E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 7:18
another. Greek. heteros. App-124 . king. See App-188 . arose. Greek. anistemi. App-178 . knew. Greek. oida. App-132 . read more
another. Greek. heteros. App-124 . king. See App-188 . arose. Greek. anistemi. App-178 . knew. Greek. oida. App-132 . read more
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 alive. Greek. zoogoneo. Only here and Luke 17:33 . See also 1 Timothy 6:13 . In Septuagint in Exodus 1:17 , Exodus 1:18 , Exodus 1:22 , &c. read more
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. read more
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 = a son for herself. read more
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 . read more
he was, &c. Literally a 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 . read more
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 . 1 Peter 2:14 ) for. him that was oppressed = the oppressed one. Greek. kataponeomai. Only here and 2 Peter 2:7 . and smote = having smitten. read more
would have. Omit. deliver them = give them salvation. read more
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 driving them together. Greek. sunelauno. Only here. But the texts read "was reconciling them", Greek. sunallasso. at one = into (Greek. eis. App-104 .) peace. again. Omit. Sirs = Men. Greek. aner.... read more
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 7:17
when = as soon as. promise. Greek. epangelia. See note on Acts 1:4 . people. Greek. laos. See note on Acts 2:47 . read more