Acts

Acts 7:11

¹¹Then famine and great suffering swept across Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers could not find food.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
famine	λιμὸς	limos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3042 a famine, hunger
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
great	μεγάλη	megalē	Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular	G3173 large, great
suffering	θλῖψις	thlipsis	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G2347 persecution, affliction, distress
swept	Ἦλθεν	Ēlthen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2064 I come, go
across	ὅλην	holēn	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3650 all, the whole, entire
Egypt	Αἴγυπτον	Aigypton	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G125 Egypt
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
Canaan	Χανάαν	Chanaan	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G5477 Canaan
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
our	ἡμῶν	hēmōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
fathers	πατέρες	pateres	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3962 father, Father, ancestor
could not find	ηὕρισκον	hēuriskon	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2147 I find
food	χορτάσματα	chortasmata	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G5527 food, sustenance

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