KJV: And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.
YLT: And after these things, about four hundred and fifty years, He gave judges -- till Samuel the prophet;
Darby: And after these things he gave them judges till Samuel the prophet, to the end of about four hundred and fifty years.
ASV: and after these things he gave them judges until Samuel the prophet.
ὡς | during |
Parse: Adverb Root: ὡς Sense: as, like, even as, etc. |
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ἔτεσιν | years |
Parse: Noun, Dative Neuter Plural Root: ἔτος Sense: year. |
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τετρακοσίοις | four hundred |
Parse: Adjective, Dative Neuter Plural Root: τετρακόσιοι Sense: four hundred. |
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πεντήκοντα | fifty |
Parse: Adjective, Dative Neuter Plural Root: πεντήκοντα Sense: fifty. |
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μετὰ | after |
Parse: Preposition Root: μετά Sense: with, after, behind. |
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ταῦτα | these things |
Parse: Demonstrative Pronoun, Accusative Neuter Plural Root: οὗτος Sense: this. |
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ἔδωκεν | He gave [them] |
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Singular Root: διδῶ Sense: to give. |
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κριτὰς | judges |
Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Plural Root: κριτής Sense: one who passes or arrogates to himself, judgment on anything. |
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ἕως | until |
Parse: Preposition Root: ἕως Sense: till, until. |
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Σαμουὴλ | Samuel |
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: Σαμουήλ Sense: the son of Elkanah and Hannah, the last of the judges, a distinguished prophet, and a founder of the prophetic order, he gave the Jews there first kings, Saul, David. |
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προφήτου | prophet |
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular Root: προφήτης Sense: in Greek writings, an interpreter of oracles or of other hidden things. |
Greek Commentary for Acts 13:20
That is, the time of the Judges then began. Cf. Jud Judges 2:16. [source]
The terminus ad quem. He was the last of the judges and the first of the prophets who selected the first king (Saul) under God‘s guidance. Note the absence of the Greek article with προπητου prophētou f0). [source]