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And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem. (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
καὶkaiand
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Acts 7:16 word 1
μετετέθησανmetetethēsanthey were carried over
Lemma: μετατίθημι (metatithēmi) · Strong's: G3346
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Passive · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-API-3P)
Meaning: to transport — μετα-τίθημι ; [in LXX: Gen.5:24 (לָקַח), Deu.27:17, al. (סוּג hi.), Sir.44:16, 2Ma.7:24, al ; ] ; 1. to transfer to another place: with accusative, pass., Heb.11:5 (LXX); before εἰς, Act.7:16 ; 2. to change: with…
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Used 6 times. Also: Galatians 1:6, Hebrews 7:12, Hebrews 11:5, Jude 1:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3346; TFLSJ G3346; TAGNT Acts 7:16 word 2
εἰςeisinto
Lemma: εἰς (eis) · Strong's: G1519
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: toward — εἰς, ; prep. with accusative, ; expressing entrance, direction, limit, into, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among (Lat. in, with accusative). ; I. Of place. ; 1. After verbs of motion; (a) of entrance into: Mat.8:23,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1796 times. Also: Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:11, Matthew 2:12, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1519; TFLSJ G1519; TAGNT Acts 7:16 word 3
ΣυχὲμSuchemShechem
Lemma: Συχέμ (Suchem) · Strong's: G4966
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine · Location (N-ASF-L)
Meaning: Shechem — Συχέμ indecl. (Heb. שְׁכֶם), ; Shechem; 1. the son of Hamor (Gen.33:19): Act.7:16 b, Rec. ; 2. A city of Samaria (AV, Sychem; in LXX also sometimes Σίκιμα, -ων, as in FlJ): Act.7:16 a,b.†; (AS)
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Used 2 times. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4966; TFLSJ G4966; TAGNT Acts 7:16 word 4
καὶkaiand
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Acts 7:16 word 5
ἐτέθησανetethēsanwere placed
Lemma: τίθημι (tithēmi) · Strong's: G5087
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Passive · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-API-3P)
Meaning: to place — τίθημι, ; [in LXX for שִׁית ,נתן ,שׂוּם, etc. ; ] ; 1. causative of κεῖμαι, ; (a) to place, lay, set: Luk.6:48, Rom.9:33, al.; of laying the dead to rest, Mrk.15:47, Luk.23:55, Jhn.11:34, Act.7:16, al.; before ἐπί, with…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 100 times. Also: Matthew 5:15, Matthew 12:18, Matthew 22:44, Matthew 24:51, Matthew 27:60, Mark 4:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5087; TFLSJ G5087; TAGNT Acts 7:16 word 6
ἐνenin
Lemma: ἐν (en) · Strong's: G1722
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: in/on/among — ἐν, ; prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). ; I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ,…
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Used 2826 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1722; TFLSJ G1722; TAGNT Acts 7:16 word 7
τῷtōthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Singular · Neuter (T-DSN)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
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Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Acts 7:16 word 8
μνήματιmnēmatitomb
Lemma: μνῆμα (mnēma) · Strong's: G3418
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Neuter (N-DSN)
Meaning: tomb — μνῆμα, -τος, τό; (μνάομαι), [in LXX for קֶבֶר, קְבוּרָה ; ] ; 1. a memorial. ; 2. a sepulchral monument, a sepulchre, tomb: Mrk.5:3, 5 15:46 16:2 (WH, μνημεῖον), Luk.8:27 23:53 24:1, Act.2:29 7:16, Rev.11:9.†; SYN.:…
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Used 8 times. Also: Mark 5:3, Mark 5:5, Luke 8:27, Luke 23:53, Luke 24:1, Acts 2:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3418; TFLSJ G3418; TAGNT Acts 7:16 word 9
ᾧhōwhich
Lemma: ὅς (hos, hē) · Strong's: G3739
Parsing: Relative pronoun · Dative · Singular · Neuter (R-DSN)
Meaning: which — ὅς, ἥ, ὅ, ; the postpositive article (ἄρθρον ὑποτακτικόν). ; I. As demonstr. pron. = οὗτος, ὅδε, this, that, also for αὐτός, chiefly in nom.: ὅς δέ, but he (cf. ἦ δὲ ὅς, frequently in Plat.), Mrk.15:23, Jhn.5:11; ὃς μὲν…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
Used 1433 times. Also: Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3739; TFLSJ G3739; TAGNT Acts 7:16 word 10
ὠνήσατοōnēsatobought
Lemma: ὠνέομαι (ōneomai) · Strong's: G5608
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Middle Deponent · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-ADI-3S)
Meaning: to buy — ὠνέομαι, -οῦραι ; to buy: ὠνήσατο (= cl. ἐπρίατο; see Rutherford, NPhr., 210 ff.; Veitch, see word), with genitive pret., Act.7:16.†; (AS)
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Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5608; TFLSJ G5608; TAGNT Acts 7:16 word 11
ἈβραὰμAbraamAbraham
Lemma: Ἀβραάμ (Abraam) · Strong's: G0011
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine · Individual (N-NSM-P)
Meaning: Abraham — Ἀβραάμ (Heb. אַבְרָהָם), ὁ, indecl. (in FlJ, Ἄβραμος, -ου; MM, VGT, see word), ; Abraham (Gen.17:5 al.): Mat.1:1, 2 al.; (AS)
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Used 73 times. Also: Matthew 1:1, Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 8:11, Matthew 22:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0011; TFLSJ G0011; TAGNT Acts 7:16 word 12
τιμῆςtimēsfor a sum
Lemma: τιμή (timē) · Strong's: G5092
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Feminine (N-GSF)
Meaning: honor — τιμή, -ῆς, ἡ ; [in LXX for עֵרֶךְ, יְקָר, etc. ; ] ; a valuing, hence, objectively; 1. a price paid or received: with genitive of person(s), Mat.27:9; with genitive of thing(s), Act.5:2-3; pl., Act.4:34 19:19; τ.…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 43 times. Also: Matthew 27:6, Matthew 27:9, John 4:44, Acts 4:34, Acts 5:2, Acts 5:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5092; TFLSJ G5092; TAGNT Acts 7:16 word 13
ἀργυρίουarguriouof silver
Lemma: ἀργύριον (argurion) · Strong's: G0694
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Neuter (N-GSN)
Meaning: money — ἀργύριον, -ου, τό; (ἄργυρος), [in LXX for כֶּסֶף (Gen.13:2, al.), exc. La 4:1 (כֶּתֶם) ; ] ; prop., a piece of silver (Lft., Notes, 191); in NT, ; (a) silver: Act.3:6 7:16 19:19 20:33, 1Co.3:12, 1Pe.1:18; (b) money:…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20 times. Also: Matthew 25:18, Matthew 25:27, Matthew 26:15, Matthew 27:3, Matthew 27:5, Matthew 27:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0694; TFLSJ G0694; TAGNT Acts 7:16 word 14
παρὰparafrom
Lemma: παρά (para) · Strong's: G3844
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: from/with/beside — παρά, prep. with genitive, dative, accusative, ; with radical sense, beside. ; I. C. genitive of person(s), from the side of, from beside, from, indicating source or origin, [in LXX for מֵאֵצֶל ,מִיַד ,מִלִּפְנֵי ; ]…
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Used 194 times. Also: Matthew 2:4, Matthew 2:7, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 4:18, Matthew 6:1, Matthew 8:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3844; TFLSJ G3844; TAGNT Acts 7:16 word 15
τῶνtōnthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (T-GPM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Acts 7:16 word 16
υἱῶνhuiōnsons
Lemma: υἱός (uhios) · Strong's: G5207
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (N-GPM)
Meaning: son — υἱός, -οῦ, ὁ, [in LXX very frequently and nearly always for בֵּן, Gen.4:17, al.; for בַּר, Dan LXX TH 7:13, al.; etc. ; ], ; a son; 1. in the ordinary sense: Mat.10:37, Mrk.9:17, Luk.1:13, al. mult.; omitted with the…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 381 times. Also: Matthew 1:1, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5207; TFLSJ G5207; TAGNT Acts 7:16 word 17
ἙμμὼρHemmōrof Hamor
Lemma: Ἐμμόρ (Emmor) · Strong's: G1697
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine · Individual (N-GSM-P)
Meaning: Hamor — Ἑμμώρ (T, Ἐμμώρ, Rec. -όρ indecl. (Heb. חֲמוֹר), ; Emmor (Gen.33:19): Act.7:16.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1697; TFLSJ G1697; TAGNT Acts 7:16 word 18
ἐνenin
Lemma: ἐν (en) · Strong's: G1722
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: in/on/among — ἐν, ; prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). ; I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
Used 2826 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1722; TFLSJ G1722; TAGNT Acts 7:16 word 19
Συχέμ.SuchemShechem.
Lemma: Συχέμ (Suchem) · Strong's: G4966
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Feminine · Location (N-DSF-L)
Meaning: Shechem — Συχέμ indecl. (Heb. שְׁכֶם), ; Shechem; 1. the son of Hamor (Gen.33:19): Act.7:16 b, Rec. ; 2. A city of Samaria (AV, Sychem; in LXX also sometimes Σίκιμα, -ων, as in FlJ): Act.7:16 a,b.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2 times. All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4966; TFLSJ G4966; TAGNT Acts 7:16 word 20
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| [Their bones] | → | καί G2532 and |
| were carried back | → | μετατίθημι G3346 to transport |
| to | → | εἰς G1519 toward |
| Shechem | → | Συχέμ G4966 Shechem |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| placed | → | τίθημι G5087 to place |
| in | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| tomb | → | μνῆμα G3418 tomb |
| that | → | ὅς G3739 which |
| Abraham | → | Ἀβραάμ G0011 Abraham |
| had bought | → | ὠνέομαι G5608 to buy |
| from | → | παρά G3844 from/with/beside |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| sons | → | υἱός G5207 son |
| of Hamor | → | Ἐμμόρ G1697 Hamor |
| at | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| Shechem | → | Συχέμ G4966 Shechem |
| for a price he paid | → | τιμή G5092 honor |
| in silver | → | ἀργύριον G0694 money |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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