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To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt, (KJV)
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ᾧhōto whom
Lemma: ὅς (hos, hē) · Strong's: G3739
Parsing: Relative pronoun · Dative · Singular · Masculine (R-DSM)
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…
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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 7:39 word 1
οὐκouknot
Lemma: οὐ (ou) · Strong's: G3756
Parsing: Negative Particle · Negative · Negative (PRT-N)
Meaning: no — οὐ, before a vowel with smooth breathing οὐκ, before one with rough breathing οὐχ (but improperly οὐχ ἰδού, Act.2:7, WH, mg.; cf. WH, Intr., §409; M, Pr., 44, 244), ; [in LXX for אֵין ,אַיִן ,לֹא ; ] ; neg. particle, ;…
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Used 1689 times. Also: Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:7, Matthew 5:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3756; TFLSJ G3756; TAGNT Acts 7:39 word 2
ἠθέλησανēthelēsanwanted
Lemma: θέλω (thelō) · Strong's: G2309
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-AAI-3P)
Meaning: to will/desire — θέλω (the strengthened form ἐθέλω is found in Hom., and is the more frequently in Attic; see Rutherford, NPhr., 415f.), ; [in LXX for חפץ ,אבה; with neg., מאן pi., etc. ; ] ; to will, be willing, wish, desire (more…
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Used 211 times. Also: Matthew 1:19, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 5:40, Matthew 5:42, Matthew 7:12, Matthew 8:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2309; TFLSJ G2309; TAGNT Acts 7:39 word 3
ὑπήκοοιhupēkooiobedient
Lemma: ὑπήκοος (hupēkoos) · Strong's: G5255
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (A-NPM)
Meaning: obedient — ὑπήκοος, -ον; (ὑπακσύω), [in LXX: Jhn.17:13 (לָמַם) Pro.21:28 (שָׁמַע), etc. ; ] ; giving ear, obedient, subject: Php.2:8; with dative of person(s), Act.7:39; εἰς πάντα, 2Co.2:9.†; (AS)
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Used 3 times. Also: 2 Corinthians 2:9, Philippians 2:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5255; TFLSJ G5255; TAGNT Acts 7:39 word 4
γενέσθαιgenesthaito be
Lemma: γίνομαι (ginomai) · Strong's: G1096
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Middle Deponent · Infinitive (V-2ADN)
Meaning: to be — γίνομαι, Ion. and κοινή for Att. γίγν- (M. Pr., 47; Bl., §6, 8 Mayser, 166 f.), ; [in LXX chiefly for היה ; ] ; 1. of persons, things occurrences, to come into being, be born, arise, come on: Jhn.1:15 8:58, 1Co.15:37; a…
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Used 675 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 4:3, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:45, Matthew 6:10, Matthew 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1096; TFLSJ G1096; TAGNT Acts 7:39 word 5
οἱhoithe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (T-NPM)
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 7:39 word 6
πατέρεςpateresfathers
Lemma: πατήρ (patēr) · Strong's: G3962
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (N-NPM)
Meaning: father — πατήρ, πατρός, -τρί, τέρα, [in LXX chiefly and very frequently for אָב ; ] ; a father; 1. prop., ; (a) of the male parent: Mat.2:22, Luk.1:17, Jhn.4:53; anarth., Heb.12:7 (M, Pr., 82 f.); pl., of both parents (cl.),…
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Used 420 times. Also: Matthew 2:22, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 4:21, Matthew 4:22, Matthew 5:16, Matthew 5:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3962; TFLSJ G3962; TAGNT Acts 7:39 word 7
ἡμῶν,hēmōnof us,
Lemma: μέ (me) · Strong's: G3165
Parsing: Personal pronoun · 1st · Genitive · Plural (P-1GP)
Meaning: me — 1. apostrophe for με. ; 2. rarely for μοι, (Homer) (ML)
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Used 2026 times. Also: Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:6, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3165; TFLSJ G3165; TAGNT Acts 7:39 word 8
ἀλλ᾽all᾽but
Lemma: ἀλλά (alla) · Strong's: G0235
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: but — ἀλλά (ἀλλ᾽ usually bef. α and υ, often bef. ε and η, rarely bef. ο and ω, never bef. ι; Tdf., Pr., 93 f.; WH, App., 146), ; adversative particle, ; stronger than δέ; prop. neuter pl. of ἄλλος, used adverbially, with…
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Used 642 times. Also: Matthew 4:4, Matthew 5:15, Matthew 5:17, Matthew 5:39, Matthew 6:13, Matthew 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0235; TFLSJ G0235; TAGNT Acts 7:39 word 9
ἀπώσαντοapōsantothey thrust away
Lemma: ἀπωθέω (apōtheō) · Strong's: G0683
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Middle Deponent · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-ADI-3P)
Meaning: to reject — ἀπ-ωθέω, -ῶ ; [in LXX for זָנַח, מָאַס, etc. ; ] ; to thrust away. Mid., to thrust away from oneself, refuse, reject: with accusative of person(s) (MM, see word), Act.7:27, 39 13:46, Rom.11:1-2, 1Ti.1:19.†; (AS)
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Used 6 times. Also: Acts 7:27, Acts 13:46, Romans 11:1, Romans 11:2, 1 Timothy 1:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0683; TFLSJ G0683; TAGNT Acts 7:39 word 10
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,…
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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 7:39 word 11
ἐστράφησανestraphēsanthey turned back
Lemma: στρέφω (strephō) · Strong's: G4762
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Passive · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-2API-3P)
Meaning: to turn — στρέφω ; [in LXX chiefly for הָפַךְ, also for סָבַב, etc. ; ] ; to turn: with accusative of thing(s) dative of person(s), Mat.5:39; = ἀποσ-, to bring back, Mat.27:3 (cf. Isa.38:8); reflexively (WM, § 38, 1), to turn…
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Used 22 times. Also: Matthew 5:39, Matthew 7:6, Matthew 9:22, Matthew 16:23, Matthew 18:3, Matthew 27:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4762; TFLSJ G4762; TAGNT Acts 7:39 word 12
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 7:39 word 13
ταῖςtaisthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Plural · Feminine (T-DPF)
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 7:39 word 14
καρδίαιςkardiaishearts
Lemma: καρδία (kardia) · Strong's: G2588
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Plural · Feminine (N-DPF)
Meaning: heart — καρδία, -ας, ἡ, ; [in LXX chiefly for לֵבָב ,לֵב ; ] ; the heart, ; 1. the bodily organ which is regarded as the seat of life ( 2Ki.18:14, 4Ki.9:24, al.). ; 2. In a psychological sense, the seat of man's collective…
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Used 161 times. Also: Matthew 5:8, Matthew 5:28, Matthew 6:21, Matthew 9:4, Matthew 11:29, Matthew 12:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2588; TFLSJ G2588; TAGNT Acts 7:39 word 15
αὐτῶνautōnof them
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (P-GPM)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
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Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Acts 7:39 word 16
εἰςeisto
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,…
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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 7:39 word 17
Αἴγυπτον,AiguptonEgypt,
Lemma: Αἴγυπτος (Aiguptos) · Strong's: G0125
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Feminine · Location (N-ASF-L)
Meaning: Egypt — Αἴγυπτος, ου, ἡ, ; Egypt: Mat.2:13-15,19, Act.2:10 7:9-39, Heb.3:16 11:26,27; γῆ Αἴ., Act.7:40 13:17, Heb.8:9, Ju 5 (cf. Exo.5:12, al.); ἡ Αἴ., Act.7:11; figuratively, of Jerusalem as hostile to God, Rev.11:8.†; (AS)
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Used 25 times. Also: Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:14, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:19, Acts 2:10, Acts 7:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0125; TFLSJ G0125; TAGNT Acts 7:39 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| [But] our | → | ἐγώ G1473 I/we |
| fathers | → | πατήρ G3962 father |
| refused | → | θέλω G2309 to will/desire |
| . . . | → | οὐ G3756 no |
| to | → | γίνομαι G1096 to be |
| obey | → | ὑπήκοος G5255 obedient |
| [him] | → | ὅς G3739 which |
| Instead | → | ἀλλά G0235 but |
| they rejected [him] | → | ἀπωθέω G0683 to reject |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| in | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| their | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| hearts | → | καρδία G2588 heart |
| turned back | → | στρέφω G4762 to turn |
| to | → | εἰς G1519 toward |
| Egypt | → | Αἴγυπτος G0125 Egypt |
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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