And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David,Acts 7:45
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)
ἣν καὶ εἰσήγαγον διαδεξάμενοι οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν μετὰ Ἰησοῦ ἐν τῇ κατασχέσει τῶν ἐθνῶν, ὧν ἐξῶσεν ὁ θεὸς ἀπὸ προσώπου τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν ἕως τῶν ἡμερῶν Δαυίδ·
- ἣνhēn“which”Relative pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
- καὶkai“also”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- εἰσήγαγονeisēgagon“brought [it]”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from εἰσάγω · “to bring in” · Strong's G1521
- διαδεξάμενοιdiadexamenoi“having received by succession”Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from διαδέχομαι · “to receive in turn” · Strong's G1237
- οἱhoi“the”Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πατέρεςpateres“fathers”Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
- ἡμῶνhēmōn“of us”Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- μετὰmeta“with”Preposition · from μετά · “with/after” · Strong's G3326
- ἸησοῦIēsou“Joshua”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἰησοῦς · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424I
- ἐνen“in”Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
- τῇtēa“the”Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- κατασχέσειkataschesei“taking possession”Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from κατάσχεσις · “possession” · Strong's G2697
- τῶνtōn“of the”Article, genitive, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἐθνῶν,ethnōn“nations”Noun, genitive, plural, neuter · from ἔθνος · “Gentile nation” · Strong's G1484
- ὧνhōn“whom”Relative pronoun, genitive, plural, neuter · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
- ἐξῶσενexōsen“drove out”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐξωθέω · “to expel” · Strong's G1856
- ὁho“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- θεὸςtheos“God”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
- ἀπὸapo“from [the]”Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
- προσώπουprosōpou“face”Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from πρόσωπον · “face” · Strong's G4383
- τῶνtōn“of the”Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πατέρωνpaterōn“fathers”Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
- ἡμῶνhēmōn“of us”Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
- ἕωςhe'ōs“until”Preposition · “until” · Strong's G2193
- τῶνtōn“the”Article, genitive, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἡμερῶνhēmerōn“days”Noun, genitive, plural, feminine · from ἡμέρα · “day” · Strong's G2250
- Δαυίδ·Dauid“of David;”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Δαυείδ, Δαυίδ, Δαβίδ · “David” · Strong's G1138
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)