Greek Interlinear
Acts 7:12 Interlinear
Word-by-word Greek interlinear analysis of Acts 7:12, showing the original Greek text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“heard But when Jacob that there was corn in Egypt he sent out fathers our first”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἀκούσας | G191 | heard | to hear (in various senses) |
| 2 | δὲ | G1161 | But | but, and, etc |
| 3 | Ἰακὼβ | G2384 | when Jacob | jacob (i.e., ja`akob), the progenitor of the israelites |
| 4 | ὄντα | G5607 | that there was | being |
| 5 | σῖτά | G4621 | corn | grain, especially wheat |
| 6 | ἐν | G1722 | in | "in," at, (up-)on, by, etc |
| 7 | Αἰγύπτῳ | G125 | Egypt | aegyptus, the land of the nile |
| 8 | ἐξαπέστειλεν | G1821 | he sent out | to send away forth, i.e., (on a mission) to despatch, or (peremptorily) to dismiss |
| 9 | τοὺς | G3588 | the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom) | |
| 10 | πατέρας | G3962 | fathers | a "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote) |
| 11 | ἡμῶν | G2257 | our | of (or from) us |
| 12 | πρῶτον· | G4412 | first | firstly (in time, place, order, or importance) |
Geographic Context
Verse Context
Acts 7:11there came Now a dearth over all ...
Acts 7:12 (current)heard But when Jacob that there was corn in Egypt he sent out fathers our first
Acts 7:13And at the second was made known Joseph's...