Acts 7:17 — King James Version← Study notes
“But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,”
Acts 7:17 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Acts 7:1720 words
ΚαθὼςKathōsaccording to, (according, even) as
δὲdeand / but
ἤγγιζενēngizenapproach, be at
hand, come (draw) near
ὁhothe
χρόνοςchronos+ years old, season, space
τῆςtēsthe
ἐπαγγελίαςepangeliasmessage, promise
ἧςhēswho / which
ὡμολόγησενhōmologēsencon- (pro-)fess, confession is made, give
…
ὁhothe
θεὸςtheosGod
τῷtōthe
ἈβραάμAbraamAbraham
ηὔξησενēyxēsengrow (up), (give the)
increase
ὁhothe
λαὸςlaospeople
καὶkaiand / also
ἐπληθύνθηeplēthynthēabound, multiply
ἐνenabout, after, against
ΑἰγύπτῳAigyptōEgypt
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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