Acts
Acts 7:12
12When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers on their first visit.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob | Ἰακὼβ | Iakōb | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2384 Jacob |
| heard that | ἀκούσας | akousas | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G191 I hear, listen |
| was | ὄντα | onta | Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Neuter Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| grain | σιτία | sitia | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G4621 wheat, grain |
| in | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| Egypt | Αἴγυπτον | Aigypton | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G125 Egypt |
| he sent | ἐξαπέστειλεν | exapesteilen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1821 I send forth |
| our | ἡμῶν | hēmōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| fathers | πατέρας | pateras | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3962 father, Father, ancestor |
| first | πρῶτον | prōton | Adverb - Superlative | G4412 first, before |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.