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Acts 17:31

Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “just as” (καθότι) before He set here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “because” (διότι) before He set here.

καθότιkathotiBecauseκαθότιconjunction — “Because”G2530(a) in proportion as, according as, (b) because.This verse uses “because”.Becauseἔστησενestēsenhe hath appointedἵστημι (histēmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he hath 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.he hath appointedἡμέρανhēmerana dayἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “a day”, the object formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.a dayἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inᾗhēwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “which”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.the whichμέλλειmelleihe willμέλλω (mellō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he will”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3195I intend, am about to; I delay, linger.he willκρίνεινkrineinto judgeκρίνω (krinō)verb, present active infinitive — “to judge”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2919(a) I judge, whether in a law-court or privately: sometimes with cognate nouns emphasizing the notion of the verb, (b) I decide, I think (it) good.This verse uses “judge”.judgeτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.οἰκουμένηνoikoumenēnworldοἰκουμένη (oikoumenē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “world”, the object formG3625(properly: the land that is being inhabited, the land in a state of habitation), the inhabited world, that is, the Roman world, for all outside it was regarded as of no account.the worldἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunērighteousnessδικαιοσύνηnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “righteousness”, the to- or for-formG1343(usually if not always in a Jewish atmosphere), justice, justness, righteousness, righteousness of which God is the source or author, but practically: a divine righteousness.This verse uses “righteousness”.righteousnessἐνenbyἐνpreposition — “by”G1722in, on, among.byἀνδρὶandrithat manἀνήρ (anēr)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “that man”, the to- or for-formG435a male human being; a man, husband.that manᾧhōwhomὅς (hos)relative pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “whom”, the to- or for-formG3739who, which, what, that.whomὥρισενhōrisenhe hath ordainedὁρίζω (horizō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he hath ordained”, a single actionG3724I separate, mark off by boundaries; I determine, appoint, designate.he hath ordainedπίστινpistinassuranceπίστις (pistis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “assurance”, the object formG4102faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.assuranceπαρασχὼνparaschōnto furnish occasionπαρέχω (parechō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to furnish occasion”, a single actionG3930act. and mid: I offer, provide, confer, afford, give, bring, show, cause.πᾶσινpasinunto allπᾶς (pas)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “unto all”, the to- or for-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.unto allἀναστήσαςanastēsasmen, in that he hath raisedἀνίστημι (anistēmi)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “men, in that he hath raised”, a single actionG450I raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear.men, in that he hath raisedαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἐκekfromἐκpreposition — “from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.fromνεκρῶνnekrōndeadνεκρός (nekros)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “dead”, the of-formG3498(a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse.This verse uses “dead”.the dead

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διότιdiotiBecauseδιότιconjunction — “Because”G1360on this account, because, for.This verse uses “because”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

because He did set a day in which He is about to judge the world in righteousness, by a man whom He did ordain, having given assurance to all, having raised him out of the dead.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

inasmuch as he hath appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.

Young’s Literal Translation

because He did set a day in which He is about to judge the world in righteousness, by a man whom He did ordain, having given assurance to all, having raised him out of the dead.'

World English Bible

because he has appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he has ordained; of which he has given assurance to all men, in that he has raised him from the dead.”

Darby Translation

because he has set a day in which he is going to judge the habitable earth in righteousness by [the] man whom he has appointed, giving the proof [of it] to all [in] having raised him from among [the] dead.

Douay-Rheims

Because he hath appointed a day wherein he will judge the world in equity, by the man whom he hath appointed; giving faith to all, by raising him up from the dead.

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