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Acts 2:20 — King James Version← Study notes

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:


Acts 2:20Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 2:2019 words
GreekMeaning
ho
ThearticleG3588
ἥλιοςhēlios
sunnounG2246
μεταστραφήσεταιmetastraphēsetai
will be turnedverbG3344
εἰςeis
intoprepositionG1519
σκότοςskotos
darknessnounG4655
καὶkai
andwordG2532
thearticleG3588
σελήνηselēnē
moonnounG4582
εἰςeis
intoprepositionG1519
αἷμαhaima
bloodnounG129
πρὶνprin
beforewordG4250
ē
orwordG2228
ἐλθεῖνelthein
comingverbG2064
ἡμέρανhēmeran
daynounG2250
κυρίουkyriou
of the LordnounG2962
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
μεγάληνmegalēn
greatadjectiveG3173
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἐπιφανῆepiphanē
gloriousadjectiveG2016
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 2:20

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood. Acts 2:20 This results from the (διαθέσεως) internal affection of the sufferers. It is said, indeed, that many such phenomena actually did occur in the sky, as Josephus attests. At the same time the Apostle strikes fear into them, by reminding them of the darkness which had lately occurred, and leading them to expect things to come. Before that great and notable day of the Lord come. For be not confident, he…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 5 on Acts
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