Acts
Acts 7:4
4So Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father died, God brought him out of that place and into this land where you are now living.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| left | ἐξελθὼν | exelthōn | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1831 I go out, come out |
| land | γῆς | gēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1093 the earth, soil, land |
| of the Chaldeans | Χαλδαίων | Chaldaiōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G5466 a Chaldean |
| settled | κατῴκησεν | katōkēsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2730 I dwell in, settle in, inhabit |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| Haran | Χαρράν | Charran | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G5488 Haran |
| After | μετὰ | meta | Preposition | G3326 with, after |
| 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 |
| died | ἀποθανεῖν | apothanein | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G599 I am dying, am about to die |
| brought | μετῴκισεν | metōkisen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G3351 I transport, cause to migrate |
| him | αὐτὸν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| out of that place | κἀκεῖθεν | kakeithen | Conjunction | G2547 and thence, and from there |
| into | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| this | ταύτην | tautēn | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| land | γῆν | gēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1093 the earth, soil, land |
| where | ἣν | hēn | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| you | ὑμεῖς | hymeis | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| now | νῦν | nyn | Adverb | G3568 now, already, at present |
| living | κατοικεῖτε | katoikeite | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G2730 I dwell in, settle in, inhabit |
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Genesis 12:4–5 · Genesis 11:31–32
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.