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Acts 7:5 — King James Version← Study notes

And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.


Acts 7:5Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 7:527 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἔδωκενedōken
He did giveverbG1325
αὐτῷautō
to himpronounG846
κληρονομίανklēronomian
an inheritancenounG2817
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
αὐτῇautē
itpronounG846
οὐδὲoude
not even givewordG3761
βῆμαbēma
the lengthnounG968
ποδόςpodos
of a footnounG4228
καὶkai
butwordG2532
ἐπηγγείλατοepēngeilato
He promisedverbG1861
δοῦναιdounai
to giveverbG1325
αὐτῷautō
to himpronounG846
εἰςeis
forprepositionG1519
κατάσχεσινkataschesin
a possessionnounG2697
αὐτὴνautēn
itpronounG846
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τῷ
to thearticleG3588
σπέρματιspermati
descendantsnounG4690
αὐτοῦautou
of himpronounG846
μετ’met’
afterprepositionG3326
αὐτόνauton
himpronounG846
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ὄντοςontos
there beingverbG1510
αὐτῷautō
to himpronounG846
τέκνουteknou
a childnounG5043
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 7:5

And He promised, it says, to give it to him, and to his seed after him. Acts 7:5 Herein is shown the greatness both of God's goodness and of Abraham's faith. For the expression, when as yet he had no child, does show his obedience and faith. Promised to give it to him and to his seed. And yet the events showed the contrary: namely, after he came, he had not so much as to set his foot on, had not a child; which very things were contrary to his faith. These things having seen,…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 15 on Acts
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