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Andκαὶthey put forwardἔστησανtwo,δύοJosephἸωσὴφcalledτὸν καλούμενονBarsabbas,Βαρσαββᾶνwhoὃςwas also calledἐπεκλήθηJustus,ἸοῦστοςandκαὶMatthias.Μαθθίαν
Acts 1:23
Study it in the app“And they put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also called Justus, and Matthias.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 1:23, word by word
- they put forwardἔστησανestēsan
set
To place someone somewhere, or fix something.
Where else “estēsan” appears- twoδύοdyo
two
Two.
Where else “dyo” appears- JosephἸωσὴφIōsēph
Joseph
Joseph, the name of several men in the Bible: the son of Jacob, Mary's husband (a descendant of David), Joseph of Arimathea, and others.
Where else “Iōsēph” appears- calledκαλούμενονkaloumenon
call
To give someone a name.
Where else “kaloumenon” appears- BarsabbasΒαρσαββᾶνBarsabban
Barsabbas
Barsabbas, a surname borne by two men: Joseph, proposed to replace Judas among the apostles, and Judas, sent to Antioch.
Where else “Barsabban” appears- was also calledἐπεκλήθηepeklēthē
be called
To give someone an added name: "also known as Peter".
Where else “epeklēthē” appears- JustusἸοῦστοςIoustos
Justus
Justus, a Roman surname borne by several believers.
Where else “Ioustos” appears- MatthiasΜαθθίανMaththian
Matthias
Matthias, the disciple chosen to take Judas's place among the Twelve.
Where else “Maththian” appears
The context
22beginning from the immersion of John until the day on which he was taken up from us, that one of these become a witness with us of his resurrection.”
23 · This verse (above)
24And praying, they said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all, show which one of these two you have chosen
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?