Acts 15:14

Συμεὼν ἐξηγήσατο καθὼς πρῶτον ὁ θεὸς ἐπεσκέψατο λαβεῖν ἐξ ἐθνῶν λαὸν ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ
Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.
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2 Peter 1:1

Συμεὼν Πέτρος δοῦλος καὶ ἀπόστολος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῖς ἰσότιμον ἡμῖν λαχοῦσιν πίστιν ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ τοῦ θεοῦ ἡμῶν καὶ σωτῆρος Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ
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Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained with like precious faith us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:

Acts 15:7

πολλῆς δὲ συζητήσεως γενομένης ἀναστὰς Πέτρος εἶπεν πρὸς αὐτούς Ἄνδρες ἀδελφοί ὑμεῖς ἐπίστασθε ὅτι ἀφ' ἡμερῶν ἀρχαίων ὁ θεὸς ἐν ἡμῖν ἐξελέξατο διὰ τοῦ στόματός μου ἀκοῦσαι τὰ ἔθνη τὸν λόγον τοῦ εὐαγγελίου καὶ πιστεῦσαι·
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And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.

Luke 2:31

ὃ ἡτοίμασας κατὰ πρόσωπον πάντων τῶν λαῶν
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Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;

Isaiah 43:21

עַם-זוּ יָצַרְתִּי לִי תְּהִלָּתִי יְסַפֵּֽרוּ׃
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This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.

1 Peter 2:9

Ὑμεῖς δὲ γένος ἐκλεκτόν βασίλειον ἱεράτευμα ἔθνος ἅγιον λαὸς εἰς περιποίησιν ὅπως τὰς ἀρετὰς ἐξαγγείλητε τοῦ ἐκ σκότους ὑμᾶς καλέσαντος εἰς τὸ θαυμαστὸν αὐτοῦ φῶς·
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But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of who hath him called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

Romans 1:5

δι' οὗ ἐλάβομεν χάριν καὶ ἀποστολὴν εἰς ὑπακοὴν πίστεως ἐν πᾶσιν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν ὑπὲρ τοῦ ὀνόματος αὐτοῦ
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By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:

Isaiah 55:11

כֵּן יִֽהְיֶה דְבָרִי אֲשֶׁר יֵצֵא מִפִּי לֹֽא-יָשׁוּב אֵלַי רֵיקָם כִּי אִם-עָשָׂה אֶת-אֲשֶׁר חָפַצְתִּי וְהִצְלִיחַ אֲשֶׁר שְׁלַחְתִּֽיו׃
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So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

Romans 11:36

ὅτι ἐξ αὐτοῦ καὶ δι' αὐτοῦ καὶ εἰς αὐτὸν τὰ πάντα· αὐτῷ ἡ δόξα εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας ἀμήν
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For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.

Luke 1:68

Εὐλογητὸς κύριος ὁ θεὸς τοῦ Ἰσραήλ ὅτι ἐπεσκέψατο καὶ ἐποίησεν λύτρωσιν τῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦ
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Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,

Luke 1:78

διὰ σπλάγχνα ἐλέους θεοῦ ἡμῶν ἐν οἷς ἐπεσκέψατο ἡμᾶς ἀνατολὴ ἐξ ὕψους
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Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,
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Noun — Nominative, masculine singular the subject — the one doing the action
Συμεὼν Speech Noun Case Nominative Gender Masculine Number Singular More Person
Dictionary form: Συμεών · soo-meh-ONE
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In the KJV here: simeon
simeon ×3 of simeon ×1 simon ×1 was simeon ×1 which was the son of simeon ×1
Strong's Definition G4826
simeon, simon
symeōn
harkening
Symeon (i.e., Shimon), the name of five Israelites
  • the second son of Jacob by Leah
    • "one of Abraham's descendants"the one who took the infant Jesus in his arms in the temple"a teacher at the church of Antioch"the original name of Peter the apostle
Variations 2 forms of this word
Translations 5 English renderings
Simeon Called Niger Simeon In the Temple Simeon An ancestor of Jesus mentioned in his genealogy.
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Verb — Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative, third person singular the action as a single whole, usually past — try "he ___ed" middle in form but active in meaning — translate it actively a statement of fact — "he ___s" the built-in subject is "he / she / it"
ἐξηγήσατο Speech Verb Tense Aorist Voice Middle Deponent Mood Indicative Person Third Number Singular
Dictionary form: ἐξηγέομαι · eks-ay-GEH-oh-meh
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In the KJV here: hath declared
hath declared ×2 declaring ×1 he declared ×1 told ×1 when he had declared ×1
Strong's Definition G1834
declared, declaring, told
exēgeomai
to consider out (aloud), i.e., rehearse, unfold
  • to lead out, be leader, go before
    • "metaphorically, to draw out in narrative, unfold a teaching
    • to recount, rehearse
      • "to unfold, declare
      • the things relating to God
        • "used in Greek writing of the interpretation of things sacred and divine, oracles, dreams, etc.
Variations 5 forms of this word
Translations 5 English renderings
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Greek: Conjunction Or Conjunctive Particle Dictionary form: καθώς · ka-THOSE
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In the KJV here: how
as ×143 even as ×25 according as ×5 ye for ×1 according to ×1 as well as ×1 him to do as ×1 how ×1
Strong's Definition G2531
as, even, how, to, when
kathōs
just (or inasmuch) as, that
  • according as
    • just as, even as
      • "in proportion as, in the degree that
    since, seeing that, agreeably to the fact that"when, after that
Variations 2 forms of this word
Translations 12 English renderings
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In the KJV here: at the first
first ×52 first of all ×2 at the beginning ×1 at the first ×1 before ×1 chiefly ×1 it first ×1
Strong's Definition G4412
first, all, before, beginning, chiefly
prōton
firstly (in time, place, order, or importance)
  • first in time or place
    • in any succession of things or persons
    first in rank
    • influence, honor
      • "chief"principal
    first, at the first
Variations 4 forms of this word
Translations 7 English renderings
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Definite Article — Nominative, masculine singular the subject — the one doing the action
ὁ Speech Definite Article Case Nominative Gender Masculine Number Singular
Dictionary form: ὁ · hoh
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the ×7529 he ×303 which ×278 that ×240 they ×142 a ×139 his ×92 them ×87
Strong's Definition G3588
the, which, that, he, they, …
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
Variations 16 forms of this word
Translations 525 English renderings
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Noun — Nominative, masculine singular the subject — the one doing the action
θεὸς Speech Noun Case Nominative Gender Masculine Number Singular
Dictionary form: θεός · theh-OSE
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In the KJV here: god
god ×691 god of ×296 of god ×183 god to ×25 god unto ×19 gods ×17 god ×9 to god ×8
Strong's Definition G2316
god, gods, godly, god-ward
theos
a deity, especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; exceedingly (by Hebraism)
  • a god or goddess, a general name of deities or divinities
    • "the Godhead, trinity
    • God the Father, the first person in the trinity
      • "Christ, the second person of the trinity"Holy Spirit, the third person in the trinity
    spoken of the only and true God
    • refers to the things of God
      • "his counsels, interests, things due to him
    whatever can in any respect be likened unto God, or resemble him in any way
    • God's representative or viceregent
      • of magistrates and judges
Variations 16 forms of this word
Translations 72 English renderings
God Elohim
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Verb — Aorist Middle Deponent Indicative, third person singular the action as a single whole, usually past — try "he ___ed" middle in form but active in meaning — translate it actively a statement of fact — "he ___s" the built-in subject is "he / she / it"
ἐπεσκέψατο Speech Verb Tense Aorist Voice Middle Deponent Mood Indicative Person Third Number Singular
Dictionary form: ἐπισκέπτομαι · eh-pee-SKEH-ptoh-meh
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In the KJV here: did visit
hath visited ×2 visit ×2 ye visited ×2 did visit ×1 he hath visited ×1 look ye out ×1 thou visitest ×1 to visit ×1
Strong's Definition G1980
visited, visit, visitest, out
episkeptomai
to inspect, i.e., (by implication) to select; by extension, to go to see, relieve
  • to look upon or after, to inspect, examine with the eyes
    • in order to see how he is, i.e., to visit, go to see one
      • the poor and afflicted, the sick
      to look upon in order to help or to benefit
      • to look after, have care for, provide for: of God
      to look (about) for, look out (one to choose, employ, etc.)
Variations 7 forms of this word
Translations 8 English renderings
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Verb — Active the subject does the action — "he ___s"
λαβεῖν Speech Verb Voice Active
Dictionary form: λαμβάνω · lahm-VA-noh
In English
In the KJV here: to take
took ×33 he took ×12 receive ×12 receiveth ×12 take ×12 received ×8 shall receive ×8 having received ×7
Strong's Definition G2983
receive, received, took, take, receiveth, …
lambanō
while G0138 is more violent, to seize or remove))
  • to take
    • to take with the hand, lay hold of, any person or thing in order to use it
      • to take up a thing to be carried
        • "to take upon one's self
      to take in order to carry away
      • without the notion of violence, i.e., to remove, take away
      to take what is one's own, to take to one's self, to make one's own
      • to claim, procure, for one's self
        • to associate with one's self as companion, attendant
        of that which when taken is not let go, to seize, to lay hold of, apprehend"to take by craft (our catch, used of hunters, fisherman, etc.), to circumvent one by fraud"to take to one's self, lay hold upon, take possession of, i.e., to appropriate to one's self"catch at, reach after, strive to obtain"to take a thing due, to collect, gather (tribute)
      to take
      • to admit, receive
        • "to receive what is offered"not to refuse or reject"to receive a person, give him access to one's self,
        • to regard any one's power, rank, external circumstances, and on that account to do some injustice or neglect something
      to take, to choose, select"to take beginning, to prove anything, to make a trial of, to experience
    to receive (what is given), to gain, get, obtain, to get back
Variations 47 forms of this word
Translations 114 English renderings
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Preposition
ἐξ Speech Preposition
Dictionary form: ἐκ · ek
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In the KJV here: out of them
of ×369 from ×180 out of ×115 by ×50 on ×34 with ×24 out ×12 in ×8
Strong's Definition G1537
of, from, by, on, out, …
ek
a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct or remote)
  • out of, from, by, away from
Variations 2 forms of this word
Translations 65 English renderings
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Noun — Genitive, neuter plural possession or source — try "of ___" or "___'s" plural — usually add "-s"
ἐθνῶν Speech Noun Case Genitive Gender Neuter Number Plural
Dictionary form: ἔθνος · EH-thnose
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In the KJV here: the gentiles
gentiles ×44 nations ×32 nation ×25 the gentiles ×17 of the gentiles ×9 gentiles of ×8 gentiles to ×7 gentiles unto ×5
Strong's Definition G1484
gentiles, nations, nation, heathen, people
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
Variations 8 forms of this word
Translations 19 English renderings
Gentiles
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Noun — Accusative, masculine singular the direct object — the one receiving the action
λαὸν Speech Noun Case Accusative Gender Masculine Number Singular
Dictionary form: λαός · la-OSE
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In the KJV here: a people
people ×97 people of ×18 people unto ×6 peoples ×4 the people ×4 a people ×3 people to ×3 of people ×2
Strong's Definition G2992
people, peoples
laos
a people (in general; thus differing from G1218, which denotes one's own populace)
  • a people, people group, tribe, nation, all those who are of the same stock and language
    • "of a great part of the population gathered together anywhere
Variations 12 forms of this word
Translations 13 English renderings
People Multitude
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In the KJV here: for
on ×186 upon ×153 in ×117 over ×48 unto ×46 to ×41 at ×40 against ×37
Strong's Definition G1909
on, upon, in, over, unto, …
epi
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc
  • upon, on, at, by, before
    • "of position, on, at, by, over, against"to, over, on, at, across, against
Variations 5 forms of this word
Translations 77 English renderings
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Definite Article — Dative, neuter singular the indirect object, or the means — try "to / for ___" or "by / with ___"
τῷ Speech Definite Article Case Dative Gender Neuter Number Singular
Dictionary form: ὁ · hoh
In English
the ×7529 he ×303 which ×278 that ×240 they ×142 a ×139 his ×92 them ×87
Strong's Definition G3588
the, which, that, he, they, …
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
Variations 16 forms of this word
Translations 525 English renderings
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Noun — Dative, neuter singular the indirect object, or the means — try "to / for ___" or "by / with ___"
ὀνόματι Speech Noun Case Dative Gender Neuter Number Singular
Dictionary form: ὄνομα · OH-noh-ma
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In the KJV here: name
name ×136 named ×26 the name ×15 names ×13 names sake ×5 a name ×3 by name ×3 called ×3
Strong's Definition G3686
name, named, names, called, of, …
onoma
a ___%___name___%___ (literally or figuratively) (authority, character)
  • name: univ. of proper names
    • "the name is used for everything which the name covers, everything the thought or feeling of which is aroused in the mind by mentioning, hearing, remembering, the name, i.e., for one's rank, authority, interests, pleasure, command, excellences, deeds etc."persons reckoned up by name"the cause or reason named: on this account, because he suffers as a Christian, for this reason
Variations 11 forms of this word
Translations 26 English renderings
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Personal Pronoun — Genitive, masculine singular possession or source — try "of ___" or "___'s"
αὐτοῦ Speech Personal Pronoun Case Genitive Gender Masculine Number Singular
Dictionary form: αὐτός · av-TOSE
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In the KJV here: his
him ×1449 his ×979 them ×691 unto him ×353 unto them ×338 their ×290 he ×217 her ×177
Strong's Definition G846
him, them, his, their, he, …
autos
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative G1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
  • himself, herself, themselves, itself
    • "he, she, it"the same
Variations 38 forms of this word
Translations 208 English renderings
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