Acts
Acts 7:8
8Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | Καὶ | Kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| gave | ἔδωκεν | edōken | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1325 I offer, give |
| covenant | διαθήκην | diathēkēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G1242 a covenant, will, testament |
| of circumcision | περιτομῆς | peritomēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4061 circumcision |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| became the father of | ἐγέννησεν | egennēsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1080 I beget, bring forth, give birth to |
| Isaac | Ἰσαὰκ | Isaak | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2464 Isaac |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| circumcised | περιέτεμεν | perietemen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4059 I circumcise |
| him | αὐτὸν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| on the | τῇ | tē | Article - Dative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| eighth | ὀγδόῃ | ogdoē | Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular | G3590 eighth |
| day | ἡμέρᾳ | hēmera | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G2250 a day |
| And | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| Isaac | Ἰσαὰκ | Isaak | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2464 Isaac |
| Jacob | Ἰακώβ | Iakōb | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2384 Jacob |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| Jacob | Ἰακὼβ | Iakōb | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2384 Jacob |
| of the | τοὺς | tous | Article - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| twelve | δώδεκα | dōdeka | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G1427 twelve |
| patriarchs | πατριάρχας | patriarchas | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3966 a patriarch |
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Genesis 35:23–26 · Genesis 17:9–14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.