Acts 15:7 — King James Version← Study notes
“And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.”
Acts 15:7 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Acts 15:735 words
πολλῆςpollēsmany / much
δὲdeand / but
ζητήσεωςzētēseōsquestion
γενομένηςgenomenēsarise, be
assembled, be(-come
ἀναστὰςanastasrise
ΠέτροςPetrosPeter, rock
εἶπενeipensay
πρὸςprosto / toward
αὐτούςautoushe / she / it / same
ἌνδρεςAndresfellow, husband, man
ἀδελφοίadelphoibrother
ὑμεῖςhymeisyou
ἐπίστασθεepistastheknow, understand
ὅτιhotithat / because
ἀφ’aph’from
ἡμερῶνhēmerōnage, + alway, (mid-)day (by day
ἀρχαίωνarchaiōn(them of) old (time)
ἐνenabout, after, against
ὑμῖνhyminyou
ἐξελέξατοexelexatomake choice, choose (out), chosen
ὁhothe
θεὸςtheosGod
διὰdiathrough / because of
τοῦtouthe
στόματόςstomatosedge, face, mouth
μουmouI
ἀκοῦσαιakousaihear
τὰtathe
ἔθνηethnēGentile, heathen, nation
τὸνtonthe
λόγονlogonword / message
τοῦtouthe
εὐαγγελίουeuangeliougospel
καὶkaiand / also
πιστεῦσαιpisteusaibelieve
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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