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Soοὖνletγινωσκέτωallπᾶςthe houseοἶκοςof IsraelἸσραὴλknowγινωσκέτωfor certainἀσφαλῶςthatὅτιGodὁ θεόςhas madeἐποίησενhimαὐτὸνbothκαὶLordκύριονandκαὶMessiah,χριστὸνthisτοῦτονJesusτὸν Ἰησοῦνwhomὃνyouὑμεῖςcrucified.”ἐσταυρώσατε
Acts 2:36
Study it in the app“So let all the house of Israel know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Messiah, this Jesus whom you crucified.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 2:36, word by word
- letγινωσκέτωginōsketō
find out
To find out something, to realize.
Where else “ginōsketō” appears- the houseοἶκοςoikos
house
The place where one lives; also the temple, God's dwelling.
Where else “oikos” appears- of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēl
Israel
Israel: the name God gave to Jacob, and the people descended from him.
Where else “Israēl” appears- for certainἀσφαλῶςasphalōs
certainly
Beyond any doubt.
Where else “asphalōs” appears- Godθεόςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- has madeἐποίησενepoiēsen
make into
To make someone into something: "I will make you fishers".
Where else “epoiēsen” appears- Lordκύριονkyrion
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyrion” appears- Messiahχριστὸνchriston
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “christon” appears- JesusἸησοῦνIēsoun
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsoun” appears- crucifiedἐσταυρώσατεestaurōsate
crucify
To nail someone to a cross to kill them.
Where else “estaurōsate” appears
The context
35until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”’
36 · This verse (above)
37Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and they said to Peter and the other apostles, “What shall we do, brothers?”
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?