Acts 7:2
And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,
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ASV
And he said, Brethren and fathers, hearken: The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran,
KJV
And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,
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Commentary
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27 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| ὁ | ho | <the> | G3588 → |
| δὲ | de | And | G1161 → |
| ἔφη· | ephē | he was speaking: | G5346 → |
| ἄνδρες | andres | Men | G435 → |
| ἀδελφοὶ | adelphoi | brothers | G80 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| πατέρες, | pateres | fathers, | G3962 → |
| ἀκούσατε. | akousate | do listen. | G191 → |
| ὁ | ho | The | G3588 → |
| θεὸς | theos | God | G2316 → |
| τῆς | tēs | <the> | G3588 → |
| δόξης | doxēs | of glory | G1391 → |
| ὤφθη | ōphthē | appeared | G3700 → |
| τῷ | tō | to the | G3588 → |
| πατρὶ | patri | father | G3962 → |
| ἡμῶν | hēmōn | of us | G3165 → |
| Ἀβραὰμ | Abraam | Abraham | G11 → |
| ὄντι | onti | being | G1510 → |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → |
| τῇ | tēa | <the> | G3588 → |
| Μεσοποταμίᾳ | Mesopotamia | Mesopotamia | G3318 → |
| πρὶν | prin | before | G4250 → |
| ἢ | ē | than | G2228 → |
| κατοικῆσαι | katoikēsai | dwelling | G2730 → |
| αὐτὸν | auton | of his | G846 → |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → |
| Χαρράν, | Charran | Haran, | G5488 → |
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