Acts 17:24

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὁ Θεὸς ὁ ποιήσας τὸν κόσμον καὶ πάντα τὰ ἐν αὐτῷ, οὗτος οὐρανοῦ καὶ γῆς Κύριος ὑπάρχων, οὐκ ἐν χειροποιήτοις ναοῖς κατοικεῖ·

Transliteration

The Theos the poiēsas the kosmon and all the things in it, this one of ouranou and gēs Kyrios hyparchōn, not in cheiropoiētois naois katoikei;

Grammar Details

• *Theos*: nominative singular masculine - God
• *poiēsas*: aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine - having made
• *kosmon*: accusative singular masculine - world
• *ouranou*: genitive singular masculine - of heaven
• *gēs*: genitive singular feminine - of earth
• *Kyrios*: nominative singular masculine - Lord
• *hyparchōn*: present active participle, nominative singular masculine - being/existing
• *cheiropoiētois*: dative plural masculine - hand-made
• *naois*: dative plural masculine - temples
• *katoikei*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - he dwells

Word Meanings

• *poiēsas*: having made/created/fashioned
• *kosmon*: world/universe/ordered system
• *Kyrios*: Lord/Master/Ruler
• *hyparchōn*: being/existing/subsisting
• *cheiropoiētois*: hand-made/man-made
• *naois*: temples/shrines/sanctuaries
• *katoikei*: dwells/inhabits/resides

Referenced Verses

• 1 Kgs 8:27 : 27 But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?
• Matt 11:25 : 25 At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
• Acts 7:48 : 48 Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,
• Deut 10:14 : 14 Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the LORD'S thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is.
• Acts 4:24 : 24 And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:
• Acts 14:15 : 15 And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:
• Isa 66:1 : 1 Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?
• Ps 115:16 : 16 The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD'S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.
• 2 Chr 2:6 : 6 But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him?
• 2 Chr 6:18 : 18 But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!
• Isa 42:5 : 5 Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:
• Jer 10:11 : 11 Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.
• Luke 10:21 : 21 In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.
• John 4:22-23 : 22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. 23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
• Rev 20:11 : 11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
• Jer 32:17 : 17 Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:
• Dan 4:35 : 35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
• Zech 12:1 : 1 The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.
• Matt 5:34 : 34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:
• Isa 45:18 : 18 For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else.
• Ps 24:1 : 1 A Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
• Ps 146:5 : 5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:
• Ps 148:13 : 13 Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.
• Isa 40:12 : 12 Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
• Isa 40:28 : 28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.
• 2 Kgs 19:15 : 15 And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said, O LORD God of Israel, which dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth.
• Gen 14:19 : 19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
• Gen 14:22 : 22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,
• John 1:1 : 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
• Jer 23:24 : 24 Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD.
• Acts 17:26-28 : 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; 27 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us: 28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
• Heb 1:2 : 2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
• Heb 3:4 : 4 For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God.