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Andκαὶseeingἰδώνone of themτιναbeing wronged,ἀδικούμενονhe defended himἠμύνατοandκαὶavengedἐποίησεν ἐκδίκησινthe oppressed manτῷ καταπονουμένῳby striking downπατάξαςthe Egyptian.τὸν Αἰγύπτιον
Acts 7:24
Study it in the app“And seeing one of them being wronged, he defended him and avenged the oppressed man by striking down the Egyptian.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 7:24, word by word
- seeingἰδώνidōn
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “idōn” appears- being wrongedἀδικούμενονadikoumenon
wrong
To mistreat someone unfairly.
Where else “adikoumenon” appears- he defended himἠμύνατοēmynato
defend
Defend someone, come to their aid.
Where else “ēmynato” appears- avengedἐποίησενepoiēsen
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “epoiēsen” appears- avengedἐκδίκησινekdikēsin
vindication
To defend someone wronged.
Where else “ekdikēsin” appears- the oppressed manκαταπονουμένῳkataponoumenōi
oppress, mistreat
Oppress, mistreat; wear down.
Where else “kataponoumenōi” appears- by striking downπατάξαςpataxas
strike
Strike, hit; strike down.
Where else “pataxas” appears- the EgyptianΑἰγύπτιονAigyption
Egyptian
Egyptian: a person from Egypt.
Where else “Aigyption” appears
The context
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.
24 · This verse (above)
25And he supposed his brothers would understand that God was giving them salvation by his hand, but they did not understand.
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?