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to takeλαβεῖνthe placeτὸν τόπονof thisτῆς ταύτηςserviceδιακονίαςandκαὶapostleship,ἀποστολῆςfromἀφ’whichἧςJudasἸούδαςturned asideπαρέβηto goπορευθῆναιtoεἰςhis ownτὸν ἴδιονplace.”τὸν τόπον
Acts 1:25
Study it in the app“to take the place of this service and apostleship, from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 1:25, word by word
- to takeλαβεῖνlabein
take
To grasp something in the hand, or take it from someone.
Where else “labein” appears- the placeτόπονtopon
room
Space for someone, or a chance.
Where else “topon” appears- serviceδιακονίαςdiakonias
service
One's task in God's work.
Where else “diakonias” appears- apostleshipἀποστολῆςapostolēs
apostleship
Apostleship: the commission of being an apostle, one sent by Jesus.
Where else “apostolēs” appears- JudasἸούδαςIoudas
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 “Ioudas” appears- turned asideπαρέβηparebē
turn aside
To abandon one's post.
Where else “parebē” appears- to goπορευθῆναιporeuthēnai
go
To go somewhere, set out.
Where else “poreuthēnai” appears- his ownἴδιονidion
own
What belongs to someone; their people, their family.
Where else “idion” appears
The context
24And praying, they said, “You, Lord, who know the hearts of all, show which one of these two you have chosen
25 · This verse (above)
26And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was counted with the eleven apostles.
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?