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
| # | 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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