Acts 1:7

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς αὐτούς, Οὐχ ὑμῶν ἐστιν γνῶναι χρόνους ἢ καιροὺς, οὓς ὁ Πατὴρ ἔθετο ἐν τῇ ἰδίᾳ ἐξουσίᾳ.

Transliteration

He eipen de pros them, Not of you estin gnōnai chronous ē kairous, which the Patēr etheto in the idia exousia.

Grammar Details

*eipen*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - said/spoke
*de*: postpositive particle - and/but
*pros*: preposition + accusative - to/toward
*estin*: present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - is
*gnōnai*: aorist, active, infinitive - to know
*chronous*: accusative, masculine, plural - times
*ē*: conjunction - or
*kairous*: accusative, masculine, plural - seasons/appointed times
*Patēr*: nominative, masculine, singular - Father
*etheto*: aorist, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular - placed/set/appointed
*idia*: dative, feminine, singular - own/personal
*exousia*: dative, feminine, singular - authority/power

Word Meanings

*gnōnai*: to know/understand/comprehend
*chronous*: times/epochs/durations
*kairous*: seasons/opportune times/appointed moments
*etheto*: placed/set/appointed/established
*idia*: own/personal/private
*exousia*: authority/power/jurisdiction

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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High concordance with source wording
Well-suited for in-depth word studies and exegesis
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Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
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Referenced Verses

Matt 24:36 : 36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
Mark 13:32 : 32 But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.
Mark 10:40 : 40 But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared.
Deut 29:29 : 29 The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.
Dan 2:21 : 21 And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
Acts 17:26 : 26 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
1 Thess 5:1-2 : 1 But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. 2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
Luke 21:24 : 24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
Matt 20:23 : 23 And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father.

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