Acts 7:17

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καθὼς δὲ ἤγγιζεν ὁ χρόνος τῆς ἐπαγγελίας, ἧς ὤμοσεν ὁ Θεὸς τῷ Ἀβραάμ, ηὔξησεν ὁ λαὸς καὶ ἐπληθύνθη ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ,

Transliteration

Kathōs de ēngizen ho chronos tēs epangelias, hēs ōmosen ho Theos tō Abraam, ēuxēsen ho laos kai eplēthynthē en Aigyptō,

Grammar Details

*Kathōs*: conjunction - as/when
*de*: postpositive conjunction - and/but
*ēngizen*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was drawing near
*ho chronos*: nominative masculine singular - the time
*tēs epangelias*: genitive feminine singular - of the promise
*hēs*: genitive feminine singular relative pronoun - which
*ōmosen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - swore
*ho Theos*: nominative masculine singular - God
*tō Abraam*: dative masculine singular - to Abraham
*ēuxēsen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - increased
*ho laos*: nominative masculine singular - the people
*kai*: conjunction - and
*eplēthynthē*: aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - was multiplied
*en Aigyptō*: preposition + dative feminine singular - in Egypt

Word Meanings

*Kathōs*: as/when/according as
*ēngizen*: was drawing near/was approaching/was coming close
*chronos*: time/period/season
*epangelias*: promise/announcement/pledge
*ōmosen*: swore/promised with an oath
*ēuxēsen*: increased/grew/became greater
*laos*: people/nation/population
*eplēthynthē*: was multiplied/increased in number/grew

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Referenced Verses

Acts 7:6 : 6 And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years.
Acts 13:17 : 17 The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it.
2 Pet 3:8-9 : 8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Gen 15:13-16 : 13 And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; 14 And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance. 15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. 16 But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
Exod 1:7-9 : 7 And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them. 8 Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not Joseph. 9 And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we: 10 Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land. 11 Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses. 12 But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel.
Exod 1:20 : 20 Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.
Ps 105:24-25 : 24 And he increased his people greatly; and made them stronger than their enemies. 25 He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal subtilly with his servants.

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4Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.
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