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Andδὲwhen heαὐτοῦwas abandoned,ἐκτεθέντοςPharaoh’sΦαραὼdaughterἡ θυγάτηρtookἀνείλατοhimαὐτὸνupἀνείλατοandκαὶbroughtἀνεθρέψατοhimαὐτὸνupἀνεθρέψατοasεἰςher ownἑαυτῇson.υἱόν
Acts 7:21
Study it in the app“And when he was abandoned, Pharaoh’s daughter took him up and brought him up as her own son.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 7:21, word by word
- was abandonedἐκτεθέντοςektethentos
abandon
To put a baby out of the home, uncared for, to die.
Where else “ektethentos” appears- Pharaoh’sΦαραὼPharaō
Pharaoh
Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt.
Where else “Pharaō” appears- daughterθυγάτηρthygatēr
daughter
The girl or woman born to a father and mother.
Where else “thygatēr” appears- tookἀνείλατοaneilato
take up
To take someone in, like Moses.
Where else “aneilato” appears- broughtἀνεθρέψατοanethrepsato
bring up, raise
Bring up, raise a child; nurture, educate.
Where else “anethrepsato” appears- sonυἱόνhuion
son
A son.
Where else “huion” appears
The context
20At this time Moses was born, and he was beautiful to God. He was brought up three months in his father’s house.
21 · This verse (above)
22And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was powerful in his words and deeds.
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?