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AndΚαὶthe patriarchs,οἱ πατριάρχαιjealous ofζηλώσαντεςJoseph,τὸν Ἰωσὴφsold himἀπέδοντοintoεἰςEgypt;ΑἴγυπτονandκαὶGodὁ θεὸςwasἦνwithμετ’himαὐτοῦ
Acts 7:9
Study it in the app“And the patriarchs, jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt; and God was with him”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 7:9, word by word
- the patriarchsπατριάρχαιpatriarchai
patriarch
Patriarch: a father and head of a people or family, such as Abraham, the sons of Jacob, or David.
Where else “patriarchai” appears- jealous ofζηλώσαντεςzēlōsantes
be jealous
To burn with envy against someone for what he has or is.
Where else “zēlōsantes” appears- JosephἸωσὴφIōsēph
Joseph
Joseph, the name of several men in the Bible: the son of Jacob, Mary's husband (a descendant of David), Joseph of Arimathea, and others.
Where else “Iōsēph” appears- sold himἀπέδοντοapedonto
sell
To hand something or someone over to another for money.
Where else “apedonto” appears- EgyptΑἴγυπτονAigypton
Egypt
See it on the mapWhere else “Aigypton” appears- Godθεὸςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- wasἦνēn
be present
To be in a place or with someone.
Where else “ēn” appears
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
8And he gave him the covenant of circumcision; and so Abraham fathered Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day, and Isaac fathered Jacob, and Jacob the twelve patriarchs.
9 · This verse (above)
10and rescued him from all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and he made him governor over Egypt and all his household.
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?