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Andδὲwhenὡςthey had carried outἐτέλεσανallπάνταthatτὰhad been writtenγεγραμμέναaboutπερὶhim,αὐτοῦthey took him downκαθελόντεςfromἀπὸthe wooden beamτοῦ ξύλουand laid himἔθηκανinεἰςa tomb.μνημεῖον
Acts 13:29
Study it in the app“And when they had carried out all that had been written about him, they took him down from the wooden beam and laid him in a tomb.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 13:29, word by word
- they had carried outἐτέλεσανetelesan
carry out
To complete what was said or commanded.
Where else “etelesan” appears- had been writtenγεγραμμέναgegrammena
write
To set down words in writing: letters, laws, books.
Where else “gegrammena” appears- they took him downκαθελόντεςkathelontes
take down
To lower someone, like Jesus' body from the cross.
Where else “kathelontes” appears- the wooden beamξύλουxylou
cross
The timber Jesus was hung on.
Where else “xylou” appears- and laid himἔθηκανethēkan
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “ethēkan” appears- a tombμνημεῖονmnēmeion
tomb
The place where a dead person was buried, often a cave closed with a stone.
Where else “mnēmeion” appears
The context
28And though they found no cause for death, they asked Pilate that he be executed.
29 · This verse (above)
30But God raised him from the dead,
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?