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Andδὲwhen Mosesὁ Μωϋσῆςsaw it,ἰδὼνhe marveled atἐθαύμασενthe sight;τὸ ὅραμαandδὲas heαὐτοῦapproachedπροσερχομένουto look closely,κατανοῆσαιthere cameἐγένετοthe voiceφωνὴof the Lord:κυρίου
Acts 7:31
Study it in the app“And when Moses saw it, he marveled at the sight; and as he approached to look closely, there came the voice of the Lord:”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 7:31, word by word
- when MosesΜωϋσῆςMōysēs
Moses
Moses, who led Israel out of Egypt and received God's law.
Where else “Mōysēs” appears- saw itἰδὼνidōn
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “idōn” appears- he marveled atἐθαύμασενethaumasen
marvel, wonder
Marvel, be amazed.
Where else “ethaumasen” appears- the sightὅραμαhorama
vision, sight
Vision, sight, what one sees.
Where else “horama” appears- approachedπροσερχομένουproserchomenou
come near
To come up close to someone, go toward them.
Where else “proserchomenou” appears- to look closelyκατανοῆσαιkatanoēsai
consider, notice
Notice, consider carefully, observe.
Where else “katanoēsai” appears- there cameἐγένετοegeneto
come
To reach a place, or fall upon someone.
Where else “egeneto” appears- the voiceφωνὴphōnē
voice
Someone's voice, or a shout.
Where else “phōnē” appears- of the Lordκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears
The context
30And when forty years had passed, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush.
31 · This verse (above)
32‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham and of Isaac and of Jacob.’ And Moses, becoming terrified, did not dare to look.
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?