Greek Interlinear

Acts 14:23 Interlinear

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

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1χειροτονήσαντεςG5500when they had ordainedto be a hand-reacher or voter (by raising the hand), i.e., (generally) to select or appoint
2δὲG1161Andbut, and, etc
3αὐτοὺςG846themthe reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
4πρεσβυτέρουςG4245eldersolder; as noun, a senior; specially, an israelite sanhedrist (also figuratively, member of the celestial council) or christian "presbyter"
5κατ'G2596in every(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)
6ἐκκλησίανG1577churcha calling out, i.e., (concretely) a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation (jewish synagogue, or christian community of members on earth
7προσευξάμενοιG4336and had prayedto pray to god, i.e., supplicate, worship
8μετὰG3326withproperly, denoting accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession)
9νηστειῶνG3521fastingabstinence (from lack of food, or voluntary and religious); specially, the fast of the day of atonement
10παρέθεντοG3908they commendedto place alongside, i.e., present (food, truth); by implication, to deposit (as a trust or for protection)
11αὐτοὺςG846themthe reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
12τῷG3588the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)
13κυρίῳG2962to the Lordsupreme in authority, i.e., (as noun) controller; by implication, master (as a respectful title)
14εἰςG1519onto or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
15ὃνG3739whomthe relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
16πεπιστεύκεισανG4100they believedto 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

Acts 14:22Confirming the souls of the disciples and exhorting them...
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
Acts 14:24And after they had passed throughout Pisidia they came to...

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