“For it is written in the book of Psalms: ‘May his place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in it,’ and, ‘May another take his position.’Acts 1:20
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
γέγραπται γὰρ ἐν βίβλῳ ψαλμῶν· γενηθήτω ἡ ἔπαυλις αὐτοῦ ἔρημος καὶ μὴ ἔστω ὁ κατοικῶν ἐν αὐτῇ, καὶ τὴν ἐπισκοπὴν αὐτοῦ λαβέτω ἕτερος.
- γέγραπταιgegraptai“It has been written”Verb, perfect, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from γράφω · “to write” · Strong's G1125
- γὰρgar“for”Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
- ἐνen“in [the]”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- βίβλῳbiblō“book”Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from βίβλος · “book” · Strong's G0976
- ψαλμῶν·psalmōn“of Psalms:”Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from ψαλμός · “psalm” · Strong's G5568
- γενηθήτωgenēthētō“should become”Verb, aorist, passive (deponent), imperative, 3rd person singular · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
- ἡhē“the”Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἔπαυλιςepaulis“homestead”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “residence” · Strong's G1886
- αὐτοῦautou“of him”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ἔρημοςerēmos“desolate”Adjective, nominative, singular, feminine · “deserted” · Strong's G2048
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- μὴmē“not”Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
- ἔστωestō“should there be”Verb, present, active, imperative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- ὁho“[one] who”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- κατοικῶνkatoikōn“is dwelling”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from κατοικέω · “to dwell” · Strong's G2730
- ἐνen“in”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- αὐτῇ,autēa“it,’”Personal pronoun, dative, singular, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- τὴνtēn“The”Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἐπισκοπὴνepiskopēn“position”Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἐπισκοπή · “oversight” · Strong's G1984
- αὐτοῦautou“of him”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- λαβέτωlabetō“take”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, imperative, 3rd person singular · from λαμβάνω · “to take” · Strong's G2983
- ἕτερος.heteros“another.’”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἕτερος · “other” · Strong's G2087
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)