Acts 2:29

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

{G435} Brethren, I may say unto {G3326} you freely of the patriarch David, that he {G5053} both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us unto this day.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἄνδρες ἀδελφοί, ἐξὸν εἰπεῖν μετὰ παρρησίας πρὸς ὑμᾶς περὶ τοῦ πατριάρχου Δαυίδ, ὅτι καὶ ἐτελεύτησεν καὶ ἐτάφη, καὶ τὸ μνῆμα αὐτοῦ ἔστιν ἐν ἡμῖν ἄχρι τῆς ἡμέρας ταύτης.

Transliteration

Andres adelphoi, exon eipein with parrēsias to you about the patriarchou David, that both eteleutēsen and etaphē, and the mnēma of him estin among us until the hēmeras tautēs.

Grammar Details

*Andres*: nominative, masculine, plural - men
*adelphoi*: nominative, masculine, plural - brothers
*exon*: neuter participle used impersonally - being permitted/lawful
*eipein*: aorist active infinitive - to speak/say
*parrēsias*: genitive, feminine, singular - of boldness/frankness
*patriarchou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of patriarch
*David*: genitive, masculine, singular - of David
*eteleutēsen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he died
*etaphē*: aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - he was buried
*mnēma*: nominative, neuter, singular - tomb/memorial
*estin*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is
*hēmeras*: genitive, feminine, singular - of day
*tautēs*: genitive, feminine, singular - this

Word Meanings

*adelphoi*: brothers/fellow believers/countrymen
*exon*: being permitted/lawful/allowed
*eipein*: to speak/say/tell
*parrēsias*: boldness/frankness/confidence/openness
*patriarchou*: patriarch/forefather
*eteleutēsen*: died/ended life
*etaphē*: was buried/entombed
*mnēma*: tomb/grave/memorial

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Referenced Verses

Acts 13:36 : 36 For David, after he had in his own generation served the counsel of God, fell asleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:
1 Kgs 2:10 : 10 And David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.
Acts 7:8-9 : 8 And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so [Abraham] begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac [begat] Jacob, and Jacob the twelve patriarchs. 9 And the patriarchs, moved with jealousy against Joseph, sold him into Egypt: and God was with him,
Heb 7:4 : 4 Now consider how great this man was, unto whom {G2532} Abraham, the patriarch, gave a tenth out of the chief spoils.
Neh 3:16 : 16 After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of half the district of Beth-zur, unto the place over against the sepulchres of David, and unto the pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty men.
Acts 26:26 : 26 For the king knoweth of these things, unto whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none {G5100} of these things is hidden from him; for this hath not been done in a corner.

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