“Brothers,Ἄνδρες ἀδελφοίthe Scriptureτὴν γραφὴνhadἔδειto be fulfilledπληρωθῆναιwhichἣνthe Holy Spiritτὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιονspoke beforehandπροεῖπεbyδιὰthe mouthστόματοςof DavidΔαυὶδconcerningπερὶJudas,Ἰούδαwhoτοῦbecameγενομένουa guideὁδηγοῦto those whoτοῖςarrestedσυλλαβοῦσινJesus,Ἰησοῦν
Acts 1:16
Study it in the app““Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 1:16, word by word
- “BrothersἌνδρεςAndres
man
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “Andres” appears- “Brothersἀδελφοίadelphoi
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphoi” appears- the Scriptureγραφὴνgraphēn
Scripture
Scripture: the sacred text; "the Scriptures", the Old Testament.
Where else “graphēn” appears- hadἔδειedei
must
Something that has to be done.
Where else “edei” appears- to be fulfilledπληρωθῆναιplērōthēnai
be fulfilled
For what was foretold to come true.
Where else “plērōthēnai” appears- the Holy Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneuma” appears- the Holy Spiritἅγιονhagion
Holy Spirit
God's Spirit, who is his own and sets people apart for him.
Where else “hagion” appears- spoke beforehandπροεῖπεproeipe
tell beforehand
Say beforehand, foretell.
Where else “proeipe” appears- the mouthστόματοςstomatos
mouth
The part of the face through which one eats and speaks; also what one says.
Where else “stomatos” appears- of DavidΔαυὶδDauid
David
David, the king of Israel from whose line God promised a king forever (2 Samuel 7:12-16).
Where else “Dauid” appears- JudasἸούδαIouda
Judas
Judas or Judah, depending on the person: Judah the son of Jacob and his tribe, Judas Iscariot, Judas the brother of Jesus, and others with this name.
Where else “Iouda” appears- becameγενομένουgenomenou
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “genomenou” appears- a guideὁδηγοῦhodēgou
guide
Guide, leader: someone who shows the way.
Where else “hodēgou” appears- arrestedσυλλαβοῦσινsyllabousin
arrest
To detain someone, or catch fish.
Where else “syllabousin” appears- JesusἸησοῦνIēsoun
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsoun” appears
The context
15And in these days Peter stood up in the midst of the brothers and said (and there was a crowd of persons gathered together, about a hundred and twenty):
16 · This verse (above)
17for he was numbered among us and received his share of this service.
To study Acts 1 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus tell the apostles they will receive, and what will they be, before he is taken up? (v. 8)
2. What it means
Why do you think Jesus does not answer their question about the timing and speaks instead of being witnesses? (vv. 6-8)
3. How I live it
The disciples waited together in prayer (v. 14). What helps you hold steady when you wait for something and do not know when it will come?