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Acts 2:34

For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

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οὐouis notοὐadverb — “is not”G3756no, not.is notγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ΔαυὶδdauidDavidΔαυίδnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “David”, the subject formG1138David, King of Israel.ἀνέβηanebēascendedἀναβαίνω (anabainō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “ascended”, a single actionG305I go up, mount, ascend; of things: I rise, spring up, come up.ascendedεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανούςouranousheavensοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “heavens”, the object formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.the heavensλέγειlegeihe saithλέγω (legō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he saith”, an ongoing or repeated 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.he saithδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.αὐτόςautoshimselfαὐτόςpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “himself”, the subject formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himselfΕἶπενeipento sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to say”, 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 “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).saidὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κύριοςkuriosLordκύριοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Lord”, the subject formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.Lordτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.κυρίῳkuriōlordκύριος (kurios)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “lord”, the to- or for-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.μουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).myΚάθουkathouto sitκάθημαι (kathēmai)verb, present middle imperative, 2nd person singular — “to sit”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2521I sit, am seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside.This verse uses “sit”.ἐκekout fromἐκpreposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.δεξιῶνdexiōnright handδεξιός (dexios)adjective, genitive, plural, neuter — “right hand”, the of-formG1188on the right hand, right hand, right.This verse uses “right hand”.right handμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for David did not go up to the heavens, and he saith himself: The Lord saith to my lord, Sit thou at my right hand,

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American Standard Version (1901)

For David ascended not into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

Young’s Literal Translation

for David did not go up to the heavens, and he saith himself: The Lord saith to my lord, Sit thou at my right hand,

World English Bible

For David didn’t ascend into the heavens, but he says himself, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit by my right hand

Darby Translation

For David has not ascended into the heavens, but he says himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit at my right hand

Douay-Rheims

For David ascended not into heaven; but he himself said: The Lord said to my Lord, sit thou on my right hand,

Fulfills

Psalms 110:1 Psalms 110:1 · King James VersionThe LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.Psalms 110:1 · King James VersionOpen the Source
Lord at God's right hand · NT explicit, Edersheim’s rabbinic list
The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.

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