The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers. He made them into a great people during their stay in Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out of that land.Acts 13:17
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Greek)
ὁ θεὸς τοῦ λαοῦ τούτου Ἰσραὴλ ἐξελέξατο τοὺς πατέρας ἡμῶν καὶ τὸν λαὸν ὕψωσεν ἐν τῇ παροικίᾳ ἐν γῇ Αἰγύπτου καὶ μετὰ βραχίονος ὑψηλοῦ ἐξήγαγεν αὐτοὺς ἐξ αὐτῆς·
- ὁho“The”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- θεὸςtheos“God”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
- τοῦtou“of the”Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- λαοῦlaou“people”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from λαός · “a people” · Strong's G2992
- τούτουtoutou“this”Demonstrative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
- ἸσραὴλIsraēl“of Israel”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἰσραήλ · “Israel” · Strong's G2474
- ἐξελέξατοexelexato“chose”Verb, aorist, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐκλέγω · “to select” · Strong's G1586
- τοὺςtous“the”Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πατέραςpateras“fathers”Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
- ἡμῶνhēmōn“of us”Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- τὸνton“the”Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- λαὸνlaon“people”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from λαός · “a people” · Strong's G2992
- ὕψωσενhupsōsen“exalted”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ὑψόω · “to lift up” · Strong's G5312
- ἐνen“in”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- τῇtēa“the”Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- παροικίᾳparoikia“sojourn”Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from παροικία · “sojourning” · Strong's G3940
- ἐνen“in”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- γῇgēa“[the] land”Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from γῆ · “earth” · Strong's G1093H
- ΑἰγύπτουAiguptou“of Egypt”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from Αἴγυπτος · “Egypt” · Strong's G0125
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- μετὰmeta“with”Preposition · from μετά · “with/after” · Strong's G3326
- βραχίονοςbrachionos“arm”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from βραχίων · “arm” · Strong's G1023
- ὑψηλοῦhupsēlou“uplifted”Adjective, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὑψηλός · “high” · Strong's G5308
- ἐξήγαγενexēgagen“brought”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐξάγω · “to lead out” · Strong's G1806
- αὐτοὺςautous“them”Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ἐξex“out of”Preposition · from ἐκ · “out from” · Strong's G1537
- αὐτῆς·autēs“it;”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
Places named in this verse
- Egyptregion · Identification: certain · Map of Egypt (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Egypt on OpenBible.info