Acts
Acts 7:24–25
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 7:24
| 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
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.