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The kingsοἱ βασιλεῖςof the earthτῆς γῆςtook their stand,παρέστησανandκαὶthe rulersοἱ ἄρχοντεςwere gatheredσυνήχθησανtogetherἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸagainstκατὰthe Lordτοῦ κυρίουandκαὶagainstκατὰhisαὐτοῦAnointed.’τοῦ χριστοῦ
Acts 4:26
Study it in the app“The kings of the earth took their stand, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against his Anointed.’”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 4:26, word by word
- The kingsβασιλεῖςbasileis
king
The one who rules a people with the highest authority.
Where else “basileis” appears- of the earthγῆςgēs
earth
The whole earth under heaven, where human beings live.
Where else “gēs” appears- took their standπαρέστησανparestēsan
present
To set someone or something before God or another.
Where else “parestēsan” appears- the rulersἄρχοντεςarchontes
ruler
Someone in command: a ruler, a judge or the one presiding over a synagogue.
Where else “archontes” appears- were gatheredσυνήχθησανsynēchthēsan
gather
To bring people or things together into one place.
Where else “synēchthēsan” appears- the Lordκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears- Anointed.’χριστοῦchristou
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “christou” appears
Translation note
“Anointed” here translates χριστός, the same word that in the rest of the book is translated “Messiah.”
The context
25who through the Holy Spirit, by the mouth of our father David, your servant, said, ‘Why did the nations rage, and the peoples plot vain things?
26 · This verse (above)
27For truly in this city there were gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the nations and the peoples of Israel,
To study Acts 4 in a group
1. What it says
Peter and John are questioned by the council. What do they say, and what do the rulers notice about them? (vv. 8-13)
2. What it means
Why do Peter and John answer that they cannot stop speaking about what they saw and heard? (vv. 19-20)
3. How I live it
The believers were of one heart, and no one lacked anything (vv. 32-35). Whom around you could you help today in a concrete way?