Acts 1:20
20It has been writtenγέγραπταιforγὰρin [the]ἐνbookβίβλῳof Psalmsψαλμῶν·Let becomeΓενηθήτωtheἡhomesteadἔπαυλιςof himαὐτοῦdesolateἔρημοςandκαὶnotμὴlet there beἔστω[one person]ὁdwellingκατοικῶνinἐνitαὐτῇ,andκαί·TheΤὴνpositionἐπισκοπὴνof himαὐτοῦlet takeλαβέτωanotherἕτερος.
“For it has been written in the book of Psalms: ‘May his homestead become desolate, and let there be no one dwelling in it,’ and, ‘May another take his oversight.’
Vocab difficulty
61.5
Rare words
ἔπαυλις
ἔπαυλις
a farm, estate, dwelling, habitation.
ἐπισκοπὴν
ἐπισκοπή
(a) visitation (of judgment), (b) oversight, supervision, overseership.