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Acts 7:23 — King James Version← Study notes

And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.


Acts 7:23Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 7:2318 words
GreekMeaning
ὩςHōs
WhenwordG5613
δὲde
thenwordG1161
ἐπληροῦτοeplērouto
was fulfilledverbG4137
αὐτῷautō
to himpronounG846
τεσσερακονταετὴςtesserakontaetēs
of forty yearsadjectiveG5063
χρόνοςchronos
a periodnounG5550
ἀνέβηanebē
it cameverbG305
ἐπὶepi
intoprepositionG1909
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
καρδίανkardian
mindnounG2588
αὐτοῦautou
of himpronounG846
ἐπισκέψασθαιepiskepsasthai
to visitverbG1980
τοὺςtous
thearticleG3588
ἀδελφοὺςadelphous
brothersnounG80
αὐτοῦautou
of himpronounG846
τοὺςtous
thearticleG3588
υἱοὺςhyious
sonsnounG5207
ἸσραήλIsraēl
of IsraelnounG2474
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 7:23

And when he was full forty years old. Acts 7:23 Forty years he was there, and was not found out from his being circumcised. Observe, how, being in safety, they overlook their own interests, both he and Joseph, in order that they may save others: And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel. And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian: for he…

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