King James Version

Acts 7:23

And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.

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Ὡςhōswhenὡςconjunction — “when”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.whenδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἐπληροῦτοeplēroutowas fullπληρόω (plēroō)verb, imperfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “was full”, an ongoing action in the pastG4137I fill, fulfill, complete.was fullαὐτῷautōhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “his”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.hisτεσσερακονταετὴςtesserakontaetēsforty yearsτεσσερακονταετήςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “forty years”, the subject formG5063forty years of age.χρόνοςchronostimeχρόνοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “time”, the subject formG5550time, a particular time, season.This verse uses “time”.ἀνέβηanebēto ascendἀναβαίνω (anabainō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to ascend”, a single actionG305I go up, mount, ascend; of things: I rise, spring up, come up.This verse uses “ascend”.ἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.καρδίανkardianheartκαρδία (kardia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “heart”, the object formG2588lit: the heart; mind, character, inner self, will, intention, center.heartαὐτοῦautouhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.hisἐπισκέψασθαιepiskepsasthaito visitἐπισκέπτομαι (episkeptomai)verb, aorist middle infinitive — “to visit”, a single actionG1980I look upon, visit, look out, select.This verse uses “visit”.τοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀδελφοὺςadelphousbrethrenἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “brethren”, the object formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.brethrenαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.τοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.υἱοὺςhuiouschildrenυἱός (huios)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “children”, the object formG5207a son, descendent.the childrenἸσραήλisraēlof IsraelἸσραήλnoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Israel”, the of-formG2474(Hebrew), Israel, surname of Jacob, then the Jewish people, the people of God.of Israel

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'And when forty years were fulfilled to him, it came upon his heart to look after his brethren, the sons of Israel;

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American Standard Version (1901)

But when he was well-nigh forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And when forty years were fulfilled to him, it came upon his heart to look after his brethren, the sons of Israel;

World English Bible

But when he was forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brothers, the children of Israel.

Darby Translation

And when a period of forty years was fulfilled to him, it came into his heart to look upon his brethren, the sons of Israel;

Douay-Rheims

And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren, the children of Israel.

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