Acts

Acts 7:5

5He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a child.

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EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
He gaveἔδωκενedōkenVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG1325 I offer, give
himαὐτῷautōPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
noοὐκoukAdverbG3756 no, not
inheritanceκληρονομίανklēronomianNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG2817 an inheritance
not evenοὐδὲoudeConjunctionG3761 neither, nor, not even
a foot of groundβῆμαbēmaNoun - Accusative Neuter SingularG968 the space covered by a step of the foot, a tribunal
promisedἐπηγγείλατοepēngeilatoVerb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularG1861 I promise, profess
to giveδοῦναιdounaiVerb - Aorist Infinitive ActiveG1325 I offer, give
possessionκατάσχεσινkataschesinNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG2697 a possession
ofαὐτὴνautēnPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
toαὐτῷautōPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
hisαὐτοῦautouPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularG846 he, she, it, they, them, same
descendantsσπέρματιspermatiNoun - Dative Neuter SingularG4690 seed, offspring
he did not yet haveὄντοςontosVerb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Neuter SingularG1510 I am, exist
a childτέκνουteknouNoun - Genitive Neuter SingularG5043 a child, descendent, inhabitant

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