Acts
Acts 13:17
17The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers. He made them into a great people during their stay in Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out of that land.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| God | Θεὸς | Theos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| of | τούτου | toutou | Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| people | λαοῦ | laou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2992 a people, the crowd |
| of Israel | Ἰσραὴλ | Israēl | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2474 Israel |
| chose | ἐξελέξατο | exelexato | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1586 I choose, elect |
| our | ἡμῶν | hēmōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| fathers | πατέρας | pateras | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3962 father, Father, ancestor |
| He made them into a great | ὕψωσεν | hypsōsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G5312 I lift up, exalt |
| people | λαὸν | laon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2992 a people, the crowd |
| during | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| stay | παροικίᾳ | paroikia | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G3940 a sojourning |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| Egypt | Αἰγύπτου | Aigyptou | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G125 Egypt |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| with | μετὰ | meta | Preposition | G3326 with, after |
| an uplifted | ὑψηλοῦ | hypsēlou | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular | G5308 high, lofty |
| arm | βραχίονος | brachionos | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G1023 the arm, strength |
| He led | ἐξήγαγεν | exēgagen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1806 I lead out |
| them | αὐτοὺς | autous | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| out of | ἐξ | ex | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 7:6–8 · Isaiah 63:9–14 · Psalm 105:23–24 · Deuteronomy 4:20 · Deuteronomy 14:2 · Amos 2:10 · Genesis 17:7–8 · Psalm 136:10–15 · Acts 7:2–53 · Micah 6:4 · Deuteronomy 4:37 · 1 Peter 2:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.