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Acts 7:11

Then famine and great suffering swept across Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers could not find food.
Acts 7:11
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Original language and places

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Original language (Greek)

ἦλθεν δὲ λιμὸς ἐφ᾽ ὅλην τὴν Αἴγυπτον καὶ Χανάαν καὶ θλῖψις μεγάλη καὶ οὐχ ηὕρισκον χορτάσματα οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν.

  1. ἦλθενēlthen“Came”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔρχομαι · “to come/go” · Strong's G2064
  2. δὲde“then”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. λιμὸςlimos“a famine”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from λιμός · “hunger” · Strong's G3042
  4. ἐφ᾽eph᾽“upon”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  5. ὅληνholēn“all”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὅλος · “all” · Strong's G3650
  6. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. ΑἴγυπτονAigupton“of Egypt”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from Αἴγυπτος · “Egypt” · Strong's G0125
  8. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  9. ΧανάανChanaan“Canaan”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from Χαναάν · “Canaan” · Strong's G5477
  10. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  11. θλῖψιςthlipsis“affliction”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “pressure” · Strong's G2347
  12. μεγάληmegalē“great”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, feminine · from μέγας · “great” · Strong's G3173
  13. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  14. οὐχouch“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  15. ηὕρισκονhēuriskon“were finding”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from εὑρίσκω · “to find/meet” · Strong's G2147
  16. χορτάσματαchortasmata“sustenance”
    Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from χόρτασμα · “food” · Strong's G5527
  17. οἱhoi“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  18. πατέρεςpateres“fathers”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
  19. ἡμῶν.hēmōn“of us.”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
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)