Acts 13:22

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

And after he had put him doune he set vp David to be their kynge of whome he reported sayinge: I have founde David the sonne of Iesse a man after myne awne hert he shall fulfill all my will.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ μεταστήσας αὐτόν, ἤγειρεν αὐτοῖς τὸν Δαυίδ εἰς βασιλέα· ᾧ καὶ εἶπεν, μαρτυρήσας, Εὗρον Δαυίδ τὸν τοῦ Ἰεσσαί, ἄνδρα κατὰ τὴν καρδίαν μου, ὃς ποιήσει πάντα τὰ θελήματά μου.

Transliteration

And metastēsas him, ēgeiren to-them the David for basilea; to-whom also eipen, martyrēsas, Heuron David the [son] of the Iessai, andra according-to the kardian of-me, who poiēsei all the thelēmata of-me.

Grammar Details

• *metastēsas*: aorist, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having removed/deposed
• *ēgeiren*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - he raised up
• *David*: accusative, masculine, singular - proper name
• *basilea*: accusative, masculine, singular - king
• *eipen*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - he said
• *martyrēsas*: aorist, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having testified
• *Heuron*: aorist, active, indicative, 1st person singular - I found
• *Iessai*: genitive, masculine, singular - proper name
• *andra*: accusative, masculine, singular - man
• *kardian*: accusative, feminine, singular - heart
• *poiēsei*: future, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - he will do
• *thelēmata*: accusative, neuter, plural - desires/wishes

Word Meanings

• *metastēsas*: having removed/set aside/deposed/taken away
• *ēgeiren*: raised up/established/appointed
• *martyrēsas*: having testified/witnessed/attested
• *Heuron*: I found/discovered
• *andra*: man/male person
• *kardian*: heart/mind/will/inner being
• *thelēmata*: wishes/desires/will/purposes

Referenced Verses

• Acts 7:46 : 46 which founde favour before God and desyred that he myght fynde a tabernacle for the God of Iacob.
• Acts 15:8 : 8 And God which knoweth the herte bare them witnes and gave vnto them the holy goost eve as he dyd vnto vs
• Heb 11:4-5 : 4 By fayth Abell offered vnto god a more plenteous sacrifice then Cayn: by which he obteyned witnes that he was righteous god testifyinge of his gyftes: by which also he beynge deed yet speaketh. 5 By fayth was Enoch traslated yt he shuld not se deeth: nether was he founde: for God had taken him awaye. Before he was taken awaye he was reported of that he had pleased God: