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Andκαὶthey castἔδωκανlotsκλήρουςfor them,αὐτοῖςandκαὶthe lotὁ κλῆροςfellἔπεσενonἐπὶMatthias,Μαθθίανandκαὶhe was countedσυγκατεψηφίσθηwithμετὰthe elevenτῶν ἕνδεκαapostles.ἀποστόλων
Acts 1:26
Study it in the app“And they cast lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was counted with the eleven apostles.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 1:26, word by word
- they castἔδωκανedōkan
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “edōkan” appears- lotsκλήρουςklērous
lot
Small stones cast to decide something.
Where else “klērous” appears- fellἔπεσενepesen
fall
To go from above down to the ground.
Where else “epesen” appears- MatthiasΜαθθίανMaththian
Matthias
Matthias, the disciple chosen to take Judas's place among the Twelve.
Where else “Maththian” appears- he was countedσυγκατεψηφίσθηsynkatepsēphisthē
be added to
Be counted together with others, be added to a group.
Where else “synkatepsēphisthē” appears- the elevenἕνδεκαhendeka
eleven
Eleven.
Where else “hendeka” appears- apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōn
apostle
One of those Jesus chose and sent.
Where else “apostolōn” appears
The context
25to take the place of this service and apostleship, from which Judas turned aside to go to his own place.”
26 · This verse (above)
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?