17
ButδὲasΚαθὼςthe timeὁ χρόνοςof the promiseτῆς ἐπαγγελίαςthatἧςGodὁ θεὸςhad promisedὡμολόγησενto Abrahamτῷ Ἀβραάμdrew near,ἤγγιζενthe peopleὁ λαὸςgrewηὔξησενandκαὶmultipliedἐπληθύνθηinἐνEgypt,Αἰγύπτῳ
Acts 7:17
Study it in the app“But as the time of the promise that God had promised to Abraham drew near, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 7:17, word by word
- the timeχρόνοςchronos
time
Time; a span of time.
Where else “chronos” appears- of the promiseἐπαγγελίαςepangelias
promise
Promise.
Where else “epangelias” appears- Godθεὸςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- had promisedὡμολόγησενhōmologēsen
promise
To commit oneself by word to give or do something.
Where else “hōmologēsen” appears- to AbrahamἈβραάμAbraam
Abraham
Abraham, the father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised to bless all the families of the earth through his offspring.
Where else “Abraam” appears- drew nearἤγγιζενēngizen
come near
Come near, draw near; be at hand.
Where else “ēngizen” appears- the peopleλαὸςlaos
people
A people, above all Israel, God's people.
Where else “laos” appears- grewηὔξησενēuxēsen
grow
To become larger or stronger over time, like a plant or a child.
Where else “ēuxēsen” appears- multipliedἐπληθύνθηeplēthynthē
multiply, increase
Multiply, increase; in the passive, grow, spread.
Where else “eplēthynthē” appears- EgyptΑἰγύπτῳAigyptōi
Egypt
See it on the mapWhere else “Aigyptōi” appears
Places in this verse
Egypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
The context
16and they were carried over to Shechem and laid in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a sum of silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.
17 · This verse (above)
18until another king arose over Egypt who did not know Joseph.
To study Acts 7 in a group
1. What it says
At the end of his speech, what does Stephen see, and what does he pray while they stone him? (vv. 55-60)
2. What it means
Stephen recounts Israel's story from Abraham. What point does he seem to be making with that survey? (vv. 2-53)
3. How I live it
Stephen asked that this sin not be held against those who harmed him (v. 60). How do you respond when someone wrongs you?