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ἔκδοτος
ekdotos
G1560
G:A Greek

handed over

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Ekdotos describes someone presented as handed over within the events of Acts 2:23.

The attested use describes a person as handed over in connection with God's determined plan and foreknowledge, before lawless men nail him to a cross and kill him in Acts 2:23.

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  1. Presented as handed over · dominant

    In Acts 2:23, the accusative singular masculine form describes “This one” within the clause concerning God's determined plan and foreknowledge; the APB renders the clause “This one, handed over by the determined plan and foreknowledge of God.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 2:23, the APB presents the clause as “handed over by the determined plan and foreknowledge of God.” The verse is read as a whole, but this rendering matches the verse's presentation of the person before the actions of crucifixion and killing.

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