Acts 7:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©GreekStrong'sOrigin
"But Godθεὸς
(theos)
2316: God, a godof uncertain origin
spokeἐλάλησεν
(elalēsen)
2980: to talkfrom lalos (talkative)
to this effect,οὕτως
(outōs)
3779: in this way, thusadverb from houtos,
that his DESCENDANTSσπέρμα
(sperma)
4690: that which is sown, i.e. seedfrom speiró
WOULD BE ALIENSπάροικον
(paroikon)
3941: dwelling near, foreignfrom para and oikos
IN A FOREIGNἀλλοτρίᾳ
(allotria)
245: belonging to anotherfrom allos
LAND,γῇ
(gē)
1093: the earth, landa prim. word
AND THAT THEY WOULD BE ENSLAVEDδουλώσουσιν
(doulōsousin)
1402: to enslave, bring under subjectionfrom doulos
AND MISTREATEDκακώσουσιν
(kakōsousin)
2559: to ill-treatfrom kakos
FOR FOUR HUNDREDτετρακόσια
(tetrakosia)
5071: four hundredpl. cardinal number from tessares and hekaton
YEARS.ἔτη
(etē)
2094: a yeara prim. word


















KJV Lexicon
ελαλησεν  verb - aorist active indicative - third person singular
laleo  lal-eh'-o:  to talk, i.e. utter words -- preach, say, speak (after), talk, tell, utter.
δε  conjunction
de  deh:  but, and, etc. -- also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
ουτως  adverb
houto  hoo'-to:  after that, after (in) this manner, as, even (so), for all that, like(-wise), no more, on this fashion(-wise), so (in like manner), thus, what.
ο  definite article - nominative singular masculine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
θεος  noun - nominative singular masculine
theos  theh'-os:  a deity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very -- exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
οτι  conjunction
hoti  hot'-ee:  demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because -- as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
εσται  verb - future indicative - third person singular
esomai  es'-om-ahee:  will be -- shall (should) be (have), (shall) come (to pass), may have, fall, what would follow, live long, sojourn.
το  definite article - nominative singular neuter
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
σπερμα  noun - nominative singular neuter
sperma  sper'-mah:  something sown, i.e. seed (including the male sperm); by implication, offspring; specially, a remnant (figuratively, as if kept over for planting) -- issue, seed.
αυτου  personal pronoun - genitive singular masculine
autos  ow-tos':  the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
παροικον  adjective - nominative singular neuter
paroikos  par'-oy-kos:  having a home near, i.e. (as noun) a by-dweller (alien resident) -- foreigner, sojourn, stranger.
εν  preposition
en  en:  in, at, (up-)on, by, etc.
γη  noun - dative singular feminine
ge  ghay:  soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application) -- country, earth(-ly), ground, land, world.
αλλοτρια  adjective - dative singular feminine
allotrios  al-lot'-ree-os:  another's, i.e. not one's own; by extension foreign, not akin, hostile -- alien, (an-)other (man's, men's), strange(-r).
και  conjunction
kai  kahee:  and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
δουλωσουσιν  verb - future active indicative - third person
douloo  doo-lo'-o:  to enslave -- bring into (be under) bondage, given, become (make) servant.
αυτο  personal pronoun - accusative singular neuter
autos  ow-tos':  the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
και  conjunction
kai  kahee:  and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
κακωσουσιν  verb - future active indicative - third person
kakoo  kak-o'-o:  to injure; figuratively, to exasperate -- make evil affected, entreat evil, harm, hurt, vex.
ετη  noun - accusative plural neuter
etos  et'-os:  a year -- year.
τετρακοσια  adjective - accusative plural neuter
tetrakosioi  tet-rak-os'-ee-oy, :  four hundred -- four hundred.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"But God spoke to this effect, that his DESCENDANTS WOULD BE ALIENS IN A FOREIGN LAND, AND THAT THEY WOULD BE ENSLAVED AND MISTREATED FOR FOUR HUNDRED YEARS.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
God spoke in this way: His descendants would be strangers in a foreign country, and they would enslave and oppress them 400 years.

International Standard Version
"This is what God promised: His descendants would be strangers in a foreign country, and its people would enslave them and oppress them for 400 years.

NET Bible
But God spoke as follows: 'Your descendants will be foreigners in a foreign country, whose citizens will enslave them and mistreat them for four hundred years.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And God was speaking with him when he said to him, 'Your seed will be a stranger in a foreign land, and they will enslave him and will afflict him four hundred years;'

GOD'S WORD® Translation
God told Abraham that his descendants would be foreigners living in another country and that the people there would make them slaves and mistreat them for 400 years.

King James 2000 Bible
And God spoke in this way, That his descendants should live in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and ill-treat them for four hundred years.
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