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Acts 2:29

Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.

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ἌνδρεςandresMenἀνήρ (anēr)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “Men”, the calling formG435a male human being; a man, husband.Menἀδελφοίadelphoiand brethrenἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “and brethren”, the calling formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.and brethrenἐξὸνexonmeἔξεστι(ν) (exestin)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, neuter — “me”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1832it is permitted, lawful, possible.meεἰπεῖνeipeinto speakλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active infinitive — “to speak”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “speak”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).speakμετὰmetawithμετάpreposition — “with”G3326(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.This verse uses “with”.παρρησίαςparrēsiasboldnessπαρρησία (parrēsia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “boldness”, the of-formG3954freedom, openness, especially in speech; boldness, confidence.πρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youπερὶperiofπερίpreposition — “of”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πατριάρχουpatriarchoupatriarchπατριάρχης (patriarchēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “patriarch”, the of-formG3966a patriarch, head or founder of a family.the patriarchΔαυίδdauidDavidΔαυίδnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “David”, the of-formG1138David, King of Israel.Davidὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatκαὶkaibothκαίconjunction — “both”G2532and, even, also, namely.bothἐτελεύτησενeteleutēsendeadτελευτάω (teleutaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “dead”, a single actionG5053I end, finish, die, complete.deadκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἐτάφηetaphēburiedθάπτω (thaptō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “buried”, a single actionG2290I bury.buriedκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μνῆμαmnēmasepulchreμνῆμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “sepulchre”, the subject formG3418a tomb, monument, memorial.sepulchreαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἔστινestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isἐνenwithἐνpreposition — “with”G1722in, on, among.withἡμῖνhēminIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).usἄχριachriuntoἄχριpreposition — “unto”G891as far as, up to, until, during.untoτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἡμέραςhēmerasdayἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “day”, the of-formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.dayταύτηςtautēsthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “this”, the of-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'Men, brethren! it is permitted to speak with freedom unto you concerning the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is among us unto this day;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Brethren, I may say unto you freely of the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us unto this day.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Men, brethren! it is permitted to speak with freedom unto you concerning the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is among us unto this day;

World English Bible

“Brothers, I may tell you freely of the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.

Darby Translation

Brethren, let it be allowed to speak with freedom to you concerning the patriarch David, that he has both died and been buried, and his monument is amongst us unto this day.

Douay-Rheims

Ye men, brethren, let me freely speak to you of the patriarch David; that he died, and was buried; and his sepulchre is with us to this present day.

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