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Acts 7:39

But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.
Acts 7:39
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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)

ᾧ οὐκ ἠθέλησαν ὑπήκοοι γενέσθαι οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν, ἀλλ᾽ ἀπώσαντο καὶ ἐστράφησαν ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις αὐτῶν εἰς Αἴγυπτον,

  1. ᾧhō“to whom”
    Relative pronoun, dative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  2. οὐκouk“not”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  3. ἠθέλησανēthelēsan“wanted”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from θέλω · “to will/desire” · Strong's G2309
  4. ὑπήκοοιhupēkooi“obedient”
    Adjective, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὑπήκοος · “obedient” · Strong's G5255
  5. γενέσθαιgenesthai“to be”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), infinitive · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  6. οἱhoi“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. πατέρεςpateres“fathers”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
  8. ἡμῶν,hēmōn“of us,”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  9. ἀλλ᾽all᾽“but”
    Conjunction · from ἀλλά · “but” · Strong's G0235
  10. ἀπώσαντοapōsanto“they thrust away”
    Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἀπωθέω · “to reject” · Strong's G0683
  11. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  12. ἐστράφησανestraphēsan“they turned back”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person plural · from στρέφω · “to turn” · Strong's G4762
  13. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  14. ταῖςtais“the”
    Article, dative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. καρδίαιςkardiais“hearts”
    Noun, dative, plural, feminine · from καρδία · “heart” · Strong's G2588
  16. αὐτῶνautōn“of them”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  17. εἰςeis“to”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  18. 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)