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 7:11 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Acts 7:1119 words
ἦλθενēlthencome / go
δὲdeand / but
λιμὸςlimosdearth, famine, hunger
ἐφ’eph’about (the times), above, after
ὅληνholēnall, altogether, every whit
τὴνtēnthe
ΑἴγυπτονAigyptonEgypt
καὶkaiand / also
ΧανάανChanaanChanaan
καὶkaiand / also
θλῖψιςthlipsisafflicted(-tion), anguish, burdened
μεγάληmegalē(+ fear) exceedingly, great(-est), high
καὶkaiand / also
οὐχouchnot
ηὕρισκονēyriskonfind, get, obtain
χορτάσματαchortasmatasustenance
οἱhoithe
πατέρεςpateresfather, parent
ἡμῶνhēmōnI
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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