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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Acts 7:12 - Jacob
Acts 7:12 - But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Greek | |
|---|---|---|---|
| But | G1161 | δέ |
[Conjunction] but and etc. |
| when Jacob | G2384 | Ἰακώβ |
[Noun Masculine] Jacob (that is Ja'akob) the pogenitor of the Israelites; also an Israelite |
| heard | G191 | ἀκούω |
[Verb] to hear (in various senses) |
| that there was | G5607 | ὤν |
[Verb] being |
| corn | G4621 | σῖτος |
[Noun Masculine] grain especially wheat |
| in | G1722 | ἐν |
[Preposition]
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| Egypt | G125 | Αἴγυπτος |
[Noun Location] AEgyptus the land of the Nile |
| he sent out | G1821 | ἐξαποστέλλω |
[Verb] to send away forth that is (on a mission) to despatch or (peremptorily) to dismiss |
| our | G2257 | ἡμῶν |
of (or from) us |
| fathers | G3962 | πατήρ |
[Noun Masculine] a |
| first | G4412 | πρῶτον |
[Adverb] firstly (in time place order or importance) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.