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Acts 13:36

For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. His body was buried with his fathers and saw decay.
Acts 13:36
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Original language (Greek)

Δαυὶδ μὲν γὰρ ἰδίᾳ γενεᾷ ὑπηρετήσας τῇ τοῦ θεοῦ βουλῇ ἐκοιμήθη καὶ προσετέθη πρὸς τοὺς πατέρας αὐτοῦ καὶ εἶδεν διαφθοράν·

  1. ΔαυὶδDauid“David”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Δαυείδ, Δαυίδ, Δαβίδ · “David” · Strong's G1138
  2. μὲνmen“indeed”
    Particle · from μέν · “on one hand” · Strong's G3303
  3. γὰρgar“for”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  4. ἰδίᾳidia“in his own”
    Adjective, dative, singular, feminine · from ἴδιος · “one's own/private” · Strong's G2398
  5. γενεᾷgenea“generation”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from γενεά · “generation” · Strong's G1074
  6. ὑπηρετήσαςhupēretēsas“having served”
    Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὑπηρετέω · “to serve” · Strong's G5256
  7. τῇtēa“the”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. θεοῦtheou“of God”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  10. βουλῇboulēa“purpose”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from βουλή · “plan” · Strong's G1012
  11. ἐκοιμήθηekoimēthē“he fell asleep”
    Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from κοιμάω · “to sleep” · Strong's G2837
  12. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  13. προσετέθηprosetethē“he was added”
    Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from προστίθημι · “to add (to)” · Strong's G4369
  14. πρὸςpros“to”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  15. τοὺςtous“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  16. πατέραςpateras“fathers”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
  17. αὐτοῦautou“of him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  18. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  19. εἶδενeiden“saw”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G1492H
  20. διαφθοράν·diaphthoran“decay;”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from διαφθορά · “decay” · Strong's G1312
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)