Greek Interlinear
Acts 13:21 Interlinear
“And afterward they desired a king and gave unto them God Saul the son of Cis a man of the tribe of Benjamin years by the space of forty”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | κἀκεῖθεν | G2547 | And afterward | likewise from that place (or time) |
| 2 | ᾐτήσαντο | G154 | they desired | to ask (in genitive case) |
| 3 | βασιλέα | G935 | a king | a sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively) |
| 4 | καὶ | G2532 | and | and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words |
| 5 | ἔδωκεν | G1325 | gave | to give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection) |
| 6 | αὐτοῖς | G846 | unto them | 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 |
| 7 | ὁ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 8 | θεὸς | G2316 | God | a deity, especially (with g3588) the supreme divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by hebraism) |
| 9 | τὸν | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 10 | Σαοὺλ | G4549 | Saul | saul (i.e., shaul), the jewish name of paul |
| 11 | υἱὸν | G5207 | the son | a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship |
| 12 | Κίς | G2797 | of Cis | cis (i.e., kish), an israelite |
| 13 | ἄνδρα | G435 | a man | a man (properly as an individual male) |
| 14 | ἐκ | G1537 | of | a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct |
| 15 | φυλῆς | G5443 | the tribe | an offshoot, i.e., race or clan |
| 16 | Βενιαμίν | G958 | of Benjamin | benjamin, an israelite |
| 17 | ἔτη | G2094 | years | a year |
| 18 | τεσσαράκοντα | G5062 | by the space of forty | forty |
Verse Context
Acts 13:20And after that about years the space of four hundred...
Acts 13:21 (current)And afterward they desired a king and gave unto them God Saul the son of Cis a man of the tribe of Benjamin years by the space of forty
Acts 13:22And when he had removed him he raised up him ...