KJV: Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.
YLT: and also all the prophets from Samuel and those following in order, as many as spake, did also foretell of these days.
Darby: And indeed all the prophets from Samuel and those in succession after him, as many as have spoken, have announced also these days.
ASV: Yea and all the prophets from Samuel and them that followed after, as many as have spoken, they also told of these days.
δὲ | now |
Parse: Conjunction Root: δέ Sense: but, moreover, and, etc. |
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προφῆται | prophets |
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: προφήτης Sense: in Greek writings, an interpreter of oracles or of other hidden things. |
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Σαμουὴλ | Samuel |
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: Σαμουήλ Sense: the son of Elkanah and Hannah, the last of the judges, a distinguished prophet, and a founder of the prophetic order, he gave the Jews there first kings, Saul, David. |
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τῶν | those |
Parse: Article, Genitive Masculine Plural Root: ὁ Sense: this, that, these, etc. |
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καθεξῆς | subsequently |
Parse: Adverb Root: καθεξῆς Sense: one after another, successively, in order. |
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ὅσοι | as many as |
Parse: Personal / Relative Pronoun, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: ὅσος Sense: as great as, as far as, how much, how many, whoever. |
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ἐλάλησαν | have spoken |
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural Root: ἀπολαλέω Sense: to utter a voice or emit a sound. |
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καὶ | also |
Parse: Conjunction Root: καί Sense: and, also, even, indeed, but. |
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κατήγγειλαν | have announced |
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural Root: καταγγέλλω Sense: to announce, declare, promulgate, make known. |
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ἡμέρας | days |
Parse: Noun, Accusative Feminine Plural Root: ἡμέρα Sense: the day, used of the natural day, or the interval between sunrise and sunset, as distinguished from and contrasted with the night. |
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ταύτας | these |
Parse: Demonstrative Pronoun, Accusative Feminine Plural Root: οὗτος Sense: this. |
Greek Commentary for Acts 3:24
Schools of prophets arose in his time, few before him (1 Samuel 3:1). [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Acts 3:24
Imperfect middle of εκτιτημι ektithēmi to set forth, old verb, but in the N.T. only in Acts (Acts 7:21; Acts 11:4; Acts 18:26; Acts 28:23), a deliberate and detailed narrative “in order” Old word for in succession. In the N.T. only in Luke 1:2; Luke 8:1; Acts 3:24; Acts 11:14; Acts 18:23. Luke evidently considered this defence of Peter important and he preserves the marks of authenticity. It came originally from Peter himself (Acts 11:5, Acts 11:6, Acts 11:15, Acts 11:16). “The case of Cornelius was a test case of primary importance” (Page), “the first great difficulty of the early Church.” Part of the story Luke gives three times (Acts 10:3-6, Acts 10:30-32; Acts 11:13.). See the discussion chapter 10 for details given here. [source]