Acts 7:34

I have indeed seen the oppression of My people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’
Acts 7:34
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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)

ἰδὼν εἶδον τὴν κάκωσιν τοῦ λαοῦ μου τοῦ ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ καὶ τοῦ στεναγμοῦ αὐτῶν ἤκουσα· καὶ κατέβην ἐξελέσθαι αὐτούς· καὶ νῦν δεῦρο ἀποστείλω σε εἰς Αἴγυπτον.

  1. ἰδὼνidōn“Having seen”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G1492H
  2. εἶδονeidon“I saw”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G1492H
  3. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. κάκωσινkakōsin“oppression”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from κάκωσις · “oppression” · Strong's G2561
  5. τοῦtou“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. λαοῦlaou“people”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from λαός · “a people” · Strong's G2992
  7. μουmou“of Mine”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  8. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  10. ΑἰγύπτῳAiguptō“Egypt”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from Αἴγυπτος · “Egypt” · Strong's G0125
  11. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  12. τοῦtou“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  13. στεναγμοῦstenagmou“groans”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from στεναγμός · “groan” · Strong's G4726
  14. αὐτῶνautōn“of them”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  15. ἤκουσα·ēkousa“I have heard;”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from ἀκούω · “to hear” · Strong's G0191
  16. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  17. κατέβηνkatebēn“I have come down”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from καταβαίνω · “to come/go down” · Strong's G2597
  18. ἐξελέσθαιexelesthai“to deliver”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, middle, infinitive · from ἐξαιρέω · “to take out/select” · Strong's G1807
  19. αὐτούς·autous“them;”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  20. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  21. νῦνnun“now”
    Adverb · “now” · Strong's G3568
  22. δεῦροdeuro“come”
    Interjection · “come” · Strong's G1204
  23. ἀποστείλωaposteilō“I may send”
    Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 1st person singular · from ἀποστέλλω · “to send” · Strong's G0649
  24. σεse“you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  25. εἰςeis“to”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  26. Αἴγυπτον.Aigupton“Egypt.’”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from Αἴγυπτος · “Egypt” · Strong's G0125
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)