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Acts 22:14

And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.

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ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.Andεἶπενeipento 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).he saidὉhotheὁarticle, 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”.The Godτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πατέρωνpaterōnfathersπατήρ (patēr)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “fathers”, the of-formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.fathersἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).προεχειρίσατόproecheirisatohath chosenπροχειρίζομαι (procheirizomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “hath chosen”, a single actionG4400I appoint, choose, elect, take into hand.hath chosenσεsetheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “thee”, the object formG4771you.theeγνῶναιgnōnaito that thou shouldest knowγινώσκω (ginōskō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to that thou shouldest know”, a single actionG1097I am taking in knowledge, come to know, learn; aor: I ascertained, realized.that thou shouldest knowτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.θέλημαthelēmawillθέλημαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “will”, the object formG2307an act of will, will; plur: wishes, desires.This verse uses “will”.willαὐτοῦautouhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.hisκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἰδεῖνideinto seeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active infinitive — “to see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G1492 (εἴδω, see/know).τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δίκαιονdikaionjustδίκαιος (dikaios)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “just”, the object formG1342just; especially, just in the eyes of God; righteous; the elect (a Jewish idea).This verse uses “just”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἀκοῦσαιakousaito hearἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to hear”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.φωνὴνphōnēnvoiceφωνή (phōnē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “voice”, the object formG5456a sound, noise, voice, language, dialect.This verse uses “voice”.ἐκekout fromἐκpreposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.στόματοςstomatosmouthστόμα (stoma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “mouth”, the of-formG4750the mouth, speech, eloquence in speech, the point of a sword.mouthαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he said, The God of our fathers did choose thee beforehand to know His will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice out of his mouth,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he said, The God of our fathers hath appointed thee to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he said, The God of our fathers did choose thee beforehand to know His will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice out of his mouth,

World English Bible

He said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.

Darby Translation

And he said, The God of our fathers has chosen thee beforehand to know his will, and to see the just one, and to hear a voice out of his mouth;

Douay-Rheims

But he said: The God of our fathers hath preordained thee that thou shouldst know his will, and see the Just One, and shouldst hear the voice from his mouth.

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