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Nowμὲν οὖνthis manΟὗτοςacquiredἐκτήσατοa fieldχωρίονwithἐκthe wagesμισθοῦof his unrighteousness,τῆς ἀδικίαςandκαὶfallingγενόμενοςheadlong,πρηνὴςhe burst openἐλάκησενin the middle,μέσοςandκαὶallπάνταhisαὐτοῦbowelsτὰ σπλάγχναpoured out.ἐξεχύθη
Acts 1:18
Study it in the app“Now this man acquired a field with the wages of his unrighteousness, and falling headlong, he burst open in the middle, and all his bowels poured out.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 1:18, word by word
- acquiredἐκτήσατοektēsato
acquire, get
Acquire, get, obtain for oneself.
Where else “ektēsato” appears- a fieldχωρίονchōrion
plot of land
A piece of land that someone owns and can sell or give.
Where else “chōrion” appears- the wagesμισθοῦmisthou
wages
What is earned for work.
Where else “misthou” appears- of his unrighteousnessἀδικίαςadikias
unrighteousness
Injustice, unrighteousness.
Where else “adikias” appears- fallingγενόμενοςgenomenos
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “genomenos” appears- headlongπρηνὴςprēnēs
headlong
Headlong, head first, face down.
Where else “prēnēs” appears- he burst openἐλάκησενelakēsen
burst open
Burst open with a crash.
Where else “elakēsen” appears- in the middleμέσοςmesos
middle
Middle, in the midst.
Where else “mesos” appears- bowelsσπλάγχναsplanchna
bowels
The organs inside the body, in the belly.
Where else “splanchna” appears- poured outἐξεχύθηexechythē
pour out
To empty out a liquid, like wine or blood.
Where else “exechythē” appears
Translation note
Verses 18-19 can be understood as an explanation by Luke within the speech (v. 19 speaks of “their own language,” that of the inhabitants of Jerusalem). Matthew 27:3-10 tells of the death of Judas in another way.
The context
17for he was numbered among us and received his share of this service.
18 · This verse (above)
19And it became known to all those who live in Jerusalem, so that that field was called in their own language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.
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?