Acts 13:17

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
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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·

  1. ὁho“The”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. θεὸςtheos“God”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  3. τοῦtou“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. λαοῦlaou“people”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from λαός · “a people” · Strong's G2992
  5. τούτουtoutou“this”
    Demonstrative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from οὗτος · “this/he/she/it” · Strong's G3778
  6. ἸσραὴλIsraēl“of Israel”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἰσραήλ · “Israel” · Strong's G2474
  7. ἐξελέξατοexelexato“chose”
    Verb, aorist, middle, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐκλέγω · “to select” · Strong's G1586
  8. τοὺςtous“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. πατέραςpateras“fathers”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
  10. ἡμῶνhēmōn“of us”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  11. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  12. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  13. λαὸνlaon“people”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from λαός · “a people” · Strong's G2992
  14. ὕψωσενhupsōsen“exalted”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ὑψόω · “to lift up” · Strong's G5312
  15. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  16. τῇtēa“the”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  17. παροικίᾳparoikia“sojourn”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from παροικία · “sojourning” · Strong's G3940
  18. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  19. γῇgēa“[the] land”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from γῆ · “earth” · Strong's G1093H
  20. ΑἰγύπτουAiguptou“of Egypt”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from Αἴγυπτος · “Egypt” · Strong's G0125
  21. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  22. μετὰmeta“with”
    Preposition · from μετά · “with/after” · Strong's G3326
  23. βραχίονοςbrachionos“arm”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from βραχίων · “arm” · Strong's G1023
  24. ὑψηλοῦhupsēlou“uplifted”
    Adjective, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὑψηλός · “high” · Strong's G5308
  25. ἐξήγαγενexēgagen“brought”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐξάγω · “to lead out” · Strong's G1806
  26. αὐτοὺςautous“them”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  27. ἐξex“out of”
    Preposition · from ἐκ · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  28. αὐτῆς·autēs“it;”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)