King James Version

Acts 7:42

Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness?

Study

Greek

Tap a word to see its meaning.

ἔστρεψενestrepsenturnedστρέφω (strephō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “turned”, a single actionG4762I turn, am converted, change, change my direction.turnedδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὁhotheὁarticle, 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”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπαρέδωκενparedōkengaveπαραδίδωμι (paradidōmi)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “gave”, a single actionG3860I hand over, pledge, hand down, deliver, commit, commend, betray, abandon.gaveαὐτοὺςautousthemαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “them”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.themλατρεύεινlatreueinto worshipλατρεύω (latreuō)verb, present active infinitive — “to worship”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3000I serve, especially God, perhaps simply: I worship.This verse uses “worship”.to worshipτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.στρατιᾷstratiahostστρατιάnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “host”, the to- or for-formG4756an army; met: a host of angels, the hosts of heaven (i.e. the stars).the hostτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.οὐρανοῦouranouof heavenοὐρανός (ouranos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of heaven”, the of-formG3772heaven, (a) the visible heavens: the atmosphere, the sky, the starry heavens, (b) the spiritual heavens.of heavenκαθὼςkathōsas itκαθώςconjunction — “as it”G2531according to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as.as itγέγραπταιgegraptaiis writtenγράφω (graphō)verb, perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “is written”, a completed action with a present resultG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).is writtenἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inβίβλῳbiblōbookβίβλος (biblos)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “book”, the to- or for-formG976a written book, roll, or volume, sometimes with a sacred connotation.the bookτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.προφητῶνprophētōnof the prophetsπροφήτης (prophētēs)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of the prophets”, the of-formG4396a prophet, poet; a person gifted at expositing divine truth.of the prophetsΜὴmēhave ye offeredμήparticle — “have ye offered”G3361not, lest.have ye offeredσφάγιαsphagiaslain beastsσφάγιον (sphagion)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “slain beasts”, the object formG4968a slaughtered victim.slain beastsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andθυσίαςthusiassacrificesθυσία (thusia)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “sacrifices”, the object formG2378abstr. and concr: sacrifice; a sacrifice, offering.sacrificesπροσηνέγκατέprosēnenkateto bring toπροσφέρω (prospherō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 2nd person plural — “to bring to”, a single actionG4374(a) I bring to, (b) characteristically: I offer (of gifts, sacrifices, etc).This verse uses “bring to”.μοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἔτηetēyearsἔτος (etos)noun, accusative, plural, neuter — “years”, the object formG2094a year.yearsτεσσεράκονταtesserakontafortyτεσσεράκονταadjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “forty”, the object formG5062forty.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐρήμῳerēmōwildernessἔρημος (erēmos)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “wilderness”, the to- or for-formG2048as an adj: deserted, desolate, waste; hence: the desert, to the east and south of Palestine; of a person: deserted, abandoned, desolate.the wildernessοἶκοςoikoshouseοἶκοςnoun, vocative, singular, masculine — “house”, the calling formG3624(a) a house, the material building, (b) a household, family, lineage, nation.ἸσραήλisraēlIsraelἸσραήλnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Israel”, the of-formG2474(Hebrew), Israel, surname of Jacob, then the Jewish people, the people of God.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and God did turn, and did give them up to do service to the host of the heaven, according as it hath been written in the scroll of the prophets: Slain beasts and sacrifices did ye offer to Me forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?

Compare Public-Domain Translations

The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.

American Standard Version (1901)

But God turned, and gave them up to serve the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, Did ye offer unto me slain beasts and sacrifices Forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

But God turned away and gave them up to serve the army of the sky, as it is written in the book of the prophets, ‘Did you offer to me slain animals and sacrifices forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?

Darby Translation

But God turned and delivered them up to serve the host of heaven; as it is written in [the] book of the prophets, Have ye offered me victims and sacrifices forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?

Douay-Rheims

And God turned, and gave them up to serve the host of heaven, as it is written in the books of the prophets: Did you offer victims and sacrifices to me for forty years, in the desert, O house of Israel?

Quotes

Amos 5:25 Amos 5:25 · King James VersionHave ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?Amos 5:25 · King James VersionOpen the Source
as it is written
Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?

Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. How This List Was Built. See the Full Map.

The King James Version (1769) is in the public domain in the United States.