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This manοὗτοςledἐξήγαγενthemαὐτοὺςout,ἐξήγαγενdoingποιήσαςwondersτέραταandκαὶsignsσημεῖαinἐνthe landγῇof EgyptΑἰγύπτῳandκαὶatἐνthe RedἘρυθρᾷSeaΘαλάσσῃandκαὶinἐνthe wildernessτῇ ἐρήμῳfor fortyτεσσεράκονταyears.ἔτη
Acts 7:36
Study it in the app“This man led them out, doing wonders and signs in the land of Egypt and at the Red Sea and in the wilderness for forty years.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 7:36, word by word
- ledἐξήγαγενexēgagen
lead out
Lead out, bring out.
Where else “exēgagen” appears- doingποιήσαςpoiēsas
bear fruit
To produce fruit, like a tree; in life, deeds that can be seen.
Where else “poiēsas” appears- wondersτέραταterata
wonder
Wonder, portent.
Where else “terata” appears- signsσημεῖαsēmeia
sign
A miracle that shows God's power.
Where else “sēmeia” appears- the landγῇgēi
land
A country or a region.
Where else “gēi” appears- of EgyptΑἰγύπτῳAigyptōi
Egypt
See it on the mapWhere else “Aigyptōi” appears- the RedἘρυθρᾷErythrai
Red
Red; "the Red Sea", called in the Hebrew of the Old Testament the Sea of Reeds.
Where else “Erythrai” appears- SeaΘαλάσσῃThalassēi
sea
Sea; also a large lake, such as the Sea of Galilee.
Where else “Thalassēi” appears- the wildernessἐρήμῳerēmōi
wilderness
Land without people or crops.
Where else “erēmōi” appears- for fortyτεσσεράκονταtesserakonta
forty
Forty.
Where else “tesserakonta” appears- yearsἔτηetē
year
Year.
Where else “etē” appears
Translation note
The Greek says “Red Sea”; the Hebrew of the Old Testament, “Sea of Reeds,” as it is translated there.
Places in this verse
Egypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
The context
35This Moses, whom they rejected, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and judge?’ this man God has sent as both ruler and redeemer with the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
36 · This verse (above)
37This is the Moses who said to the sons of Israel, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers.’
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?