Acts 2:23
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:”
θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
ὁρίζω
determined
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ὁρίζω
To define, to determine, to appoint. Horizo. Declared to be the Son of God by the resurrection. The resurrection was God's verdict. It confirmed everything Jesus claimed.
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χείρ
hand
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χείρ
Hand. Cheir. Into Your hands I commit my spirit. The hands that made the universe were the hands that were nailed to the cross. He gave everything including His hands.
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οὗτος
Him
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οὗτος
This, this one, this person. This is My Son whom I love. With Him I am well pleased. The words spoken over Jesus are spoken over you through your union with Him.
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βουλή
plan
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βουλή
volition, i.e. (objectively) advice, or (by implication) purpose
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λαμβάνω
having taken
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λαμβάνω
while G138 (αἱρέομαι) is more violent, to seize or remove))
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προσπήγνυμι
having crucified
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προσπήγνυμι
to fasten to, i.e. (specially), to impale (on a cross)
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ἔκδοτος
delivered up
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ἔκδοτος
given out or over, i.e. surrendered
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πρόγνωσις
foreknowledge
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πρόγνωσις
forethought
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