts 4:26

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← Acts 4:25	Acts 4:26 (KJV)	Acts 4:27 →
Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?	The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.	For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

The kings^G935 of the earth^G1093 stood up^G3936, and^G2532 the rulers^G758 were gathered^G4863 together^{G1909 G846} against^G2596 the Lord^G2962, and^G2532 against^G2596 his^G846 Christ^G5547.

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Original Greek

παρέστησαν οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς, καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντες συνήχθησαν ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ κατὰ τοῦ Κυρίου, καὶ κατὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ αὐτοῦ·

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
παρέστησαν	parestēsan	G3936	V-AAI-3P	stood up
οἱ	hoi	G3588	T-NPM	The
βασιλεῖς	basileis	G935	N-NPM	kings
τῆς	tēs	G3588	T-GSF	of the
γῆς,	gēs	G1093	N-GSF	earth
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
οἱ	hoi	G3588	T-NPM	the
ἄρχοντες	archontes	G758	N-NPM	rulers
συνήχθησαν	sunēchthēsan	G4863	V-API-3P	were gathered
ἐπὶ	epi	G1909	PREP	together
τὸ	to	G3588	T-ASN	*
αὐτὸ	auto	G846	P-ASN
κατὰ	kata	G2596	PREP	against
τοῦ	tou	G3588	T-GSM	the
Κυρίου,	Kuriou	G2962	N-GSM	Lord
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
κατὰ	kata	G2596	PREP	against
τοῦ	tou	G3588	T-GSM	*
Χριστοῦ	Christou	G5547	N-GSM	Christ
αὐτοῦ·	autou	G846	P-GSM	his

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G758 — ἄρχων (árchōn, ar'-khone): a ruler, prince, leader — present participle of ἄρχω; a first (in rank or power):--chief (ruler), magistrate, prince, ruler.
• G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): he, she, it, they, them, same — from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
• G935 — βασιλεύς (basileús, bas-il-yooce'): a king, ruler, emperor — probably from βάσις (through the notion of a foundation of power); a sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively):--king.
• G1093 — γῆ (gē, ghay): the earth, soil, land — contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application):--country, earth(-ly), ground, land, world.
• G1909 — ἐπί (epí, ep-ee'): on, to, against, on the basis of, at — a primary preposition; properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.:--about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).
• 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.
• G2596 — κατά (katá, kat-ah'): down from, against, according to, throughout, during — a primary particle; (prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined):--about, according as (to), after, against, (when they were) X alone, among, and, X apart, (even, like) as (concerning, pertaining to touching), X aside, at, before, beyond, by, to the charge of, (charita-)bly, concerning, + covered, (dai-)ly, down, every, (+ far more) exceeding, X more excellent, for, from … to, godly, in(-asmuch, divers, every, -to, respect of), … by, after the manner of, + by any means, beyond (out of) measure, X mightily, more, X natural, of (up-)on (X part), out (of every), over against, (+ your) X own, + particularly, so, through(-oughout, -oughout every), thus, (un-)to(-gether, -ward), X uttermost, where(-by), with. In composition it retains many of these applications, and frequently denotes opposition, distribution, or intensity.
• 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.
• G3936 — παρίστημι (parístēmi, par-is'-tay-mee): I bring, present, come up to and stand by — from παρά and ἵστημι; to stand beside, i.e. (transitively) to exhibit, proffer, (specially), recommend, (figuratively) substantiate; or (intransitively) to be at hand (or ready), aid:--assist, bring before, command, commend, give presently, present, prove, provide, shew, stand (before, by, here, up, with), yield.
• G4863 — συνάγω (synágō, soon-ag'-o): I gather together — from σύν and ἄγω; to lead together, i.e. collect or convene; specially, to entertain (hospitably):--+ accompany, assemble (selves, together), bestow, come together, gather (selves together, up, together), lead into, resort, take in.
• G5547 — Χριστός (Christós, khris-tos'): anointed, the Messiah, the Christ — from χρίω; anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus:--Christ.

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)

• against his — Revelation 11:15, Revelation 12:10
• kings — Psalms 83:2-8, Joel 3:9-14, Revelation 17:12-14, Revelation 17:17, Revelation 19:16-21

Reciprocal references (14): Leviticus 3:2, Joshua 9:2, 2 Chronicles 23:11, Ezra 6:6, Psalms 59:3, Psalms 69:12, Psalms 76:10, Jeremiah 5:5, Daniel 6:7, Zechariah 13:7, Luke 2:34, Acts 5:17, 2 Corinthians 10:5, James 2:6

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• Nave’s: JESUS, THE CHRIST, PROPHECY, QUOTATIONS AND ALLUSIONS

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