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becauseὅτιyou will notοὐκabandonἐγκαταλείψειςmyμουsoulτὴν ψυχήνtoεἰςHades,ᾅδηνnorοὐδὲwill you letδώσειςyourσουHoly Oneτὸν ὅσιόνseeἰδεῖνdecay.διαφθοράν
Acts 2:27
Study it in the app“because you will not abandon my soul to Hades, nor will you let your Holy One see decay.”
At Pentecost Peter declares that God raised him and death could not hold himThe Resurrection
With the Greek beneath
Acts 2:27, word by word
- abandonἐγκαταλείψειςenkataleipseis
forsake
To leave someone alone, turn one's back on them.
Where else “enkataleipseis” appears- soulψυχήνpsychēn
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “psychēn” appears- Hadesᾅδηνhaidēn
Hades
Hades: the place of the dead; in Hebrew, Sheol.
Where else “haidēn” appears- will you letδώσειςdōseis
grant
To let someone do something.
Where else “dōseis” appears- Holy Oneὅσιόνhosion
holy, devout
Holy, devout, faithful to God; of God, the Holy One; "the holy things" promised.
Where else “hosion” appears- seeἰδεῖνidein
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “idein” appears- decayδιαφθοράνdiaphthoran
decay, corruption
Decay, corruption: the decomposition of the body after death.
Where else “diaphthoran” appears
The context
26Therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; and moreover my flesh also will dwell in hope,
27 · This verse (above)
28You have made known to me the ways of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence.’
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?