Acts 1:12

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is nigh unto Jerusalem, a Sabbath day's journey off.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Τοτε ὑπέστρεψαν εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ ἀπὸ ὄρους τοῦ καλουμένου Ἐλαιῶνος, ὅ ἐστιν ἐγγὺς Ἰερουσαλήμ σαββάτου ἔχον ὁδόν.

Transliteration

Then they hypestrepsan into Ierousalēm from orous the kaloumenou Elaiōnos, which estin engys Ierousalēm sabbatou echon hodon.

Grammar Details

*hypestrepsan*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural - they returned
*Ierousalēm*: accusative, feminine, singular - Jerusalem (indeclinable)
*orous*: genitive, neuter, singular - mountain
*kaloumenou*: present, middle/passive, participle, genitive, neuter, singular - being called
*Elaiōnos*: genitive, masculine, singular - Olivet/Mount of Olives
*estin*: present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - is
*engys*: adverb - near
*sabbatou*: genitive, neuter, singular - Sabbath
*echon*: present, active, participle, nominative, neuter, singular - having
*hodon*: accusative, feminine, singular - journey/way

Word Meanings

*hypestrepsan*: they returned/went back
*orous*: mountain/mount/hill
*kaloumenou*: being called/named
*Elaiōnos*: Olivet/Mount of Olives
*engys*: near/close to
*sabbatou hodon*: Sabbath journey/Sabbath day's journey [idiom for distance]

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Luke 24:52 : 52 And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:
Matt 21:1 : 1 And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and came unto Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,
Luke 24:50 : 50 And he led them out until [they were] over against Bethany: and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.
Zech 14:4 : 4 And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east; and the mount of Olives shall be cleft in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, [and there shall be] a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.
John 11:18 : 18 Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off;
Matt 24:3 : 3 And as he sat on the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what [shall be] the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
Matt 26:30 : 30 And when they had sung a hymn, they went out unto the mount of Olives.
Luke 21:37 : 37 And every day he was teaching in the temple; and every night he went out, and lodged in the mount that is called Olivet.

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