Acts 17:31

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

because he hath apoynted a daye in the which he will iudge the worlde acordynge to ryghtewesses by that man whom he hath apoynted and hath offered faith to all men after that he had raysed him from deeth.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Διότι ἔστησεν ἡμέραν, ἐν ᾗ μέλλει κρίνειν τὴν οἰκουμένην ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ ἐν ἀνδρὶ ᾧ ὥρισεν· πίστιν παρασχὼν πᾶσιν, ἀναστήσας αὐτὸν ἐκ νεκρῶν.

Transliteration

Because he estēsen hēmeran, in which he mellei to krinein the oikoumenēn in dikaiosynē in andri whom he hōrisen; pistin having paraschōn to all, having anastēsas him from nekrōn.

Grammar Details

• *estēsen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he set/appointed
• *hēmeran*: accusative singular feminine - day
• *mellei*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - he is about to
• *krinein*: present active infinitive - to judge
• *oikoumenēn*: accusative singular feminine - inhabited world
• *dikaiosynē*: dative singular feminine - righteousness
• *andri*: dative singular masculine - by man
• *hōrisen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he appointed
• *pistin*: accusative singular feminine - faith/assurance
• *paraschōn*: aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine - having provided
• *anastēsas*: aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine - having raised
• *nekrōn*: genitive plural masculine - of dead ones

Word Meanings

• *estēsen*: set/appointed/established
• *mellei*: is about to/is going to/intends
• *krinein*: to judge/to decide/to determine
• *oikoumenēn*: inhabited world/earth/empire
• *dikaiosynē*: righteousness/justice
• *hōrisen*: appointed/determined/fixed
• *pistin*: faith/assurance/proof
• *paraschōn*: having provided/having given/having furnished
• *anastēsas*: having raised/having resurrected

Referenced Verses

• Matt 25:31-46 : 31 When the sonne of ma cometh in his glorie and all the holy angels wt him then shall he syt vpon the seate of his glorie 32 and before him shalbe Gaddred all nacions. And he shall seperate the one from a nother as a shepherde deuideth the shepe from the gootes. 33 And he shall set the shepe on his right honde and the gotes on the lyfte. 34 Then shall the kynge saye to them on his right honde: Come ye blessed chyldren of my father inheret ye the kyngdo prepared for you from the beginninge of the worlde. 35 For I was anhongred and ye gave me meate. I thursted and ye gave me drinke. I was herbourlesse and ye lodged me. 36 I was naked and ye clothed me. I was sicke and ye visited me. I was in preson and ye came vnto me. 37 Then shall ye righteous answere him sayinge master whe sawe we ye anhongred and feed the? or a thurst and gave ye drinke? 38 when sawe we ye herbourlesse and lodged the? or naked and clothed the? 39 or when sawe we the sicke or in preson and came vnto the? 40 And ye kynge shall answere and saye vnto them: verely I saye vnto you: in as moche as ye have done it vnto one of ye leest of these my brethren ye have done it to me. 41 Then shall the kynge saye vnto them that shalbe on the lyfte hande: departe from me ye coursed into everlastinge fire which is prepared for the devyll and his angels. 42 For I was an hungred and ye gave me no meate. I thursted and ye gave me no drinke. 43 I was herbourlesse and ye lodged me not. I was naked and ye clothed me not. I was sicke and in preson and ye visited me not. 44 Then shall they also answere him sayinge: master when sawe we the an hungred or a thurst or herbourlesse or naked or sicke or in preson and did not ministre vnto the? 45 Then shall he answere the and saye: Verely I saye vnto you in as moche as ye did it not to one of ye leest of these ye did it not to me. 46 And these shall go into everlastinge payne: And the righteous into lyfe eternall.
• 2 Pet 3:7 : 7 But the heves verely and erth which are now are kept by the same worde in store and reserved vnto fyre agaynst the daye of iudgement and perdicion of vngodly men.
• Rom 2:16 : 16 at the daye when god shall iudge the secretes of men by Iesus Christ accordinge to my Gospell.
• Rom 14:9-9 : 9 For Christ therfore dyed and rose agayne and revived that he myght be LORde both of deed and quicke. 10 But why doest thou then iudge thy brother? Other why doest thou despyse thy brother? We shall all be brought before the iudgement seate of Christ.
• 1 Cor 4:5 : 5 Therfore iudge no thinge before the tyme vntill the Lorde come which will lighten thinges that are hyd in darcknes and ope the counsels of the hertes. And then shall every man have prayse of God.
• 1 Cor 15:3-8 : 3 For fyrst of all I delivered vnto you that which I receaved: how that Christ dyed for oure synnes agreinge to the scriptures: 4 and that he was buried and that he arose agayne the thyrd daye accordinge to the scriptures: 5 and that he he was sene of Cephas then of the twelve. 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. 7 After that appered he to Iames then to all the Apostles. 8 And last of all he was sene of me as of one that was borne out of due tyme.
• 2 Cor 5:10 : 10 For we must all appere before the iudgement seate of Christ that every man maye receave the workes of his body accordynge to that he hath done whether it be good or bad?
• 2 Tim 4:1 : 1 I testifie therfore before god and before the LORde Iesu Christ which shall iudge quicke and deed at his aperynge in his kyngdom
• Jude 1:14-15 : 14 Enoch the seventh from Adam prophesied before of suche saying: Beholde ye LORde shall come with thousandes of sayntes 15 to geve iudgement agaynst all men and to rebuke all that are vngodly amonge them of all their vngodly dedes which they have vngodly comitted and of all their cruell speakynges which vngodly sinners have spoken agaynst him.
• Matt 10:15 : 15 Truly I say vnto you: it shalbe easier for the londe of zodoma and Gomorra in the daye of iudgement then for that cite.
• Luke 24:46-48 : 46 and sayde vnto them. Thus is it written and thus it behoved Christ to suffre and to ryse agayne from deeth the thyrde daye 47 and that repentaunce and remission of synnes shuld be preached in his name amonge all nacions and must beginne at Ierusalem. 48 And ye are witnesses of these thinges.
• John 5:22-23 : 22 Nether iudgeth ye father eny ma: but hath comitted all iudgemet vnto the sonne 23 because that all men shuld honoure the sonne eve as they honoure the father. He that honoureth not ye sonne the same honoureth not the father which hath sent him.
• Acts 2:23-24 : 23 him have ye taken by the hondes of vnrightewes persones after he was delivered by the determinat counsell and foreknoweledge of God and have crucified and slayne: 24 whom God hath raysed vp and lowsed the sorowes of deeth because it was vnpossible that he shuld be holden of it.
• Acts 2:32 : 32 This Iesus hath God raysyd vp wherof we all are witnesses.
• Acts 3:15-16 : 15 and kylled the Lorde of lyfe whom God hath raysed from deeth of the which we are wytnesses. 16 And his name thorow the fayth of his name hath made this man sound whom ye se and knowe. And the fayth which is by him hath geven to him this health in the presence of you all.
• Acts 4:10 : 10 be yt knowen vnto you all and to the people of Israel that in the name of Iesus Christ of Nazareth whom ye crucified and whom God raysed agayne from deeth: even by him doth this man stonde here present before you whoale.
• Acts 5:30-32 : 30 The God of oure fathers raysed vp Ie Iesus whom ye slewe and hanged on tre. 31 Him hath god lifte vp with his right hand to be a ruler and a savioure for to geve repetauce to Israell and forgevenes of synnes. 32 And we are his recordes concernynge these thinges and also the holy goost whom God hath geve to them yt obey him.
• Acts 10:39-42 : 39 And we are witnesses of all thinges which he dyd in the londe of the Iewes and at Ierusalem whom they slew and honge on tree. 40 Him God reysed vp ye thyrde daye and shewed him openly 41 not to all the people but vnto vs witnesses chosyn before of God which ate and dronke with him after he arose from deeth. 42 And he comaunded vs to preache vnto the people and testifie that it is he that is ordened of God a iudge of quycke and deed.
• Acts 13:30-31 : 30 But God raysed him agayne from deeth 31 and he was sene many dayes of them which came wt him fro Galile to Ierusalem. Which are his witnesses vnto the people.
• Acts 17:18 : 18 Certayne philosophers of ye Epicures and of ye stoyckes disputed with him. And some ther were which sayde: what will this babler saye. Other sayd: he semeth to be a tydynges bringer of newe devyls because he preached vnto them Iesus and the resurreccion.
• Rom 2:5 : 5 But thou after thyne harde herte yt canot repet heapest ye togedder the treasure of wrath agaynste the daye of vengeauce when shalbe opened ye rightewes iudgemet of god