Acts 3:24

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Yea and all the prophets from Samuel and them that followed after, as many as have spoken, they also told of these days.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ, πάντες δὲ οἱ προφῆται ἀπὸ Σαμουὴλ καὶ τῶν καθεξῆς, ὅσοι ἐλάλησαν, καὶ προκατήγγειλαν τὰς ἡμέρας ταύτας.

Transliteration

And, all de the prophētai from Samouēl and those kathexēs, as many as elalēsan, and prokatēngeilan the hēmeras these.

Grammar Details

*de*: postpositive particle - and/but/also
*prophētai*: nominative masculine plural - prophets
*Samouēl*: genitive masculine singular - Samuel
*kathexēs*: adverb - afterward/following
*elalēsan*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - spoke
*prokatēngeilan*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - foretold/announced beforehand
*hēmeras*: accusative feminine plural - days

Word Meanings

*kathexēs*: afterward/following/in succession
*prokatēngeilan*: foretold/announced beforehand/predicted

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

1 Sam 3:20 : 20 And all Israel from Dan even to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of Jehovah.
Acts 3:21 : 21 whom the heaven {G3303} must receive until the times of restoration of all things, whereof God spake by the mouth of {G3956} His holy prophets that have been from of old.
Acts 13:20 : 20 and after these things he gave [them] judges until Samuel the prophet.
Ps 99:6 : 6 Moses and Aaron among his priests, And Samuel among them that call upon his name; They called upon Jehovah, and he answered them.
1 Sam 3:1 : 1 And the child Samuel ministered unto Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was precious in those days; there was no frequent vision.
Rom 3:21 : 21 But now apart from the law a righteousness of God hath been manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;
Luke 24:27 : 27 And beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
Acts 3:19 : 19 Repent ye therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, that so there may come seasons of refreshing from the presence of the Lord;
1 Sam 2:18 : 18 But Samuel ministered before Jehovah, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.
Jer 15:1 : 1 Then said Jehovah unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind would not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth.

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