Acts 13:27

The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning Him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath.
Acts 13:27
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

οἱ γὰρ κατοικοῦντες ἐν Ἰερουσαλὴμ καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντες αὐτῶν τοῦτον ἀγνοήσαντες καὶ τὰς φωνὰς τῶν προφητῶν τὰς κατὰ πᾶν σάββατον ἀναγινωσκομένας, κρίναντες ἐπλήρωσαν·

  1. οἱhoi“Those”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  3. κατοικοῦντεςkatoikountes“dwelling”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from κατοικέω · “to dwell” · Strong's G2730
  4. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  5. ἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēm“Jerusalem”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from Ἱερουσαλήμ · “Jerusalem” · Strong's G2419
  6. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  7. οἱhoi“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. ἄρχοντεςarchontes“rulers”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἄρχων · “ruler” · Strong's G0758
  9. αὐτῶνautōn“of them”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  10. τοῦτονtouton“Him”
    Demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  11. ἀγνοήσαντεςagnoēsantes“not having known”
    Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἀγνοέω · “be ignorant” · Strong's G0050
  12. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  13. τὰςtas“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. φωνὰςphōnas“voices”
    Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from φωνή · “voice/sound” · Strong's G5456G
  15. τῶνtōn“of the”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. προφητῶνprophētōn“prophets”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from προφήτης · “prophet” · Strong's G4396
  17. τὰςtas“that”
    Article, accusative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  18. κατὰkata“on”
    Preposition · from κατά · “according to” · Strong's G2596
  19. πᾶνpan“every”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  20. σάββατονsabbaton“Sabbath”
    Noun, accusative, singular, neuter · “Sabbath” · Strong's G4521
  21. ἀναγινωσκομένας,anaginōskomenas“are being read,”
    Verb, present, passive, participle, accusative, plural, feminine · from ἀναγινώσκω · “to read” · Strong's G0314
  22. κρίναντεςkrinantes“having condemned [Him]”
    Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from κρίνω · “to judge” · Strong's G2919
  23. ἐπλήρωσαν·eplērōsan“they fulfilled [them];”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from πληρόω · “to fulfill” · Strong's G4137
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)