Acts 7:1
ARE THESE THINGS SO. If (App-118. a) these things are so.... [ Continue Reading ]
ARE THESE THINGS SO. If (App-118. a) these things are so.... [ Continue Reading ]
MEN. App-123. Compare Acts 1:11. GOD. App-98. GLORY. See p. 1511. This is the genitive of character. App-17. Compare Psalms 29:3, and note the seven other similar expressions, "the God of comfort" (Romans 15:5; 2 Corinthians 1:3), "hope" (Romans 15:13), "love" (2 Corinthians 13:11), "patience" (Rom... [ Continue Reading ]
UNTO. Greek. _pros._ App-104. COUNTRY. land. Greek. _ge._ App-129. FROM. out of. Greek. _ek,_ as above. KINDRED. Greek. _sungeneia._ Only here, Acts 7:14, and Luke 1:61. COME. hither. Greek. _deuro._ LAND. Greek. _ge,_ as above.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEN. after that. Greek. _meta._ App-104. It was Abraham, not Terah, who had been called (Genesis 12:1), and therefore Terah could get no farther than Haran. There was. long sojourn in Haran of twenty-five years. See App-50. pp Act 51:52. REMOVED HIM. Greek. _metoikizo =_ to cause to change one's a... [ Continue Reading ]
NONE. not (Greek. _ou._ App-105) any. NO, NOT, &C.. not even (Greek. _oude)_. Figure of speech _Epitasis._ App-6. TO SET HIS FOOT ON. a place (Greek. _bema_. See note on John 19:13) for. foot. PROMISED. Reference to Genesis 13:15. POSSESSION. Greek. _kataschesis._ Only here and Acts 7:45. NO. n... [ Continue Reading ]
SPAKE. Greek. _laleo._ App-121. Quoted from Genesis 15:13; Genesis 15:14. SOJOURN. be. stranger. Greek. _paroikos._ Here, Acts 7:29; Ephesians 2:19; 1 Peter 2:11. The verb _paroikeo,_ only in Luke 24:18; Hebrews 11:9. STRANGE. foreign. Greek. _allotrios._ App-124. BRING THEM INTO BONDAGE. enslave... [ Continue Reading ]
NATION. Greek. _ethnos._ See note on Acts 4:25; Acts 4:27. TO WHOM, &C.. whom they shall serve. Greek. _douleuo._ App-190. JUDGE. Greek. _krino._ App-122. THAT. these things. SERVE. worship. Greek. _latreuo._ App-137. Compare Exodus 3:12.... [ Continue Reading ]
COVENANT. Greek. _diatheke._ See note on Matthew 26:28. PATRIARCHS. See note on Acts 2:29.... [ Continue Reading ]
MOVED WITH ENVY. being jealous. Greek. _zeloo._ Compare the noun _zelos,_ Acts 5:17.... [ Continue Reading ]
DELIVERED. Greek. _exaireo._ Here, Acts 7:34; Acts 12:11; Acts 23:27; Acts 26:17; Matthew 5:29; Matthew 18:9; Galatians 1:1; Galatians 1:4. AFFLICTIONS. tribulations. Greek. _thlipsis._ Compare Psalms 105:17. [ Continue Reading ]
THE LAND OF. Omit. SUSTENANCE. Greek. _chortasma._ Only here. Compare the verb _chortazo_. to fill. First occurance Matthew 5:6.... [ Continue Reading ]
CORN. Greek. _sita_, an irregular plural of _sitos,_ the word used elsewhere in N.T. and Septuagint. The texts read _sitia,_ from _sition,_. word much used by medical writers. SENT OUT. Greek. _exapostello._ App-174. FIRST. the first time.... [ Continue Reading ]
AT. in. Greek. _en._ App-104. MADE KNOWN. Greek. _anagnorizomai._ Only here. Compare App-132. KINDRED. race. Greek. _genos._ WAS MADE KNOWN. became (Greek. _ginomai)_ manifest (Greek. _phaneros._ App-106.) See Genesis 45:16. UNTO. to.... [ Continue Reading ]
SENT. Greek. _apostello._ App-174. CALLED... TO HIM. Greek. _metakaleomai._ Here, Acts 10:32; Acts 20:17; Acts 24:25. _meta_ in composition expresses the idea of change. THREESCORE, &C. This included Jacob's kindred. See note on Genesis 46:26. SOULS. Greek. _psuche_. App-110.... [ Continue Reading ]
DIED. came to his end. Greek. _teleutao._... [ Continue Reading ]
CARRIED OVER. removed. Greek. _metatithemi._ Only here; Galatians 1:1; Galatians 1:6; Hebrews 7:12; Hebrews 11:5; Hebrews 11:6; Jude 1:4. SYCHEM. Shechem (Genesis 50:5). See App-187. SEPULCHRE. Greek. _mnema._ See note on Acts 2:29. BOUGHT. Greek. _oneomai._ Only here. [ Continue Reading ]
WHEN. as soon as. PROMISE. Greek. _epangelia._ See note on Acts 1:4. PEOPLE. Greek. _laos._ See note on Acts 2:47.... [ Continue Reading ]
ANOTHER. Greek. _heteros._ App-124. KING. See App-188. AROSE. Greek. _anistemi._ App-178. KNEW. Greek. _oida._ App-132.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SAME. This one. DEALT SUBTILLY WITH. Greek. _katasophizomai._ Only here. In Septuagint "deal wisely", Exodus 1:10. CAST OUT. caused to he exposed (Greek. _ekthetos._ Only here). YOUNG CHILDREN. babes. Greek. _brephos._ App-108. TO THE END. Greek. _eis._ LIVE. be born alive, or preserved aliv... [ Continue Reading ]
MOSES. See note on Acts 8:22. EXCEEDING FAIR. fair to God. Figure of speech _Idioma._ App-6. FAIR. Greek. _asteios._ Only here and Hebrews 11:23. The word used in Exodus 2:2, Septuagint NOURISHED UP. Greek. _anatrepho._ Only here, Acts 7:21 with Acts 22:3. A word common in medical writers.... [ Continue Reading ]
CAST OUT. Greek. _ektithemi,_ verb of _ekthetos,_ in Acts 7:19. Only here, Acts 11:4; Acts 18:26; Acts 28:23. TOOK... UP. Greek. _anaireo._ Generally translated "kill", i.e. take away (by death). See Acts 7:28; Acts 2:23; Acts 5:33; Acts 5:36, &c. HER OWN SON _=_. son for herself.... [ Continue Reading ]
LEARNED. educated. Greek. _paideuo._ IN ALL, &C. This included the mysteries of the Egyptian religion, as all education was in the hands of the priests. WORDS. Greek. _logos._ App-121. DEEDS. works. Figure of speech _Syntheton._ App-6.... [ Continue Reading ]
HE WAS, &C. Literally. period (Greek. _chronos)_ of forty years (Greek. _tessarakontaetes._ Only here and Acts 13:18) was fulfilled. Greek. _pleroo._ App-125. INTO. upon. Greek. _epi._ App-104. VISIT. Greek. _episkeptomai._ App-133. CHILDREN. sons. Greek. _huios_ as in Acts 7:16.... [ Continue Reading ]
SEEING. Greek. _eidon._ App-133. SUFFER WRONG. being wronged. Greek. _adikeo._ Compare App-128. DEFENDED. Greek. _amunomai._ Only here. AVENGED. took vengeance (Greek. _ekdikesis._ Here, Luke 18:7; Luke 18:8; Luke 21:22.Romans 12:19; 2 Corinthians 7:11; 2 Thessalonians 1:8; Hebrews 10:30;... [ Continue Reading ]
WOULD HAVE. Omit. DELIVER THEM. give them salvation.... [ Continue Reading ]
NEXT. following. Greek. _epeimi._ Only here, Acts 16:11; Acts 20:15; Acts 21:18; Acts 23:11. See note on Matthew 6:11. SHEWED HIMSELF. Greek. _optomai,_ as in Acts 7:2. STROVE. fought. Greek. _machomai._ Only here, Joh 6:52. 2 Timothy 2:24.James 4:2. WOULD HAVE SET THEM. was driv [ Continue Reading ]
THRUST HIM AWAY. Greek. _apotheomai._ Only here. Acts 7:39; Acts 13:46; Romans 11:1, Rom 11:2. 1 Timothy 1:19. JUDGE. Greek. _dikastes._ Only here, Acts 7:35.Luke 12:14. Compare App-177.... [ Continue Reading ]
WILT THOU. Thou dost not (App-105) wish (App-102); _me_ is used with questions, where. negative answer is expected. KILL. Greek. _anaireo,_ as in Acts 7:21. DIDDEST. killedst.... [ Continue Reading ]
SAYING. Greek. _logos, as_ in Acts 7:22. STRANGER. Greek. _paroikos._ Same as "sojourn" in Acts 7:6. MADIAN. Midian. See Exodus 2:15; Exodus 3:1.... [ Continue Reading ]
EXPIRED. fulfilled. Greek. _pleroo,_ as in Acts 7:23. OF THE LORD. The texts omit. OF FIRE IN. BUSH. of. burning bush. Figure of speech _Antimereia._ App-6.... [ Continue Reading ]
SIGHT. Greek. _horama._ Occurs twelve times, all in Acts, except in Matthew 17:9. Always trans, "vision", except here. Not the same word as in Acts 2:17. BEHOLD. inspect, or consider. Greek. _katanoeo._ App-133. THE LORD. App-98. UNTO HIM. The texts omit. The quotations are from Exo 3:32... [ Continue Reading ]
GOD. The texts omit the third and fourth occurance of the word in this verse. TREMBLED. became trembling (Greek. _entromos._ Only here, Acts 16:29; Hebrews 12:21).... [ Continue Reading ]
THY SHOES, &C.. the sandal of thy feet. WHERE. in (Greek. _en)_ which, but the texts read _epi_. GROUND. Greek. _ge._ App-129.... [ Continue Reading ]
I HAVE SEEN,. HAVE SEEN.. Hebraism. Figure of speech _Polyptoton._ App-6. Literally Seeing,. saw. AFFLICTION. wrong. Greek. _kakosis_. Only here. Compare Kakoo, verses: Acts 7:6; Acts 7:19. GROANING. Greek. _stenagmos._ Only here and Romans 8:26.... [ Continue Reading ]
DELIVERER. redeemer. Greek. _lutroes._ Only here. Compare _lutron,_ ransom (Matthew 20:28; Mark 10:45); _lutroo,_ redeem (1 Timothy 2:14; 1 Timothy 2:14; 1 Timothy 2:14; 1 Peter 1:18); _lutrosis,_ redemption (Luke 1:68; Luke 2:38;... [ Continue Reading ]
HE. This one. SHEWED. Literally done. See Deuteronomy 31:2; Deuteronomy 34:7. WONDERS. Greek. _teras_. App-176. SIGNS. Greek. _semeion._ App-176.... [ Continue Reading ]
THAT. the. A PROPHET. Quoted from Deuteronomy 18:15. Compare Acts 3:22. YOUR. The texts omit. RAISE UP. Greek. _anistemi._ App-178. LIKE UNTO. as. HIM SHALL YE HEAR. The texts omit, but not the Syriac.... [ Continue Reading ]
CHURCH. App-186. LIVELY. living. Figure of speech _Idioma._ App-6. ORACLES. utterances. Greek. _logion._ Only here; Romans 3:2. Heb 5:12. 1 Peter 4:11.... [ Continue Reading ]
WOULD. App-102. OBEY. be obedient (Greek. _hupekoos._ Only here; 2 Corinthians 2:9; Philippians 1:2; Philippians 1:8). FROM THEM. away.... [ Continue Reading ]
GODS. App-98. TO GO BEFORE. Greek. _proporeuomai._ Only here and Luke 1:76. WOT. know. App-132. IS BECOME OF. has come (to).... [ Continue Reading ]
MADE. CALF Greek. _moschopoieo,_. compound word, meaning "were calf-making" Only here. IDOL. Greek. _eidolon._ The first of eleven occurances. Only word so rendered. REJOICED. were rejoicing. Greek. _euphraino._ Same word as in Acts 2:26.... [ Continue Reading ]
WORSHIP. Same word as "serve" in Acts 7:7. HOST. army. Greek. _stratia._ Only here and Luke 2:13. HEAVEN. the heaven. See note on Matthew 6:9; Matthew 6:10. AS. even as. IS. has been. THE. a. YE. Omit. HAVE YE OFFERED. did ye offer. This question is introduced by _me,_ as in Acts 7:28. SLAIN... [ Continue Reading ]
YEA, YE. Ye even. TABERNACLE. Greek. _skene,_ tent. REMPHAN. See notes on Amos 5:25, from which this quotation is taken. It follows the Septuagint very closely. App-107. FIGURES. Greek. _tupos._ See note on John 20:25 (print). Romans 5:14. WORSHIP. Greek. _proskuneo._ App-137. CARRY... AWAY. Gr... [ Continue Reading ]
WITNESS. testimony. Greek. _marturion,_ as in Acts 4:33. See Exodus 25:16; Exodus 26:33; Exodus 30:6 Revelation 15:5. HAD APPOINTED. arranged. ACCORDING TO. Greek. _kata._ App-104. FASHION Greek. _tupos_, as in Acts 7:43. SEEN. Greek. _horao_. App-133. Compare Exodus 26:30;... [ Continue Reading ]
ALSO. This should he read after "brought in". CAME AFTER. received in succession. Greek. _diadechomai._ Only here. Revised Version "in their turn". JESUS. Joshua. Compare Hebrews 4:8. The Hebrew means "Jehovah the Saviour". See note on Joshua 1:1. GENTILES. Greek. _ethnos,_ same as nation, Acts 7... [ Continue Reading ]
BEFORE. in the eyes of. Greek. _enopion._ DESIRED. asked. Greek. _aiteo._ App-134. See 2 Samuel 7:2; 2 Samuel 7:3. TABERNACLE. Greek. _skenoma._ Only here and 2 Peter 1:13; 2 Peter 1:14. Not the same as in Acts 7:44. Revised Version reads "habitation". Compare Psalms 132:5.... [ Continue Reading ]
SOLOMON. Stephen does not enlarge upon the history of either David or Solomon, probably because he saw the gathering storm on the faces of his audience.... [ Continue Reading ]
HOWBEIT, &C. Read, "But not the Most High in hand-made temples dwelleth". The "not"stands first by Figure of speech _Anastrophe._ App-6. THE MOST HIGH. Greek. _hupsistos._ This, as. title of Deity, occurs nine times. See Luke 1:32. TEMPLES. The texts omit. MADE WITH HANDS. Greek. _cheiropoietos._... [ Continue Reading ]
EARTH. Greek. _ge,_ as in Acts 7:3. MY FOOTSTOOL. the footstool of my feet, as in Acts 2:35. Compare Matthew 5:35, and see note on Matthew 22:44. WHAT. what kind of. REST. Greek. _katapausis._ Only here; Hebrews 3:11; Hebrews 3:18; Hebrews 4:1; Hebrews 4:3;... [ Continue Reading ]
NOT. Greek. _ouchi._ App-105. Freely quoted from Isaiah 66:1; Isaiah 66:2.... [ Continue Reading ]
STIFFRIEOKED. Greek. _sklerotrachelos._ Only here in NT., but in Sept, in Exodus 33:3; Exodus 33:5. Exo 33:34, Exodus 33:9; Deuteronomy 9:6; Deuteronomy 9:13. Compare Deuteronomy 31:27; 2 Chronicles 30:8; Proverbs 29:1. This is an instance of Figure of speech _Ecphonesis._ Ap [ Continue Reading ]
HAVE, &C.. did... persecute. HAVE SLAIN. slew. SHEWED BEFORE. Greek. _prokatangello._ See Acts 3:18. COMING. Greek. _eleusis._ Only here. the Just One. Greek. _dikaios._ App-191. Compare Acts 3:14. Act 22:14. 1 John 2:1. HAVE BEEN. became. THE. Omit. BETRAYERS. Greek. _prodot_. _s_. Here, Luke... [ Continue Reading ]
HAVE. Omit. BY. unto. Greek. _eis._ App-104. DISPOSITION. Greek. _diatage._ Only here and Romans 13:2. The Syriac reads, "by the precept". Compare Acts 7:38 and Galatians 1:3; Galatians 1:19. HAVE, &C.. guarded it not.... [ Continue Reading ]
CUT. Greek. _diapriomai,_ as in Acts 5:33. GNASHED, &C.. were gnashing their teeth on him. Greek. _brucho_ Only here. An onomatopoeic word, like _brugmos._ Matthew 8:12, &c. Both are medical words.... [ Continue Reading ]
BEING. Greek. _huparcho._ See note on Luke 9:48. THE HOLY GHOST No article. App-101. LOOKED UP STEDFASTLY. Greek. _atenizo._ App-133. He was probably in one of the Temple courts, open to the sky. JESUS. App-98. RIGHT HAND Figure of speech _Anthropopatheia._ App-6.... [ Continue Reading ]
BEHOLD Greek. _idou,_ App-133.:2. Figure of speech _Asterismos._ App-6. SEE. behold. Greek. _theoreo._ App-133. THE HEAVENS. Plural See note on Matthew 6:9; Matthew 6:10. OPENED. Greek. anoigo, but the texts read " _dianoigo_ ", thrown open. SON OF MAN. App-98. The eighty-fifth occurance. Only h... [ Continue Reading ]
LOUD. great, i.e. the shout of the crowd in indignation. STOPPED. held tight. Greek. _sunecho._ See Luke 4:38. RAN. rushed. WITH ONE ACCORD. Greek. _homothumadon._ See note on Acts 1:14.... [ Continue Reading ]
OUT OF. without. Greek. _exo._ Compare Leviticus 24:14. The charge was blasphemy, as in the case of his Master. Compare Hebrews 13:13. STONED HIM. kept easting stones at him. Greek. _lithoboleo._ Compare Mark 12:4. WITNESSES. See note on Acts 1:8. In accordance with the law they had to cast the fi... [ Continue Reading ]
CALLING UPON. There is no Ellipsis of the word God. See Revised Version. Stephen called upon and invoked the Lord. SPIRIT. App-101.... [ Continue Reading ]
KNEELED DOWN. Literally "placed the knees", an expression used in Luke (Act 22:41) and Acts (here, Acts 9:40; Acts 20:36; Acts 21:5), and once in Mark (Acts 15:19). In the Epistles we read "bow the knee". Ephesians 3:14. SIN. Greek. _hamartia._ App-128 TO THEIR CHARGE. to them FELL ASLEEP. Greek.... [ Continue Reading ]