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The sunὁ ἥλιοςwill be turnedμεταστραφήσεταιintoεἰςdarknessσκότοςandκαὶthe moonἡ σελήνηintoεἰςblood,αἷμαbeforeπρὶν ἢtheτὴνgreatμεγάληνandκαὶgloriousἐπιφανῆdayἡμέρανof the Lordκυρίουcomes.ἐλθεῖν
Acts 2:20
Study it in the app“The sun will be turned into darkness and the moon into blood, before the great and glorious day of the Lord comes.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 2:20, word by word
- The sunἥλιοςhēlios
sun
Sun.
Where else “hēlios” appears- will be turnedμεταστραφήσεταιmetastraphēsetai
turn
To make something become something very different.
Where else “metastraphēsetai” appears- darknessσκότοςskotos
darkness
Darkness.
Where else “skotos” appears- the moonσελήνηselēnē
moon
Moon.
Where else “selēnē” appears- bloodαἷμαhaima
blood
The red fluid that runs through the bodies of people and animals.
Where else “haima” appears- beforeπρὶνprin
before
Before, before that.
Where else “prin” appears- greatμεγάληνmegalēn
greater
Of greater importance or rank than the rest.
Where else “megalēn” appears- gloriousἐπιφανῆepiphanē
glorious, notable
Glorious, notable, appearing in splendor.
Where else “epiphanē” appears- dayἡμέρανhēmeran
judgment day
The day of the Lord, when God judges the world.
Where else “hēmeran” appears- of the Lordκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears- comesἐλθεῖνelthein
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elthein” appears
The context
19And I will give wonders in heaven above and signs on the earth below: blood and fire and vapor of smoke.
20 · This verse (above)
21And it will be that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
To study Acts 2 in a group
1. What it says
What happened on the day of Pentecost when the disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit, and what did the crowd hear? (vv. 4-8)
2. What it means
Peter explains what happened using the Scriptures and Jesus. What does he want the people to understand about Jesus? (vv. 22-36)
3. How I live it
The first believers shared teaching, meals and possessions (vv. 42-45). What could you share this week with someone close to you?