Acts 7:6 — King James Version← Study notes
“And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years.”
Acts 7:6 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Acts 7:621 words
ἐλάλησενelalēsenpreach, say, speak (after)
δὲdeand / but
οὕτωςhoutōsthus / so
ὁhothe
θεὸςtheosGod
ὅτιhotithat / because
ἔσταιestaiam, have been, is I
τὸtothe
σπέρμαspermaissue, seed
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
πάροικονparoikonforeigner, sojourn, stranger
ἐνenabout, after, against
γῇgēcountry, earth(-ly), ground
ἀλλοτρίᾳallotriaalien, (an-)other (man's, men's)
καὶkaiand / also
δουλώσουσινdoulōsousinbring into (be
under) bondage, become (ma…
αὐτὸautohe / she / it / same
καὶkaiand / also
κακώσουσινkakōsousinmake evil
affected, entreat evil, harm
ἔτηetēyear
τετρακόσιαtetrakosiafour hundred
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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