Acts

Acts 7:22–24

²²So Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action.

²³When Moses was forty years old, he decided to visit his brothers, the children of Israel. ²⁴And when he saw one of them being mistreated, Moses went to his defense and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian who was oppressing him.

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Acts 7:22

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
Moses	Μωϋσῆς	Mōusēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3475 Moses
was educated	ἐπαιδεύθη	epaideuthē	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G3811 I discipline, educate, train, chastise
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
all	πάσῃ	pasē	Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
wisdom	σοφίᾳ	sophia	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G4678 wisdom
of	Αἰγυπτίων	Aigyptiōn	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G124 Egyptian
and	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
was	ἦν	ēn	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
powerful	δυνατὸς	dynatos	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1415 powerful, able, possible
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
speech	λόγοις	logois	Noun - Dative Masculine Plural	G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
action	ἔργοις	ergois	Noun - Dative Neuter Plural	G2041 work, labor, action, deed

Acts 7:23

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When	Ὡς	Hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
forty years	τεσσερακονταέτης	tesserakontaetēs	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5063 forty years of age
he decided	ἀνέβη	anebē	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G305 I go up, mount, ascend
to visit	ἐπισκέψασθαι	episkepsasthai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle	G1980 I look upon, visit, look out, select
his	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
brothers	ἀδελφοὺς	adelphous	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G80 a brother
the	τοὺς	tous	Article - Accusative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
children	υἱοὺς	huious	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G5207 a son, descendent
of Israel	Ἰσραήλ	Israēl	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2474 Israel

Acts 7:24

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
when he saw	ἰδών	idōn	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3708 I see, look upon, experience
one	τινα	tina	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G5100 any one, some one
being mistreated	ἀδικούμενον	adikoumenon	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular	G91 I act unjustly towards
went to his defense	ἠμύνατο	ēmynato	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G292 I defend
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
avenged	ἐκδίκησιν	ekdikēsin	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1557 a defense, vengeance, full punishment
by striking down	πατάξας	pataxas	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3960 I strike
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
Egyptian	Αἰγύπτιον	Aigyption	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular	G124 Egyptian
who was oppressing	καταπονουμένῳ	kataponoumenō	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine Singular	G2669 I ill-treat

Cross-references

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Acts 7:22 Isaiah 19:11 · Daniel 1:17–20 · Daniel 1:4 · 2 Chronicles 9:22 · Luke 24:19

Acts 7:23 Exodus 2:11–12 · Hebrews 11:24–26 · Proverbs 21:1 · Philippians 2:12–13

Acts 7:24 John 18:10–11 · John 18:25–27 · Acts 7:28

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.