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Acts 7:42

But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: ‘Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
Acts 7:42
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Original language (Greek)

ἔστρεψεν δὲ ὁ θεὸς καὶ παρέδωκεν αὐτοὺς λατρεύειν τῇ στρατιᾷ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, καθὼς γέγραπται ἐν βίβλῳ τῶν προφητῶν· μὴ σφάγια καὶ θυσίας προσηνέγκατέ μοι ἔτη τεσσεράκοντα ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ, οἶκος Ἰσραήλ;

  1. ἔστρεψενestrepsen“Turned away”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from στρέφω · “to turn” · Strong's G4762
  2. δὲde“however”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. θεὸςtheos“God”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  5. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  6. παρέδωκενparedōken“delivered”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from παραδίδωμι · “to deliver” · Strong's G3860
  7. αὐτοὺςautous“them”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  8. λατρεύεινlatreuein“to worship”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from λατρεύω · “to minister” · Strong's G3000
  9. τῇtēa“the”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. στρατιᾷstratia“host”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from στρατιά · “army” · Strong's G4756
  11. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. οὐρανοῦ,ouranou“of heaven,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from οὐρανός · “heaven” · Strong's G3772
  13. καθὼςkathōs“even as”
    Conjunction · from καθώς · “as/just as” · Strong's G2531
  14. γέγραπταιgegraptai“it has been written”
    Verb, perfect, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from γράφω · “to write” · Strong's G1125
  15. ἐνen“in [the]”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  16. βίβλῳbiblō“book”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from βίβλος · “book” · Strong's G0976
  17. τῶνtōn“of the”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  18. προφητῶν·prophētōn“prophets:”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from προφήτης · “prophet” · Strong's G4396
  19. μὴmē“Not”
    Particle, negative · from μή · “not” · Strong's G3361
  20. σφάγιαsphagia“slain beasts”
    Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from σφάγιον · “sacrificial victim” · Strong's G4968
  21. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  22. θυσίαςthusias“sacrifices”
    Noun, accusative, plural, feminine · from θυσία · “sacrifice” · Strong's G2378
  23. προσηνέγκατέprosēnegkate“did you offer”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 2nd person plural · from προσφέρω · “to bring to” · Strong's G4374
  24. μοιmoi“to Me”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  25. ἔτηetē“years”
    Noun, accusative, plural, neuter · from ἔτος · “year” · Strong's G2094
  26. τεσσεράκονταtesserakonta“forty”
    Adjective, number · from τεσσαράκοντα · “forty” · Strong's G5062
  27. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  28. τῇtēa“the”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  29. ἐρήμῳ,erēmō“wilderness,”
    Adjective, dative, singular, feminine · from ἔρημος · “deserted” · Strong's G2048
  30. οἶκοςoikos“O house”
    Noun, vocative, singular, masculine · “house” · Strong's G3624G
  31. Ἰσραήλ;Israēl“of Israel?”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἰσραήλ · “Israel” · Strong's G2474
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)