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Acts 7:2 — King James Version← Study notes

And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,


Acts 7:2Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 7:227 words
GreekMeaning
ho
thearticleG3588
δὲde
AndwordG1161
ἔφηephē
he was speakingverbG5346
ἌνδρεςAndres
MennounG435
ἀδελφοὶadelphoi
brothersnounG80
καὶkai
andwordG2532
πατέρεςpateres
fathersnounG3962
ἀκούσατεakousate
do listenverbG191
Ho
ThearticleG3588
θεὸςtheos
GodnounG2316
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
δόξηςdoxēs
of glorynounG1391
ὤφθηōphthē
appearedverbG3708
τῷ
to thearticleG3588
πατρὶpatri
fathernounG3962
ἡμῶνhēmōn
of uspronounG1473
ἈβραὰμAbraam
AbrahamnounG11
ὄντιonti
beingverbG1510
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῇ
thearticleG3588
ΜεσοποταμίᾳMesopotamia
MesopotamianounG3318
πρὶνprin
beforewordG4250
ē
thanwordG2228
κατοικῆσαιkatoikēsai
dwellingverbG2730
αὐτὸνauton
of hispronounG846
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ΧαρράνCharran
HarannounG5488
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 7:2

said the high-priest, Are these things so? Acts 7:1 Observe, the question is put with mildness, that he may effect some great mischief. For this reason Stephen too begins his speech in a tone of gentleness, and says, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran. Acts 7:2 Immediately at the outset he overthrows their conceit, and makes it appear by what he says, that the temple…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 15 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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