Acts 7:24
Strong's Lexicon
And
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

when he saw
ἰδών (idōn)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3708: Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.

one [of them]
τινα (tina)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.

being wronged,
ἀδικούμενον (adikoumenon)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 91: To act unjustly towards, injure, harm. From adikos; to be unjust, i.e. do wrong.

[Moses] went to his defense
ἠμύνατο (ēmynato)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 292: To ward off, defend myself against, resist, defend, assist. Middle voice of a primary verb; to ward off, i.e. Protect.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

avenged [him]
ἐκδίκησιν (ekdikēsin)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1557: (a) a defense, avenging, vindication, vengeance, (b) full (complete) punishment. From ekdikeo; vindication, retribution.

by striking down
πατάξας (pataxas)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3960: To smite, strike (as with a sword), smite to death, afflict. Probably prolongation from paio; to knock.

the
τὸν (ton)
Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Egyptian
Αἰγύπτιον (Aigyption)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 124: Egyptian. From Aiguptos; an Eyyptian or inhabitant of Egyptus.

who was oppressing [him].
καταπονουμένῳ (kataponoumenō)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2669: From kata and a derivative of ponos; to labor down, i.e. Wear with toil.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
And when he saw one of them being mistreated, Moses went to his defense and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian who was oppressing him.

Young's Literal Translation
and having seen a certain one suffering injustice, he did defend, and did justice to the oppressed, having smitten the Egyptian;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When he saw one of them being mistreated, he came to his rescue and avenged the oppressed man by striking down the Egyptian.

New American Standard Bible
"And when he saw one [of them] being treated unjustly, he defended him and took vengeance for the oppressed by striking down the Egyptian.

King James Bible
And seeing one [of them] suffer wrong, he defended [him], and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian:
Parallel Verses
New International Version
He saw one of them being mistreated by an Egyptian, so he went to his defense and avenged him by killing the Egyptian.

New Living Translation
He saw an Egyptian mistreating an Israelite. So Moses came to the man's defense and avenged him, killing the Egyptian.

English Standard Version
And seeing one of them being wronged, he defended the oppressed man and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian.

New American Standard Bible
"And when he saw one of them being treated unjustly, he defended him and took vengeance for the oppressed by striking down the Egyptian.

King James Bible
And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When he saw one of them being mistreated, he came to his rescue and avenged the oppressed man by striking down the Egyptian.

International Standard Version
When he saw one of them being mistreated, he defended him and avenged the man who was being mistreated by killing the Egyptian.

NET Bible
When he saw one of them being hurt unfairly, Moses came to his defense and avenged the person who was mistreated by striking down the Egyptian.

American Standard Version
And seeing one of them'suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, smiting the Egyptian:

English Revised Version
And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, smiting the Egyptian:

Young's Literal Translation
and having seen a certain one suffering injustice, he did defend, and did justice to the oppressed, having smitten the Egyptian;
















Cross References
Exodus 2:11
And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown, that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens: and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren.

Exodus 2:12
And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand.

Acts 7:23
And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.

Acts 7:25
For he supposed his brethren would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not.

Acts 1:1
The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

Acts 7:22
And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.

Acts 7:21
And when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.

Acts 7:26
And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?

Acts 7:27
But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?
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