Acts 7:45

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
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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·

  1. ἣνhēn“which”
    Relative pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  2. καὶkai“also”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  3. εἰσήγαγονeisēgagon“brought [it]”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from εἰσάγω · “to bring in” · Strong's G1521
  4. διαδεξάμενοιdiadexamenoi“having received by succession”
    Verb, aorist, middle (deponent), participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from διαδέχομαι · “to receive in turn” · Strong's G1237
  5. οἱhoi“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. πατέρεςpateres“fathers”
    Noun, nominative, plural, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
  7. ἡμῶνhēmōn“of us”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  8. μετὰmeta“with”
    Preposition · from μετά · “with/after” · Strong's G3326
  9. ἸησοῦIēsou“Joshua”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἰησοῦς · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424I
  10. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  11. τῇtēa“the”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. κατασχέσειkataschesei“taking possession”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from κατάσχεσις · “possession” · Strong's G2697
  13. τῶνtōn“of the”
    Article, genitive, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. ἐθνῶν,ethnōn“nations”
    Noun, genitive, plural, neuter · from ἔθνος · “Gentile nation” · Strong's G1484
  15. ὧνhōn“whom”
    Relative pronoun, genitive, plural, neuter · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  16. ἐξῶσενexōsen“drove out”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐξωθέω · “to expel” · Strong's G1856
  17. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  18. θεὸςtheos“God”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  19. ἀπὸapo“from [the]”
    Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
  20. προσώπουprosōpou“face”
    Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from πρόσωπον · “face” · Strong's G4383
  21. τῶνtōn“of the”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  22. πατέρωνpaterōn“fathers”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
  23. ἡμῶνhēmōn“of us”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  24. ἕωςhe'ōs“until”
    Preposition · “until” · Strong's G2193
  25. τῶνtōn“the”
    Article, genitive, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  26. ἡμερῶνhēmerōn“days”
    Noun, genitive, plural, feminine · from ἡμέρα · “day” · Strong's G2250
  27. 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)