Acts 1:24

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ προσευξάμενοι, εἶπον, Σὺ, Κύριε, καρδιογνῶστα πάντων, ἀνάδειξον ἐκ τούτων τῶν δύο ὃν ἕνα ἐξελέξω,

Transliteration

And having proseuxamenoi, they eipon, You, Kyrie, kardiognōsta pantōn, anadeixon from these the dyo which one you exelexō,

Grammar Details

*proseuxamenoi*: aorist, middle, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having prayed
*eipon*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural - said
*Kyrie*: vocative, masculine, singular - Lord
*kardiognōsta*: vocative, masculine, singular - knower of hearts
*pantōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of all
*anadeixon*: aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person singular - show/appoint
*dyo*: numeral - two
*exelexō*: aorist, middle, indicative, 2nd person singular - you have chosen

Word Meanings

*proseuxamenoi*: having prayed/having offered prayer
*kardiognōsta*: knower of hearts/heart-knower
*anadeixon*: show/appoint/reveal
*exelexō*: you have chosen/selected/elected

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Referenced Verses

1 Sam 16:7 : 7 But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.
Jer 17:10 : 10 I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.
Acts 15:8 : 8 And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;
Acts 6:6 : 6 Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them.
Rev 2:23 : 23 And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.
Num 27:16 : 16 Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,
Acts 13:2-3 : 2 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said , Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. 3 And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.
Acts 14:23 : 23 And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.
Rom 8:27 : 27 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
Heb 4:13 : 13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
Jer 20:12 : 12 But, O LORD of hosts, that triest the righteous, and seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I opened my cause.
Luke 6:12-13 : 12 And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. 13 And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;
John 2:24-25 : 24 But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men, 25 And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in man.
John 21:17 : 17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
1 Kgs 8:39 : 39 Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest;(for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;)
1 Chr 28:9 : 9 And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
1 Chr 29:17 : 17 I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.
Ps 7:9 : 9 Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.
Ps 44:21 : 21 Shall not God search this out{H8799)}? for he knoweth{H8802)} the secrets of the heart.
Prov 3:5-6 : 5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Prov 15:11 : 11 Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?
Jer 11:20 : 20 But, O LORD of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause.

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