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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 7:17Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 7:1720 words
GreekMeaning
ΚαθὼςKathōs
Even aswordG2531
δὲde
nowwordG1161
ἤγγιζενēngizen
was drawing nearverbG1448
ho
thearticleG3588
χρόνοςchronos
timenounG5550
τῆςtēs
of thearticleG3588
ἐπαγγελίαςepangelias
promisenounG1860
ἧςhēs
thatrelative pronounG3739
ὡμολόγησενhōmologēsen
con- (pro-)fess, confession is made, give …verbG3670
ho
thearticleG3588
θεὸςtheos
GodnounG2316
τῷ
thearticleG3588
ἈβραάμAbraam
to AbrahamnounG11
ηὔξησενēyxēsen
increasedverbG837
ho
thearticleG3588
λαὸςlaos
peoplenounG2992
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἐπληθύνθηeplēthynthē
multipliedverbG4129
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ΑἰγύπτῳAigyptō
EgyptnounG125
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 7:17

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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