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Acts 7:14 — King James Version← Study notes

Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.


Acts 7:14Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 7:1416 words
GreekMeaning
ἀποστείλαςaposteilas
Having sentverbG649
δὲde
thenwordG1161
ἸωσὴφIōsēph
JosephnounG2501
μετεκαλέσατοmetekalesato
he called forverbG3333
ἸακὼβIakōb
JacobnounG2384
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
πατέραpatera
fathernounG3962
αὐτοῦautou
of himpronounG846
καὶkai
andwordG2532
πᾶσανpasan
alladjectiveG3956
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
συγγένειανsyngeneian
kindrednounG4772
ἐνen
in allprepositionG1722
ψυχαῖςpsychais
soulsnounG5590
ἑβδομήκονταhebdomēkonta
seventyadjectiveG1440
πέντεpente
fiveadjectiveG4002
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 7:14

And Joseph's kindred was made known unto Pharaoh. Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls. So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers, and were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem. But when the time of the promise drew near, which God had sworn to Abraham the people grew and multiplied in Egypt, till…

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