King James Version

Acts 7:30

And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of [the] Lord” (κυρίου) before in here.

ΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andπληρωθέντωνplērōthentōnwere expiredπληρόω (plēroō)verb, aorist passive participle, genitive, plural, neuter — “were expired”, a single actionG4137I fill, fulfill, complete.were expiredἐτῶνetōnyearἔτος (etos)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “year”, the of-formG2094a year.τεσσεράκονταtesserakontafortyτεσσεράκονταadjective, genitive, plural, neuter — “forty”, the of-formG5062forty.ὤφθηōphthēto 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).there appearedαὐτῷautōto himαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “to him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.to himἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐρήμῳerēmōwildernessἔρημος (erēmos)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “wilderness”, the to- or for-formG2048as an adj: deserted, desolate, waste; hence: the desert, to the east and south of Palestine; of a person: deserted, abandoned, desolate.the wildernessτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ὄρουςorousof mountὄρος (oros)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “of mount”, the of-formG3735a mountain, hill.of mountΣινᾶsinaSinaΣινᾶnoun, genitive, singular, neuter — “Sina”, the of-formG4614Sinai, a mountain in Arabia.Sinaἄγγελοςangelosan angelἄγγελοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “an angel”, the subject formG32a messenger, generally a (supernatural) messenger from God, an angel, conveying news or behests from God to men.This verse uses “an angel”.an angelἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inφλογὶphlogia flameφλόξ (phlox)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “a flame”, the to- or for-formG5395a flame.a flameπυρὸςpurosof fireπῦρ (pur)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “of fire”, the of-formG4442fire; the heat of the sun, lightning; fig: strife, trials; the eternal fire.This verse uses “fire”.of fireβάτουbatouin a bushβάτος (batos)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “in a bush”, the of-formG942a thorn bush or bramble.in a bush

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

κυρίουkuriouof the Lordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the Lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and forty years having been fulfilled, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sinai a messenger of the Lord, in a flame of fire of a bush,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when forty years were fulfilled, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush.

Young’s Literal Translation

and forty years having been fulfilled, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sinai a messenger of the Lord, in a flame of fire of a bush,

World English Bible

“When forty years were fulfilled, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, in a flame of fire in a bush.

Darby Translation

And when forty years were fulfilled, an angel appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sinai, in a flame of fire of a bush.

Douay-Rheims

And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the desert of mount Sina, an angel in a flame of fire in a bush.

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