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Acts 13:17 - Exalted

Acts 13:17 - The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it.

Verse	Strongs No.	Greek	Strongs Definition
The	G3588	ὁ	the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom)
God	G2316	θεός	[Noun Masculine] a deity especially (with G3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively a magistrate; by Hebraism very
of	G1537	ἐκ	[Preposition] literally or figuratively; direct or remote)
this	G5127	τούτου	of (from or concerning) this (person or thing)
people	G2992	λαός	[Noun Masculine] a people (in general; thus differing from G1218 which denotes one´ s own populace)
of	G1537	ἐκ	[Preposition] literally or figuratively; direct or remote)
Israel	G2474	Ἰσραήλ	[Adjective] Israel (that is Jisrael) the adopted name of Jacob including his descendants (literally or figuratively)
chose	G1586	ἐκλέγομαι	[Verb] to select
our	G2257	ἡμῶν	of (or from) us
fathers	G3962	πατήρ	[Noun Masculine] a father (literally or figuratively near or more remote)
and	G2532	καί	[Conjunction] and also: even so: then too etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
exalted	G5312	ὑψόω	[Verb] to elevate (literally or figuratively)
the	G3588	ὁ	the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom)
people	G2992	λαός	[Noun Masculine] a people (in general; thus differing from G1218 which denotes one´ s own populace)
when	G1722	ἐν	[Preposition] in at (up-) on by etc.
they dwelt as strangers	G3940	παροικία	[Noun Feminine] foreign residence
in	G1722	ἐν	[Preposition] in at (up-) on by etc.
the	G3588	ὁ	the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom)
land	G1093	γῆ	[Noun Feminine] soil; by extension a region or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application)
of	G1537	ἐκ	[Preposition] literally or figuratively; direct or remote)
Egypt	G125	Αἴγυπτος	[Noun Location] AEgyptus the land of the Nile
and	G2532	καί	[Conjunction] and also: even so: then too etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
with	G3326	μετά	[Preposition] properly denoting accompaniment; amid (local or causal); modified variously according to the case (genitive case association or accusative case succession) with which it is joined; occupying an intermediate position between G575 or G1537 and G1519 or G4314; less intimate than G1722 and less close than G4862)
an high	G5308	ὑψηλός	[Adjective] lofty (in place or character)
arm	G1023	βραχίων	[Noun Masculine] the arm that is (figuratively) strength
brought	G1806	ἐξάγω	[Verb] to lead forth
he them	G846	αὐτός	backward); the reflexive pronoun self used (alone or in the compound of G1438) of the third person and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
out of	G1537	ἐκ	[Preposition] literally or figuratively; direct or remote)
it	G846	αὐτός	backward); the reflexive pronoun self used (alone or in the compound of G1438) of the third person and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.