Acts 2:39

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εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
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The definite article
ἐπαγγελία καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

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Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
τοῖςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
τέκνοις ὑμῶν καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

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Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
πᾶσινplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigπᾶς

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Meaning

* All * Every * The whole

Adjective.

Usage in the New Testament

The sense of πᾶς depends on whether it modifies a singular or plural noun, and whether that noun is countable or uncountable.

With singular countable nouns → "every" John 1:9John 3:16Romans 5:12Matthew 28:19Colossians 1:16Romans 3:23Romans 3:23John 3:16Colossians 1:17
τοῖςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
εἰς μακρὰν ὅσους ἂν προσκαλέσηται κύριος plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
θεὸςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigθεὸς

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Masculine noun meaning:

* A god or goddess * God
ἡμῶν.
ESV
For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself.“
NIV
The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off–for all whom the Lord our God will call.“
NLT
This promise is to you, and to your children, and even to the Gentiles– all who have been called by the Lord our God.“
KJV
For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.

Acts 2:38 ← Acts 2:39 → Acts 2:40

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