Acts 13:47

οὕτως γὰρ ἐντέταλται ἡμῖν ὁ κύριος Τέθεικά σε εἰς φῶς ἐθνῶν τοῦ εἶναί σε εἰς σωτηρίαν ἕως ἐσχάτου τῆς γῆς
For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.
Word Reference
Original Word Definitions
οὕτως
G3779 ADV
houtō
in this way (referring to what precedes or follows)
  • in this manner, thus, so
γὰρ
G1063 CONJ
gar
properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
  • for
ἐντέταλται
G1781 V-RNI-3S
entellomai
to enjoin
  • to order, command to be done, enjoin
ἡμῖν
G2254
hēmin
to (or for, with, by) us
  • us, we, our
ὁ
G3588 T-NSM
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
κύριος
G2962 N-NSM
kyrios
supreme in authority, i.e., (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
  • he to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding; master, lord
    • the possessor and disposer of a thing
      • the owner; one who has control of the person, the master
        • "in the state: the sovereign, prince, chief, the Roman emperor
      is a title of honor expressive of respect and reverence, with which servants salute their master"this title is given to: God, the Messiah
Τέθεικά
G5087
tithēmi
to place (in the widest application, literally and figuratively; properly, in a passive or horizontal posture, and thus different from G2476, which properly denotes an upright and active position, while G2749 is properly reflexive and utterly prostrate)
  • to set, put, place
    • to place or lay
      • "to put down, lay down
      • to bend down
        • "to lay off or aside, to wear or carry no longer"to lay by, lay aside money
      to set on (serve) something to eat or drink"to set forth, something to be explained by discourse
    to make
    • to make (or set) for one's self or for one's use
    to set, fix establish
    • to set forth
      • "to establish, ordain
σε
G4571
se
thee
  • thou, thee
εἰς
G1519 PREP
eis
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
  • into, unto, to, towards, for, among
φῶς
G5457 N-ASN
phōs
luminousness (in the widest application, natural or artificial, abstract or concrete, literal or figurative)
  • light
    • the light
      • emitted by a lamp
        • "a heavenly light such as surrounds angels when they appear on earth
      anything emitting light
      • a star
        • "fire because it is light and sheds light"a lamp or torch
      light, i.e., brightness
      • of a lamp
    metaphorically
    • God is light because light has the extremely delicate, subtle, pure, brilliant quality
      • "of truth and its knowledge, together with the spiritual purity associated with it"that which is exposed to the view of all, openly, publicly"reason, mind
      • the power of understanding especially moral and spiritual truth
ἐθνῶν
G1484 N-GPN
ethnos
a race (as of the same habit), i.e., a tribe; specially, a foreign (non-Jewish) one (usually, by implication, pagan)
  • a multitude (whether of men or of beasts) associated or living together
    • a company, troop, swarm
    a multitude of individuals of the same nature or genus
    • the human race
    a race, nation, people group"in the Old Testament, foreign nations not worshipping the true God, pagans, Gentiles"Paul uses the term for Gentile Christians
τοῦ
G3588 T-GSN
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
εἶναί
G1511
einai
to exist
  • to be, to exist, to happen, to be present
σε
G4571
se
thee
  • thou, thee
εἰς
G1519 PREP
eis
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
  • into, unto, to, towards, for, among
σωτηρίαν
G4991 N-ASF
sōtēria
rescue or safety (physically or morally)
  • deliverance, preservation, safety, salvation
    • deliverance from the molestation of enemies
      • "in an ethical sense, that which concludes to the souls safety or salvation
      • of Messianic salvation
    salvation as the present possession of all true Christians"future salvation, the sum of benefits and blessings which the Christians, redeemed from all earthly ills, will enjoy after the visible return of Christ from heaven in the consummated and eternal kingdom of God
ἕως
G2193 PREP
heōs
a conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until (of time and place)
  • till, until
ἐσχάτου
G2078 A-GSN
eschatos
farthest, final (of place or time)
  • extreme
    • last in time or in place
      • "last in a series of places"last in a temporal succession
    the last
    • last, referring to time
      • "of space, the uttermost part, the end, of the earth"of rank, grade of worth, last i.e., lowest
τῆς
G3588 T-GSF
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
γῆς
G1093 N-GSF
gē
soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application)
  • arable land
    • "the ground, the earth as a standing place"the main land as opposed to the sea or water"the earth as a whole
    • the earth as opposed to the heavens
      • "the inhabited earth, the abode of men and animals
    a country, land enclosed within fixed boundaries, a tract of land, territory, region

οὕτως γὰρ ἐντέταλται ἡμῖν ὁ κύριος Τέθεικά σε εἰς φῶς ἐθνῶν τοῦ εἶναί σε εἰς σωτηρίαν ἕως ἐσχάτου τῆς γῆς
47
For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.
Cross References

Isaiah 49:6

וַיֹּאמֶר נָקֵל מִֽהְיוֹתְךָ לִי עֶבֶד לְהָקִים אֶת-שִׁבְטֵי יַעֲקֹב ‫(ונצירי)‬ וּנְצוּרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְהָשִׁיב וּנְתַתִּיךָ לְאוֹר גּוֹיִם לִֽהְיוֹת יְשׁוּעָתִי עַד-קְצֵה הָאָֽרֶץ׃
6
And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.

Isaiah 42:6

אֲנִי יְהוָה קְרָאתִיךָֽ בְצֶדֶק וְאַחְזֵק בְּיָדֶךָ וְאֶצָּרְךָ וְאֶתֶּנְךָ לִבְרִית עָם לְאוֹר גּוֹיִֽם׃
6
I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;

Luke 2:32

φῶς εἰς ἀποκάλυψιν ἐθνῶν καὶ δόξαν λαοῦ σου Ἰσραήλ
32
A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.

Isaiah 45:22

פְּנוּ-אֵלַי וְהִוָּשְׁעוּ כָּל-אַפְסֵי-אָרֶץ כִּי אֲנִי-אֵל וְאֵין עֽוֹד׃
22
Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.

Zechariah 8:20

כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת עֹד אֲשֶׁר יָבֹאוּ עַמִּים וְיֹשְׁבֵי עָרִים רַבּֽוֹת׃
20
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities:

Hosea 1:10

וְֽהָיָה מִסְפַּר בְּנֵֽי-יִשְׂרָאֵל כְּחוֹל הַיָּם אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא-יִמַּד וְלֹא יִסָּפֵר וְֽהָיָה בִּמְקוֹם אֲשֶׁר-יֵאָמֵר לָהֶם לֹֽא-עַמִּי אַתֶּם יֵאָמֵר לָהֶם בְּנֵי אֵֽל-חָֽי׃
10
Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God.

Isaiah 52:10

חָשַׂף יְהוָה אֶת-זְרוֹעַ קָדְשׁוֹ לְעֵינֵי כָּל-הַגּוֹיִם וְרָאוּ כָּל-אַפְסֵי-אָרֶץ אֵת יְשׁוּעַת אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃
10
The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.

Isaiah 42:9

הָרִֽאשֹׁנוֹת הִנֵּה-בָאוּ וַֽחֲדָשׁוֹת אֲנִי מַגִּיד בְּטֶרֶם תִּצְמַחְנָה אַשְׁמִיע אֶתְכֶֽם׃
9
Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.

Isaiah 24:13

כִּי כֹה יִהְיֶה בְּקֶרֶב הָאָרֶץ בְּתוֹךְ הָֽעַמִּים כְּנֹקֶף זַיִת כְּעוֹלֵלֹת אִם-כָּלָה בָצִֽיר׃
13
When thus it shall be in the midst of the land among the people, there shall be as the shaking of an olive tree, and as the gleaning grapes when the vintage is done.

Psalms 98:2

הוֹדִיעַ יְהוָה יְשׁוּעָתוֹ לְעֵינֵי הַגּוֹיִם גִּלָּה צִדְקָתֽוֹ׃
2
The LORD hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen.

Micah 4:2

וְֽהָלְכוּ גּוֹיִם רַבִּים וְאָֽמְרוּ לְכוּ׀ וְנַעֲלֶה אֶל-הַר-יְהוָה וְאֶל-בֵּית אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב וְיוֹרֵנוּ מִדְּרָכָיו וְנֵלְכָה בְּאֹֽרְחֹתָיו כִּי מִצִּיּוֹן תֵּצֵא תוֹרָה וּדְבַר-יְהוָה מִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃
2
And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.

Isaiah 42:1

הֵן עַבְדִּי אֶתְמָךְ-בּוֹ בְּחִירִי רָצְתָה נַפְשִׁי נָתַתִּי רוּחִי עָלָיו מִשְׁפָּט לַגּוֹיִם יוֹצִֽיא׃
1
Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.

Psalms 117:1

הַֽלְלוּ אֶת-יְהוָה כָּל-גּוֹיִם שַׁבְּחוּהוּ כָּל-הָאֻמִּֽים׃
1
O praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.

Isaiah 2:1

הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר חָזָה יְשַֽׁעְיָהוּ בֶּן-אָמוֹץ עַל-יְהוּדָה וִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃
1
The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.

Psalms 72:7

יִֽפְרַח-בְּיָמָיו צַדִּיק וְרֹב שָׁלוֹם עַד-בְּלִי יָרֵֽחַ׃
7
In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.

Acts 26:23

εἰ παθητὸς ὁ Χριστός εἰ πρῶτος ἐξ ἀναστάσεως νεκρῶν φῶς μέλλει καταγγέλλειν τῷ λαῷ καὶ τοῖς ἔθνεσιν
23
That Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles.

Zechariah 2:11

וְנִלְווּ גוֹיִם רַבִּים אֶל-יְהוָה בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא וְהָיוּ לִי לְעָם וְשָׁכַנְתִּי בְתוֹכֵךְ וְיָדַעַתְּ כִּי-יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת שְׁלָחַנִי אֵלָֽיִךְ׃
11
And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee.

Acts 26:17

ἐξαιρούμενός σε ἐκ τοῦ λαοῦ καὶ τῶν ἐθνῶν εἰς οὓς νῦν σε ἀποστέλλω
17
Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,

Acts 22:21

καὶ εἶπεν πρός με Πορεύου ὅτι ἐγὼ εἰς ἔθνη μακρὰν ἐξαποστελῶ σε
21
And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.

Amos 9:12

לְמַעַן יִֽירְשׁוּ אֶת-שְׁאֵרִית אֱדוֹם וְכָל-הַגּוֹיִם אֲשֶׁר-נִקְרָא שְׁמִי עֲלֵיהֶם נְאֻם-יְהוָה עֹשֶׂה זֹּֽאת׃
12
That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by my name, saith the LORD that doeth this.
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