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AndδὲwhenὩςa periodχρόνοςof forty yearsτεσσερακονταετὴςwas being completedἐπληροῦτοfor him,αὐτῷit cameἀνέβηintoἐπὶhisαὐτοῦheartτὴν καρδίανto visitἐπισκέψασθαιhisτοὺς αὐτοῦbrothers,ἀδελφοὺςthe sonsτοὺς υἱοὺςof Israel.Ἰσραήλ
Acts 7:23
Study it in the app“And when a period of forty years was being completed for him, it came into his heart to visit his brothers, the sons of Israel.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 7:23, word by word
- a periodχρόνοςchronos
time
Time; a span of time.
Where else “chronos” appears- of forty yearsτεσσερακονταετὴςtesserakontaetēs
forty years
Forty years; a period or age of forty years.
Where else “tesserakontaetēs” appears- was being completedἐπληροῦτοeplērouto
fill
To occupy something completely, leaving no gap.
Where else “eplērouto” appears- it cameἀνέβηanebē
spring up
To spring up, grow, or a thought to arise.
Where else “anebē” appears- heartκαρδίανkardian
heart
Heart: the center of the person, where one thinks, feels and decides.
Where else “kardian” appears- to visitἐπισκέψασθαιepiskepsasthai
visit
To go see someone and care for them.
Where else “episkepsasthai” appears- brothersἀδελφοὺςadelphous
fellow countryman
A neighbor, someone of the same people.
Where else “adelphous” appears- the sonsυἱοὺςhuious
descendant
A descendant: "son of David".
Where else “huious” appears- of IsraelἸσραήλIsraēl
Israel
Israel: the name God gave to Jacob, and the people descended from him.
Where else “Israēl” appears
The context
22And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and he was powerful in his words and deeds.
23 · This verse (above)
24And seeing one of them being wronged, he defended him and avenged the oppressed man by striking down the Egyptian.
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?