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Acts 17:24

God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;

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ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεὸςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.Godὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ποιήσαςpoiēsasthat madeποιέω (poieō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “that made”, a single actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.that madeτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κόσμονkosmonworldκόσμος (kosmos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “world”, the object formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.the worldκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπάνταpantaall thingsπᾶς (pas)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “all things”, the object formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.all thingsτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐνenthereinἐνpreposition — “therein”G1722in, on, among.thereinαὐτῷautōseeing that heαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “seeing that he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.seeing that heοὗτοςhoutosthisοὗτοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.οὐρανοῦouranouof heavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of heaven”, the of-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.of heavenκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andγῆςgēsearthγῆ (gē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “earth”, the of-formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.earthὑπάρχωνhuparchōnto beὑπάρχω (huparchō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5225I begin, am, exist, am in possession.κύριοςkurioslordκύριοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “lord”, the subject formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.οὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inχειροποιήτοιςcheiropoiētoismade with handsχειροποίητος (cheiropoiētos)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “made with hands”, the to- or for-formG5499done or made with hands, artificial.made with handsναοῖςnaoistempleναός (naos)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “temple”, the to- or for-formG3485a temple, a shrine, that part of the temple where God himself resides.κατοικεῖkatoikeito dwellκατοικέω (katoikeō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to dwell”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2730I dwell in, settle in, am established in (permanently), inhabit.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'God, who did make the world, and all things in it, this One, of heaven and of earth being Lord, in temples made with hands doth not dwell,

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American Standard Version (1901)

The God that made the world and all things therein, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;

Young’s Literal Translation

'God, who did make the world, and all things in it, this One, of heaven and of earth being Lord, in temples made with hands doth not dwell,

World English Bible

The God who made the world and all things in it, he, being Lord of heaven and earth, doesn’t dwell in temples made with hands.

Darby Translation

The God who has made the world and all things which are in it, he , being Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands,

Douay-Rheims

God, who made the world, and all things therein; he, being Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;

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