Acts

Acts 7:39

³⁹But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
our	ἡμῶν	hēmōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
fathers	πατέρες	pateres	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3962 father, Father, ancestor
refused	ἠθέλησαν	ēthelēsan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2309 I will, wish, desire
to	γενέσθαι	genesthai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle	G1096 I come into being, am born
obey	ὑπήκοοι	hypēkooi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G5255 listening to, obedient
Instead	ἀλλὰ	alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
they rejected	ἀπώσαντο	apōsanto	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural	G683 I push or thrust away, reject
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
their	αὐτῶν	autōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
hearts	καρδίαις	kardiais	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G2588 the heart, inner life, intention
turned back	ἐστράφησαν	estraphēsan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G4762 I turn, am converted, change
to	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
Egypt	Αἴγυπτον	Aigypton	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G125 Egypt

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