ACTS 1:3

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:”

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Acts 1:3 Translation & Meaning

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To whom οἷς The relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that To whom
also καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words also
he shewed παρέστησεν To stand beside, i.e., (transitively) to exhibit, proffer, (specially), recommend, (figuratively) substantiate; or (intransitively) to be at hand (or ready), aid shewed
himself ἑαυτὸν (him- her-, it-, them-, my-, thy-, our-, your-)self (selves), etc himself
alive ζῶντα To live (literally or figuratively) alive
after μετὰ Properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession) with which it is joined; occupying an intermediate position between G0575 or G1537 and G1519 or G4314; less intimate than G1722 and less close than G4862) after
his αὐτὸν The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons his
passion παθεῖν To experience a sensation or impression (usually painful) passion
by ἐν "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc by
many πολλοῖς (singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) many; neuter (singular) as adverbial, largely; neuter (plural) as adverb or noun often, mostly, largely many
infallible proofs, τεκμηρίοις A token (as defining a fact), i.e., criterion of certainty infallible proofs
being seen ὀπτανόμενος To gaze (i.e., with wide-open eyes, as at something remarkable; and thus differing from G0991, which denotes simply voluntary observation; and from G1492, which expresses merely mechanical, passive or casual vision; while G2300, and still more emphatically its intensive G2334, signifies an earnest but more continued inspection; and G4648 a watching from a distance) being seen
of δι' Through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional) of
them αὐτοῖς The reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons them
forty τεσσαράκοντα Forty forty
days, ἡμερῶν Day, i.e., (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the Jews as inclusive of the parts of both extremes); figuratively, a period (always defined more or less clearly by the context) days
and καὶ And, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words and
speaking λέγων Properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas G2036 and G5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while G4483 is properly to break silence merely, and G2980 means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean speaking
of to περὶ Properly, through (all over), i.e., around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period) of to
the things τὰ The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) things
pertaining περὶ Properly, through (all over), i.e., around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period) pertaining
the τῆς The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) the
kingdom βασιλείας Properly, royalty, i.e., (abstractly) rule, or (concretely) a realm (literally or figuratively) kingdom
of θεοῦ· A deity, especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by Hebraism) of
God: θεοῦ· A deity, especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by Hebraism) God

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  • 1  The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

  • 2  Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:

  • 3  To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:

  • 4  And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.

  • 5  For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.




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