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AndΚαὶwhen fortyτεσσεράκονταyearsἐτῶνhad passed,πληρωθέντωνan angelἄγγελοςappearedὤφθηto himαὐτῷinἐνthe wildernessτῇ ἐρήμῳof Mountτοῦ ὄρουςSinai,Σινᾶinἐνa flameφλογὶof fireπυρὸςin a bush.βάτου
Acts 7:30
Study it in the app“And when forty years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 7:30, word by word
- when fortyτεσσεράκονταtesserakonta
forty
Forty.
Where else “tesserakonta” appears- yearsἐτῶνetōn
year
Year.
Where else “etōn” appears- had passedπληρωθέντωνplērōthentōn
complete
To carry something through to its end, with nothing lacking.
Where else “plērōthentōn” appears- an angelἄγγελοςangelos
angel
A messenger from heaven who serves God.
Where else “angelos” appears- appearedὤφθηōphthē
appear
To become visible to someone, to appear before their eyes.
Where else “ōphthē” appears- the wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōi
wilderness
Land without people or crops.
Where else “erēmōi” appears- of Mountὄρουςorous
mountain
Mountain, hill.
Where else “orous” appears- SinaiΣινᾶSina
Sinai
See it on the mapWhere else “Sina” appears- a flameφλογὶphlogi
flame
Flame.
Where else “phlogi” appears- of fireπυρὸςpyros
fire
Fire.
Where else “pyros” appears- in a bushβάτουbatou
bush
Thornbush, bramble.
Where else “batou” appears
Places in this verse
Sinai ?
Today: disputed; traditionally Jebel Musa, Sinai, Egypt
A mountain in the wilderness; which one it was is not known for certain, and its location is disputed.
There God spoke with Moses and gave the law to Israel (Exod 19:20; 24:16).
The context
29And at this word Moses fled and became a foreigner in the land of Midian, where he fathered two sons.
30 · This verse (above)
31And when Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight; and as he approached to look closely, there came the voice of the Lord:
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?