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Acts 7:12 — King James Version← Study notes

But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.


Acts 7:12Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 7:1212 words
GreekMeaning
ἀκούσαςakousas
Having heardverbG191
δὲde
nowwordG1161
ἸακὼβIakōb
JacobnounG2384
ὄνταonta
there isverbG1510
σιτίαsitia
he sent forthnounG1821
εἰςeis
into / toprepositionG1519
ΑἴγυπτονAigypton
EgyptnounG125
ἐξαπέστειλενexapesteilen
send (away, forth, out)verbG1821
τοὺςtous
thearticleG3588
πατέραςpateras
fathersnounG3962
ἡμῶνhēmōn
IpronounG1473
πρῶτονprōton
firstadjectiveG4413
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 7:12

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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