Acts

Acts 7:14–15

¹⁴Then Joseph sent for his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five in all.

¹⁵So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
Joseph	Ἰωσὴφ	Iōsēph	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2501 Joseph
sent for	ἀποστείλας	aposteilas	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G649 I send forth, send, send away, dismiss
his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
father	πατέρα	patera	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3962 father, Father, ancestor
Jacob	Ἰακὼβ	Iakōb	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2384 Jacob
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
all	πᾶσαν	pasan	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
relatives	συγγένειαν	syngeneian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4772 kindred, family
seventy-five	ἑβδομήκοντα	hebdomēkonta	Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural	G1440 seventy
in all	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Jacob	Ἰακὼβ	Iakōb	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2384 Jacob
went down	κατέβη	katebē	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2597 I go down, come down
to	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
Egypt	Αἴγυπτον	Aigypton	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G125 Egypt
he	αὐτὸς	autos	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
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
died	ἐτελεύτησεν	eteleutēsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G5053 I end, finish, die

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Acts 7:14 Deuteronomy 10:22 · Genesis 46:26–27 · Exodus 1:5

Acts 7:15 Exodus 1:6 · Genesis 49:33 · Genesis 46:3–7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.