King James Version

Acts 17:26

And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “all [the] face” (παντὸς προσώπου) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “ordered” (προστεταγμένους) before times here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “blood” (αἵματος) before every here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “every <the> face” (πᾶν πρόσωπον) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “appointed” (προτεταγμένους) before times here.

ἐποίησένepoiēsenhath madeποιέω (poieō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “hath made”, a single actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.hath madeτεteandτέconjunction — “and”G5037and, both.This verse uses “and”.ἐξexofἐκ (ek)preposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofἑνὸςhenosoneεἷς (heis)adjective, genitive, singular, masculine — “one”, the of-formG1520one.oneπᾶνpanallπᾶς (pas)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “all”, the object formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allἔθνοςethnosnationsἔθνοςnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “nations”, the object formG1484a race, people, nation; the nations, heathen world, Gentiles.nationsἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnof menἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of men”, the of-formG444a man, one of the human race.of menκατοικεῖνkatoikeinto for to dwellκατοικέω (katoikeō)verb, present active infinitive — “to for to dwell”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2730I dwell in, settle in, am established in (permanently), inhabit.for to dwellἐπὶepionἐπίpreposition — “on”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.onπαντὸςpantosallπᾶς (pas)adjective, genitive, singular, neuter — “all”, the of-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allπροσώπουprosōpoufaceπρόσωπον (prosōpon)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “face”, the of-formG4383the face, countenance, surface.the faceτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γῆςgēsof the earthγῆ (gē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the earth”, the of-formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.This verse uses “the earth”.of the earthὁρίσαςhorisasand hath determinedὁρίζω (horizō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “and hath determined”, a single actionG3724I separate, mark off by boundaries; I determine, appoint, designate.and hath determinedπροστεταγμένουςprostetagmenousbefore appointedπροστάσσω (prostassō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “before appointed”, a completed action with a present resultG4367(a) I instruct, command, (b) I appoint, assign.before appointedκαιροὺςkairoustimeκαιρός (kairos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “time”, the object formG2540fitting season, season, opportunity, occasion, time.This verse uses “time”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὁροθεσίαςhorothesiasboundsὁροθεσία (horothesia)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “bounds”, the object formG3734a setting of boundaries, definite limit; plur: bounds.the boundsτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κατοικίαςkatoikiashabitationκατοικία (katoikia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “habitation”, the of-formG2733a dwelling, habitation, settlement.This verse uses “habitation”.habitationαὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

αἵματοςhaimatosbloodαἷμα (haima)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “blood”, the of-formG129blood (especially as shed).πᾶνpanallπᾶς (pas)adjective, genitive, singular, neuter — “all”, the of-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.πρόσωπονprosōponfaceπρόσωπονnoun, genitive, singular, neuter — “face”, the of-formG4383the face, countenance, surface.προτεταγμένουςprotetagmenousbefore appointedπροτάσσω (protassō)verb, perfect passive participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “before appointed”, a completed action with a present resultG4384

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

He made also of one blood every nation of men, to dwell upon all the face of the earth — having ordained times before appointed, and the bounds of their dwellings —

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American Standard Version (1901)

and he made of one every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed seasons, and the bounds of their habitation;

Young’s Literal Translation

He made also of one blood every nation of men, to dwell upon all the face of the earth — having ordained times before appointed, and the bounds of their dwellings —

World English Bible

He made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the surface of the earth, having determined appointed seasons and the boundaries of their dwellings,

Darby Translation

and has made of one blood every nation of men to dwell upon the whole face of the earth, having determined ordained times and the boundaries of their dwelling,

Douay-Rheims

And hath made of one, all mankind, to dwell upon the whole face of the earth, determining appointed times, and the limits of their habitation.

Alludes to

Deuteronomy 32:8 Deuteronomy 32:8 · King James VersionWhen the Most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.Deuteronomy 32:8 · King James VersionOpen the Source
When the Most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.