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AndκαὶMosesΜωϋσῆςwas instructedἐπαιδεύθηin allπάσῃthe wisdomσοφίᾳof the Egyptians,Αἰγυπτίωνandδὲhe wasἦνpowerfulδυνατὸςinἐνhisαὐτοῦwordsλόγοιςandκαὶdeeds.ἔργοις
Acts 7:22
Study it in the app“And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was powerful in his words and deeds.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 7:22, word by word
- MosesΜωϋσῆςMōysēs
Moses
Moses, who led Israel out of Egypt and received God's law.
Where else “Mōysēs” appears- was instructedἐπαιδεύθηepaideuthē
teach
To teach, train someone.
Where else “epaideuthē” appears- the wisdomσοφίᾳsophiai
wisdom
Wisdom.
Where else “sophiai” appears- of the EgyptiansΑἰγυπτίωνAigyptiōn
Egyptian
Egyptian: a person from Egypt.
Where else “Aigyptiōn” appears- he wasἦνēn
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēn” appears- powerfulδυνατὸςdynatos
mighty
One who has strength and ability to act.
Where else “dynatos” appears- wordsλόγοιςlogois
word
What someone says or teaches.
Where else “logois” appears- deedsἔργοιςergois
deed
What someone does, their conduct.
Where else “ergois” appears
The context
21And when he was abandoned, Pharaoh’s daughter took him up and brought him up as her own son.
22 · This verse (above)
23And when a period of forty years was being completed for him, it came into his heart to visit his brothers, the sons of Israel.
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?