Acts 15:16-18

16‘After this I will return and rebuild the fallen tent of David. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it, 17so that the remnant of men may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by My name, says the Lord who does these things 18that have been known for ages.’
Acts 15:16-18
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Verse 16

Original language (Greek)

μετὰ ταῦτα ἀναστρέψω καὶ ἀνοικοδομήσω τὴν σκηνὴν Δαυὶδ τὴν πεπτωκυῖαν καὶ τὰ κατεσκαμμένα αὐτῆς ἀνοικοδομήσω καὶ ἀνορθώσω αὐτήν·

  1. μετὰmeta“After”
    Preposition · from μετά · “with/after” · Strong's G3326
  2. ταῦταtauta“these things”
    Demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  3. ἀναστρέψωanastrepsō“I will return”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from ἀναστρέφω · “to live/return” · Strong's G0390
  4. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  5. ἀνοικοδομήσωanoikodomēsō“will rebuild”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from ἀνοικοδομέω · “to rebuild” · Strong's G0456
  6. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. σκηνὴνskēnēn“tabernacle”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from σκηνή · “tent” · Strong's G4633
  8. ΔαυὶδDauid“of David”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Δαυείδ, Δαυίδ, Δαβίδ · “David” · Strong's G1138
  9. τὴνtēn“which”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. πεπτωκυῖανpeptōkuian“having fallen”
    Verb, perfect, active, participle, accusative, singular, feminine · from πίπτω · “to collapse” · Strong's G4098
  11. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  12. τὰta“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  13. κατεσκαμμέναkateskammena“ruined”
    Verb, perfect, passive, participle, accusative, plural, neuter · from κατασκάπτω · “to ruin” · Strong's G2679
  14. αὐτῆςautēs“of it”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  15. ἀνοικοδομήσωanoikodomēsō“I will rebuild”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from ἀνοικοδομέω · “to rebuild” · Strong's G0456
  16. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  17. ἀνορθώσωanorthōsō“I will set upright”
    Verb, future, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from ἀνορθόω · “to restore” · Strong's G0461
  18. αὐτήν·autēn“it;”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846

Verse 17

Original language (Greek)

ὅπως ἂν ἐκζητήσωσιν οἱ κατάλοιποι τῶν ἀνθρώπων τὸν κύριον καὶ πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, ἐφ᾽ οὓς ἐπικέκληται τὸ ὄνομά μου ἐπ᾽ αὐτούς, λέγει κύριος ὁ ποιῶν ταῦτα

  1. ὅπωςhopōs“so that”
    Conjunction · “that” · Strong's G3704
  2. ἂνan“when”
    Particle · from ἄν · “if” · Strong's G0302
  3. ἐκζητήσωσινekzētēsōsin“may seek out”
    Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural · from ἐκζητέω · “to seek out” · Strong's G1567
  4. οἱhoi“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. κατάλοιποιkataloipoi“remnant”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from κατάλοιπος · “remaining” · Strong's G2645
  6. τῶνtōn“<the>”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōn“of men”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from ἄνθρωπος · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  8. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. κύριονkurion“Lord”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962G
  10. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  11. πάνταpanta“all”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, neuter · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  12. τὰta“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  13. ἔθνη,ethnē“Gentiles,”
    Noun, nominative, plural, neuter · from ἔθνος · “Gentile nation” · Strong's G1484
  14. ἐφ᾽eph᾽“upon”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  15. οὓςhous“whom”
    Relative pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  16. ἐπικέκληταιepikeklētai“has been called”
    Verb, perfect, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐπικαλέω · “to call (on)/name” · Strong's G1941
  17. τὸto“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  18. ὄνομάonoma“name”
    Noun, nominative, singular, neuter · from ὄνομα · “name” · Strong's G3686
  19. μουmou“of Me”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  20. ἐπ᾽ep᾽“upon”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  21. αὐτούς,autous“them,”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  22. λέγειlegei“says”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
  23. κύριοςkurios“[the] Lord”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “lord” · Strong's G2962G
  24. ὁho“who”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  25. ποιῶνpoiōn“is doing”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ποιέω · “to do/make” · Strong's G4160G
  26. ταῦταtauta“these things”
    Demonstrative pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778

Verse 18

Original language (Greek)

γνωστὰ ἀπ᾽ αἰῶνος

  1. γνωστὰgnōsta“known”
    Adjective, accusative, plural, neuter · from γνωστός, γνώριμος · “acquainted with” · Strong's G1110
  2. ἀπ᾽ap᾽“from”
    Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
  3. αἰῶνοςaiōnos“eternity’”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αἰών · “an age” · Strong's G0165H
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)