Acts

Acts 7:23–25

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. ²⁵He assumed his brothers would understand that God was using him to deliver them, but they did not.

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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

Acts 7:25

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He assumed	ἐνόμιζεν	enomizen	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3543 I think, suppose
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
would understand	συνιέναι	synienai	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G4920 I consider, understand
that	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
God	Θεὸς	Theos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
was using him	χειρὸς	cheiros	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G5495 a hand
to deliver them	σωτηρίαν	sōtērian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4991 deliverance, salvation
but	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and

Cross-references

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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

Acts 7:25 Luke 18:34 · Luke 9:45 · 1 Corinthians 15:10 · 2 Corinthians 6:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.