Greek Interlinear
Acts 14:23 Interlinear
Word-by-word Greek interlinear analysis of Acts 14:23, showing the original Greek text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“when they had ordained And them elders in every church and had prayed with fasting they commended them to the Lord on whom they believed”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | χειροτονήσαντες | G5500 | when they had ordained | to be a hand-reacher or voter (by raising the hand), i.e., (generally) to select or appoint |
| 2 | δὲ | G1161 | And | but, and, etc |
| 3 | αὐτοὺς | G846 | 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 |
| 4 | πρεσβυτέρους | G4245 | elders | older; as noun, a senior; specially, an israelite sanhedrist (also figuratively, member of the celestial council) or christian "presbyter" |
| 5 | κατ' | G2596 | in every | (prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined) |
| 6 | ἐκκλησίαν | G1577 | church | a calling out, i.e., (concretely) a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation (jewish synagogue, or christian community of members on earth |
| 7 | προσευξάμενοι | G4336 | and had prayed | to pray to god, i.e., supplicate, worship |
| 8 | μετὰ | G3326 | with | properly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession) |
| 9 | νηστειῶν | G3521 | fasting | abstinence (from lack of food, or voluntary and religious); specially, the fast of the day of atonement |
| 10 | παρέθεντο | G3908 | they commended | to place alongside, i.e., present (food, truth); by implication, to deposit (as a trust or for protection) |
| 11 | αὐτοὺς | G846 | 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 |
| 12 | τῷ | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 13 | κυρίῳ | G2962 | to the Lord | supreme in authority, i.e., (as noun) controller; by implication, master (as a respectful title) |
| 14 | εἰς | G1519 | on | to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases |
| 15 | ὃν | G3739 | whom | the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that |
| 16 | πεπιστεύκεισαν | G4100 | they believed | to have faith (in, upon, or with respect to, a person or thing), i.e., credit; by implication, to entrust (especially one's spiritual well-being to ch |
Verse Context
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Acts 14:23 (current)when they had ordained And them elders in every church and had prayed with fasting they commended them to the Lord on whom they believed
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