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.

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EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
TheὁhoArticle - Nominative Masculine SingularG3588 the
GodΘεὸςTheosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
ofτούτουtoutouDemonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG3778 this, he, she, it
theτοῦtouArticle - Genitive Masculine SingularG3588 the
peopleλαοῦlaouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2992 a people, the crowd
of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2474 Israel
choseἐξελέξατοexelexatoVerb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularG1586 I choose, elect
ourἡμῶνhēmōnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person PluralG1473 I
fathersπατέραςpaterasNoun - Accusative Masculine PluralG3962 father, Father, ancestor
He made them into a greatὕψωσενhypsōsenVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG5312 I lift up, exalt
peopleλαὸνlaonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG2992 a people, the crowd
duringἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
stayπαροικίᾳparoikiaNoun - Dative Feminine SingularG3940 a sojourning
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
EgyptΑἰγύπτουAigyptouNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG125 Egypt
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
withμετὰmetaPrepositionG3326 with, after
an upliftedὑψηλοῦhypsēlouAdjective - Genitive Masculine SingularG5308 high, lofty
armβραχίονοςbrachionosNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG1023 the arm, strength
He ledἐξήγαγενexēgagenVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1806 I lead out
themαὐτοὺςautousPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person PluralG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
out ofἐξexPrepositionG1537 from out, out from among, from

Cross-references

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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.