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Acts 7:11 — King James Version← Study notes

Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.


Acts 7:11Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 7:1119 words
GreekMeaning
ἦλθενēlthen
CameverbG2064
δὲde
thenwordG1161
λιμὸςlimos
a faminenounG3042
ἐφ’eph’
uponprepositionG1909
ὅληνholēn
alladjectiveG3650
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
ΑἴγυπτονAigypton
EgyptnounG125
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ΧανάανChanaan
CanaannounG5477
καὶkai
andwordG2532
θλῖψιςthlipsis
afflictionnounG2347
μεγάληmegalē
greatadjectiveG3173
καὶkai
andwordG2532
οὐχouch
notadverbG3756
ηὕρισκονēyriskon
were findingverbG2147
χορτάσματαchortasmata
sustenancenounG5527
οἱhoi
thearticleG3588
πατέρεςpateres
fathersnounG3962
ἡμῶνhēmōn
IpronounG1473
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 7:11

Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance. But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first. And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren. Acts 7:11-13. They came down to buy, and had to depend upon him for everything. What then did he? [He made himself known to his brethren:] not to this point only did he carry his friendliness; he also made them…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 16 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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