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Acts 7:2

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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ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.Andἔφηephēhe saidφημί (phēmi)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he said”, an ongoing action in the pastG5346I say, declare.he saidἌνδρεςandresMenἀνήρ (anēr)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “Men”, the calling formG435a male human being; a man, husband.Menἀδελφοὶadelphoibrethrenἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “brethren”, the calling formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.brethrenκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπατέρεςpateresfathersπατήρ (patēr)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “fathers”, the calling formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.fathersἀκούσατεakousatehearkenἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active imperative, 2nd person plural — “hearken”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.hearkenὉhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεὸςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.The Godτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.δόξηςdoxēsof gloryδόξα (doxa)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of glory”, the of-formG1391honor, renown; glory, an especially divine quality, the unspoken manifestation of God, splendor.of gloryὤφθηōphthēto seeὁράω (horáō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “to see”, a single actionG3708I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern, beware.This verse uses “see”.Strong’s files this form under G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι, gaze).appearedτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.πατρὶpatrifatherπατήρ (patēr)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “father”, the to- or for-formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.This verse uses “father”.fatherἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἈβραὰμabraamAbrahamἈβραάμnoun, dative, singular, masculine — “Abraham”, the to- or for-formG11Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race.Abrahamὄντιontiwhen he wasεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active participle, dative, singular, masculine — “when he was”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.when he wasἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ΜεσοποταμίᾳmesopotamiaMesopotamiaΜεσοποταμίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “Mesopotamia”, the to- or for-formG3318Mesopotamia, the Country between the (two) Rivers, i.e. the Euphrates and the Tigris.Mesopotamiaπρὶνprinbeforeπρίνconjunction — “before”G4250formerly, before.This verse uses “before”.beforeἢēorἤconjunction — “or”G2228or, than.κατοικῆσαιkatoikēsaito dweltκατοικέω (katoikeō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to dwelt”, a single actionG2730I dwell in, settle in, am established in (permanently), inhabit.dweltαὐτὸνautonheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inΧαρράνcharranCharranΧαρράνnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “Charran”, the to- or for-formG5488Haran.Charran

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and he said, 'Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken: The God of the glory did appear to our father Abraham, being in Mesopotamia, before his dwelling in Haran,

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American Standard Version (1901)

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,

Young’s Literal Translation

and he said, 'Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken: The God of the glory did appear to our father Abraham, being in Mesopotamia, before his dwelling in Haran,

World English Bible

He said, “Brothers and fathers, listen. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,

Darby Translation

And he said, Brethren and fathers, hearken. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,

Douay-Rheims

Who said: Ye men, brethren, and fathers, hear. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charan.

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