Strong G125Αἴγυπτος
Egypt
- Transliteration
- Aiguptos
- Pronunciation
- ah'ee-goop-tos
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Feminine) of a Location
Definition
Of uncertain derivation;
AEgyptus the land of the Nile: - Egypt.
AEgyptus the land of the Nile: - Egypt.
Detailed definition
Αἴγυπτος, ου, ἡ,
Egypt: Mat.2:13-15,19, Act.2:10 7:9-39, Heb.3:16 11:26,27; γῆ Αἴ., Act.7:40 13:17, Heb.8:9, Ju 5 (cf. Exo.5:12, al.); ἡ Αἴ., Act.7:11; figuratively, of Jerusalem as hostile to God, Rev.11:8.†
(AS)
Egypt: Mat.2:13-15,19, Act.2:10 7:9-39, Heb.3:16 11:26,27; γῆ Αἴ., Act.7:40 13:17, Heb.8:9, Ju 5 (cf. Exo.5:12, al.); ἡ Αἴ., Act.7:11; figuratively, of Jerusalem as hostile to God, Rev.11:8.†
(AS)
In the biblical story
Egypt
Ancient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodus
Egypt, a powerful nation where the Israelites were enslaved until God delivered them in the Exodus.
In the Bible
Strong G125 appears in 22 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- egypt22
First verses
- Matthew 2:13And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him.
- Matthew 2:14When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt:
- Matthew 2:15And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.
- Matthew 2:19But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,
- Acts 2:10Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,
- Acts 7:9And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
- Acts 7:10And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
- Acts 7:11Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.
- Acts 7:12But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.
- Acts 7:15So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,
- Acts 7:17But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
- Acts 7:34I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.
- Acts 7:36He brought them out, after that he had shewed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years.
- Acts 7:39To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,
- Acts 7:40Saying unto Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: for as for this Moses, which brought us out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
- Acts 13:17The 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.
- Hebrews 3:16For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses.
- Hebrews 8:9Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.
- Hebrews 11:26Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.
- Hebrews 11:27By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
Αἴγυπτος, ὁ,
the river Nile, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 4.477, +others)]
2 King Aegyptus, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 9, etc.)]
II ἡ, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (“Egypt”, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 17.448, etc.)]; Αἴγυπτόνδε to Egypt, [Refs ([prev. work] 426.)]
the river Nile, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 4.477, +others)]
2 King Aegyptus, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 9, etc.)]
II ἡ, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (“Egypt”, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 17.448, etc.)]; Αἴγυπτόνδε to Egypt, [Refs ([prev. work] 426.)]