Acts 2:29

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἄνδρες ἀδελφοί, ἐξὸν εἰπεῖν μετὰ παρρησίας πρὸς ὑμᾶς περὶ τοῦ πατριάρχου Δαυίδ, ὅτι καὶ ἐτελεύτησεν καὶ ἐτάφη, καὶ τὸ μνῆμα αὐτοῦ ἔστιν ἐν ἡμῖν ἄχρι τῆς ἡμέρας ταύτης.

Transliteration

Andres adelphoi, exon eipein with parrēsias to you about the patriarchou David, that both eteleutēsen and etaphē, and the mnēma of him estin among us until the hēmeras tautēs.

Grammar Details

*Andres*: nominative, masculine, plural - men
*adelphoi*: nominative, masculine, plural - brothers
*exon*: neuter participle used impersonally - being permitted/lawful
*eipein*: aorist active infinitive - to speak/say
*parrēsias*: genitive, feminine, singular - of boldness/frankness
*patriarchou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of patriarch
*David*: genitive, masculine, singular - of David
*eteleutēsen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he died
*etaphē*: aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - he was buried
*mnēma*: nominative, neuter, singular - tomb/memorial
*estin*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is
*hēmeras*: genitive, feminine, singular - of day
*tautēs*: genitive, feminine, singular - this

Word Meanings

*adelphoi*: brothers/fellow believers/countrymen
*exon*: being permitted/lawful/allowed
*eipein*: to speak/say/tell
*parrēsias*: boldness/frankness/confidence/openness
*patriarchou*: patriarch/forefather
*eteleutēsen*: died/ended life
*etaphē*: was buried/entombed
*mnēma*: tomb/grave/memorial

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Acts 13:36 : 36 For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:
1 Kgs 2:10 : 10 So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.
Acts 7:8-9 : 8 And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs. 9 And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
Heb 7:4 : 4 Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.
Neh 3:16 : 16 After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half part of Bethzur, unto the place over against the sepulchres of David, and to the pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty.
Acts 26:26 : 26 For the king knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner.

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