Acts 13:36

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

Howbe it David after he had in his tyme fulfilled the will of God he slepte and was layde with his fathers and sawe corrupcion.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Δαυίδ μὲν γὰρ, ἰδίᾳ γενεᾷ ὑπηρετήσας τῇ τοῦ Θεοῦ βουλῇ, ἐκοιμήθη, καὶ προσετέθη πρὸς τοὺς πατέρας αὐτοῦ, καὶ εἶδεν διαφθοράν:

Transliteration

David men gar, own geneā hypēretēsas the of-the Theou boulē, ekoimēthē, and prosetethē pros the pateras of-him, and eiden diaphthoran:

Grammar Details

• *men*: postpositive particle - indeed/on the one hand
• *gar*: postpositive particle - for/because
• *geneā*: dative, feminine, singular - generation
• *hypēretēsas*: aorist, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having served
• *Theou*: genitive, masculine, singular - God
• *boulē*: dative, feminine, singular - counsel/purpose/will
• *ekoimēthē*: aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular - he fell asleep
• *prosetethē*: aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular - he was added
• *pros*: preposition + accusative - to/toward
• *pateras*: accusative, masculine, plural - fathers
• *eiden*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - he saw
• *diaphthoran*: accusative, feminine, singular - corruption

Word Meanings

• *geneā*: generation/age/lifetime
• *hypēretēsas*: having served/having ministered/having assisted
• *boulē*: counsel/purpose/will/plan
• *ekoimēthē*: fell asleep/died
• *prosetethē*: was added/was gathered/was laid
• *pateras*: fathers/ancestors
• *eiden*: saw/experienced/underwent
• *diaphthoran*: corruption/decay/destruction

Referenced Verses

• Acts 2:29 : 29 Men and brethren let me frely speake vnto you of the partriarke David: For he is both deed and buryed and his sepulcre remayneth with vs vnto this daye.
• Acts 13:22 : 22 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.
• Acts 20:27 : 27 For I have kepte nothinge backe: but have shewed you all the counsell of God.
• 1 Cor 15:6 : 6 After that he was sene of moo the five hodred brethren at once: of which many remayne vnto this daye and many are fallen aslepe.
• 1 Cor 15:18 : 18 And therto they which are fallen a slepe in Christ are perished.
• 1 Cor 15:42-44 : 42 So is the resurreccio of ye deed. It is sowe in corrupcio and ryseth in incorrupcion. 43 It is sowen in dishonoure and ryseth in honoure. It is sowe in weaknes and ryseth in power. It is sowne a naturall body and ryseth a spretuall body. 44 Ther is a naturall bodye and ther is a spretuall body:
• 1 Cor 15:53-54 : 53 For this corruptible must put on incorruptibilite: and this mortall must put on immortalite. 54 When this corruptible hath put on incorruptibilite and this mortall hath put on immortalite: then shalbe brought to passe ye sayinge yt is writte. Deeth is consumed in to victory.
• 1 Thess 4:13 : 13 I wolde not brethren have you ignoraut concerninge them which are fallen aslepe that ye sorowe not as other do which have no hope.
• Acts 7:60 : 60 And he kneled doune and cryed with a loude voyce: Lorde laye not this synne to their charge. And when he had thus spoken he fell a slepe.
• Gen 3:19 : 19 In the swete of thy face shalt thou eate brede vntill thou returne vnto the erth whece thou wast take: for erth thou art ad vnto erth shalt thou returne.
• John 11:39 : 39 And Iesus sayd: take ye awaye the stone. Martha the sister of him that was deed sayd vnto him: Lorde by this tyme he stinketh. For he hath bene deed foure dayes: