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ForγὰρDavid,Δαυὶδafter servingὑπηρετήσαςthe purposeτῇ βουλῇof Godτοῦ θεοῦin his ownἰδίᾳgeneration,γενεᾷfell asleepἐκοιμήθηandκαὶwas addedπροσετέθηtoπρὸςhis fathersτοὺς πατέρας αὐτοῦandκαὶsawεἶδενdecay;διαφθοράν
Acts 13:36
Study it in the app“For David, after serving the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep and was added to his fathers and saw decay;”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 13:36, word by word
- DavidΔαυὶδDauid
David
David, the king of Israel from whose line God promised a king forever (2 Samuel 7:12-16).
Where else “Dauid” appears- after servingὑπηρετήσαςhypēretēsas
serve
Serve, be of service to someone or something.
Where else “hypēretēsas” appears- the purposeβουλῇboulēi
plan
What God or a person decides to do.
Where else “boulēi” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- in his ownἰδίᾳidiai
own
What belongs to someone; their people, their family.
Where else “idiai” appears- generationγενεᾷgeneai
generation
Generation: the people born around the same time, or each step from parent to child in a family.
Where else “geneai” appears- fell asleepἐκοιμήθηekoimēthē
pass away
To die, like drifting off to rest.
Where else “ekoimēthē” appears- was addedπροσετέθηprosetethē
be gathered
To be gathered to one's fathers, that is, to die.
Where else “prosetethē” appears- his fathersπατέραςpateras
forefather
An ancestor: Abraham as the founder of the family.
Where else “pateras” appears- sawεἶδενeiden
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “eiden” appears- decayδιαφθοράνdiaphthoran
decay, corruption
Decay, corruption: the decomposition of the body after death.
Where else “diaphthoran” appears
The context
35Therefore he also says in another psalm, ‘You will not let your Holy One see decay.’
36 · This verse (above)
37but he whom God raised did not see decay.
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?