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Acts 1:23

And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἔστησανestēsanthey appointedἵστημι (histēmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they appointed”, a single actionG2476trans: (a) I make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; mid: I place myself, stand, (b) I set in balance, weigh; intrans: (c) I stand, stand by, stand still; met: I stand ready, stand firm, am steadfast.they appointedδύοduotwoδύοadjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “two”, the object formG1417two.twoἸωσὴφiōsēphJosephἸωσήφnoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Joseph”, the object formG2501Joseph, a proper name.Josephτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.καλούμενονkaloumenoncalledκαλέω (kaleō)verb, present passive participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “called”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2564(a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name.calledΒαρσαββᾶνbarsabbanBarsabasΒαρσαββᾶς (barsabbas)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Barsabas”, the object formG923Barsabbas, son of Sabbas, a surname of Joseph and Judas.Barsabasὃςhoswhoὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “who”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “who”.whoἐπεκλήθηepeklēthēwas surnamedἐπικαλέω (epikaleō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “was surnamed”, a single actionG1941(a) I call (name) by a supplementary (additional, alternative) name, (b) mid: I call upon, appeal to, address.was surnamedἸοῦστοςioustosJustusἸοῦστοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Justus”, the subject formG2459Justus, (a) a surname of Joseph Barsabbas, one of the two nominated to fill Judas' place as apostle, (b) Titius Justus, a Corinthian Christian, (c) surname of Jesus, a Christian with Paul in Rome.Justusκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andΜαθθίανmaththianMatthiasΜαθθίας (maththias)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Matthias”, the object formG3159Matthias.Matthias

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And they set two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

Young’s Literal Translation

And they set two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias,

World English Bible

They put forward two: Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also called Justus, and Matthias.

Darby Translation

And they appointed two, Joseph, who was called Barsabas, who had been surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

Douay-Rheims

And they appointed two, Joseph, called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

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