Acts 2:34

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For David ascended not {G305} into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Οὐ γὰρ Δαυίδ ἀνέβη εἰς τοὺς οὐρανούς: λέγει δὲ αὐτός, Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος τῷ Κυρίῳ μου, Κάθου ἐκ δεξιῶν μου,

Transliteration

Not gar David anebē into the ouranous: legei de himself, Eipen the Kurios to the Kuriō of me, Kathou at dexiōn of me,

Grammar Details

*gar*: conjunction - for
*David*: nominative, masculine, singular - David
*anebē*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he ascended
*ouranous*: accusative, masculine, plural - heavens
*legei*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - he says
*de*: conjunction - but/and
*Eipen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - said
*Kurios*: nominative, masculine, singular - Lord
*Kuriō*: dative, masculine, singular - to Lord
*Kathou*: present middle imperative, 2nd person singular - sit
*dexiōn*: genitive, feminine, plural - of right (side/hand)

Word Meanings

*anebē*: ascended/went up
*ouranous*: heavens/skies
*legei*: says/speaks/tells
*Eipen*: said/spoke/declared
*Kurios*: Lord/Master/YHWH
*Kuriō*: Lord/Master
*Kathou*: sit/be seated
*dexiōn*: right hand/right side/place of honor

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 110:1 : 1 A Psalm of David. Jehovah saith unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, Until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
Matt 22:42-45 : 42 saying, What think ye of the Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, [The son] of David. 43 He saith unto them, How then doth David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying, 44 The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, Till I put thine enemies underneath thy feet? 45 If David then calleth him Lord, how is he his son?
Mark 12:36 : 36 David himself said in the Holy Spirit, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet.
Luke 20:42-43 : 42 For David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, 43 Till {G302} I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet.
1 Cor 15:25 : 25 For he must reign, till he {G302} hath put all his enemies under his feet.
Eph 1:22 : 22 and he put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the church,
Heb 1:13 : 13 But of which of the angels hath he said at any time, Sit thou on my right hand, Till {G302} I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet?

Similar Verses (AI)

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Luke 20:41-44
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41And he said unto them, How say they that the Christ is David's son?
42For David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
43Till {G302} I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet.
44David therefore calleth him Lord, and how is he {G2532} his son?
Mark 12:35-37
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88%
35And Jesus answered and said, as he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that the Christ is the son of David?
36David himself said in the Holy Spirit, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet.
37David himself {G3767} calleth him Lord; and whence is he his son? And the common people heard him gladly.
Matt 22:43-45
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87%
43He saith unto them, How then doth David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying,
44The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, Till I put thine enemies underneath thy feet?
45If David then calleth him Lord, how is he his son?
Ps 110:1-2
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1A Psalm of David. Jehovah saith unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, Until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
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35Till I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet.
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13But of which of the angels hath he said at any time, Sit thou on my right hand, Till {G302} I make thine enemies the footstool of thy feet?
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Eph 4:9
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Heb 1:5
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