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ButδὲGodὁ θεὸςfulfilledἐπλήρωσενin this wayοὕτωςwhatἃhe announced beforehandπροκατήγγειλενbyδιὰthe mouthστόματοςof allπάντωνthe prophets,τῶν προφητῶνthat hisαὐτοῦMessiahτὸν χριστὸνwould suffer.παθεῖν
Acts 3:18
Study it in the app“But God fulfilled in this way what he announced beforehand by the mouth of all the prophets, that his Messiah would suffer.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 3:18, word by word
- Godθεὸςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- fulfilledἐπλήρωσενeplērōsen
be fulfilled
For what was foretold to come true.
Where else “eplērōsen” appears- he announced beforehandπροκατήγγειλενprokatēngeilen
announce beforehand
Announce beforehand, foretell.
Where else “prokatēngeilen” appears- the mouthστόματοςstomatos
mouth
The part of the face through which one eats and speaks; also what one says.
Where else “stomatos” appears- the prophetsπροφητῶνprophētōn
prophet
Someone who speaks for God.
Where else “prophētōn” 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- would sufferπαθεῖνpathein
suffer
Suffer, undergo.
Where else “pathein” appears
The context
17And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, just as your rulers also did.
18 · This verse (above)
19So change your minds and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped out,
To study Acts 3 in a group
1. What it says
What do Peter and John do for the lame man at the temple gate, and how does he react? (vv. 2-8)
2. What it means
When the people are amazed, Peter turns attention to Jesus and not to himself. Why does he do that? (vv. 12-16)
3. How I live it
When someone thanks or praises you, how can you simply acknowledge what helped you do it?