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Acts 7:11

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← Acts 7:10	Acts 7:11 (KJV)	Acts 7:12 →
And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.	Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.	But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Now^G1161 there came^G2064 a dearth^G3042 over^G1909 all^G3650 the land^G1093 of Egypt^G125 and^G2532 Chanaan^G5477, and^G2532 great^G3173 affliction^G2347: and^G2532 our^G2257 fathers^G3962 found^G2147 no^G3756 sustenance^G5527.

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Original Greek

ἦλθε δὲ λιμὸς ἐφ’ ὅλην τὴν γῆν Αἰγύπτου καὶ Χαναάν, καὶ θλίψις μεγάλη· καὶ οὐχ εὕρισκον χορτάσματα οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
ἦλθε	ēlthe	G2064	V-2AAI-3S	there came
δὲ	de	G1161	CONJ	Now
λιμὸς	limos	G3042	N-NSM	a dearth
ἐφ’	eph’	G1909	PREP	over
ὅλην	holēn	G3650	A-ASF	all
τὴν	tēn	G3588	T-ASF	the
γῆν	gēn	G1093	N-ASF	land
Αἰγύπτου	Aiguptou	G125	N-GSF	of Egypt
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
Χαναάν,	Chanaan	G5477	N-PRI	Chanaan
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
θλίψις	thlipsis	G2347	N-NSF	affliction
μεγάλη·	megalē	G3173	A-NSF	great
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
οὐχ	ouch	G3756	PRT-N	no
εὕρισκον	heuriskon	G2147	V-IAI-3P	found
χορτάσματα	chortasmata	G5527	N-APN	sustenance
οἱ	hoi	G3588	T-NPM	*
πατέρες	pateres	G3962	N-NPM	fathers
ἡμῶν.	hēmōn	G2257	P-1GP	our

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G125 — Αἴγυπτος (Aígyptos, ah'-ee-goop-tos): Egypt — of uncertain derivation; Ægyptus, the land of the Nile:--Egypt.
• G1093 — γῆ (gē, ghay): the earth, soil, land — contracted from a primary word; soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application):--country, earth(-ly), ground, land, world.
• G1161 — δέ (dé, deh): but, on the other hand, and — a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
• G1909 — ἐπί (epí, ep-ee'): on, to, against, on the basis of, at — a primary preposition; properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.:--about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).
• G2064 — ἔρχομαι (érchomai, er'-khom-ahee): I come, go — middle voice of a primary verb (used only in the present and imperfect tenses, the others being supplied by a kindred (middle voice) , or (active) , which do not otherwise occur); to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively):--accompany, appear, bring, come, enter, fall out, go, grow, X light, X next, pass, resort, be set.
• G2147 — εὑρίσκω (heurískō, hyoo-ris'-ko): I find — a prolonged form of a primary , which (together with another cognate form) is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect; to find (literally or figuratively):--find, get, obtain, perceive, see.
• G2257 — ἡμῶν (hēmōn, hay-mone'): genitive case plural of ἐγώ; of (or from) us:--our (company), us, we.
• G2347 — θλῖψις (thlîpsis, thlip'-sis): persecution, affliction, distress — from θλίβω; pressure (literally or figuratively):--afflicted(-tion), anguish, burdened, persecution, tribulation, trouble.
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G3042 — λιμός (limós, lee-mos'): a famine, hunger — probably from λείπω (through the idea of destitution); a scarcity of food:--dearth, famine, hunger.
• G3173 — μέγας (mégas, meg'-as): large, great — (including the prolonged forms, feminine , plural , etc.; compare also μέγιστος, μείζων); big (literally or figuratively, in a very wide application):--(+ fear) exceedingly, great(-est), high, large, loud, mighty, + (be) sore (afraid), strong, X to years.
• G3650 — ὅλος (hólos, hol'-os): all, the whole, entire — a primary word; "whole" or "all", i.e. complete (in extent, amount, time or degree), especially (neuter) as noun or adverb:--all, altogether, every whit, + throughout, whole.
• G3756 — οὐ (ou, oo): no, not — a primary word; the absolute negative (compare μή) adverb; no or not:--+ long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also οὐ μή, μῆκος.
• G3962 — πατήρ (patḗr, pat-ayr'): father, Father, ancestor — apparently a primary word; a "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote):--father, parent.
• G5477 — Χαναάν (Chanaán, khan-ah-an'): Canaan — of Hebrew origin (כְּנַעַן); Chanaan (i.e. Kenaan), the early name of Palestine:--Chanaan.
• G5527 — χόρτασμα (chórtasma, khor'-tas-mah): food, sustenance — from χορτάζω; forage, i.e. food:--sustenance.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

Cross References

Reciprocal references (4): Genesis 12:10, Genesis 42:5, Genesis 47:4, Psalms 105:23

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: STEPHEN
• Nave’s: COURT, EGYPT, GOVERNMENT, READINGS, SELECT

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