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for aboutὡςfour hundredτετρακοσίοιςandκαὶfiftyπεντήκονταyears.ἔτεσιAndκαὶafterμετὰthese thingsταῦταhe gave themἔδωκενjudgesκριτὰςuntilἕωςSamuelΣαμουὴλthe prophet.τοῦ προφήτου
Acts 13:20
Study it in the app“for about four hundred and fifty years. And after these things he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 13:20, word by word
- four hundredτετρακοσίοιςtetrakosiois
four hundred
Four hundred.
Where else “tetrakosiois” appears- fiftyπεντήκονταpentēkonta
fifty
Fifty.
Where else “pentēkonta” appears- yearsἔτεσιetesi
year
Year.
Where else “etesi” appears- he gave themἔδωκενedōken
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “edōken” appears- judgesκριτὰςkritas
judge
Judge: one who decides a case; also one who rules.
Where else “kritas” appears- SamuelΣαμουὴλSamouēl
Samuel
Samuel, the prophet who anointed Saul and David as kings.
Where else “Samouēl” appears- the prophetπροφήτουprophētou
prophet
Someone who speaks for God.
Where else “prophētou” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
It can be understood that the four hundred fifty years include the stay in Egypt, the wilderness, and the conquest. Many manuscripts read: “and after these things, for about four hundred fifty years, he gave them judges.”
The context
19And after destroying seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them as an inheritance their land
20 · This verse (above)
21And then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.
To study Acts 13 in a group
1. What it says
In Antioch, while they fasted and served the Lord, what did the Holy Spirit say, and what did the assembly do? (vv. 1-3)
2. What it means
Why do you think the assembly fasted and prayed before sending Barnabas and Saul? (vv. 2-3)
3. How I live it
Facing an important decision, with whom can you seek counsel and pray before taking the step?