Acts 7:20
In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father’s house three months:
KJV
ἐν ᾧ καιρῷ ἐγεννήθη Μωϋσῆς, καὶ ἦν ἀστεῖος τῷ θεῷ· ὃς ἀνετράφη μῆνας τρεῖς ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ τοῦ πατρός·
Greek NT
Eodem tempore natus est Moyses, et fuit gratus Deo : qui nutritus est tribus mensibus in domo patris sui.
Vulgate
At which season Moses was born, and was exceeding fair; and he was nourished three months in his father’s house:
ASV
At the same time was Moses born: and he was acceptable to God. Who was nourished three months in his father's house.
Douay-Rheims
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Moses
In the original Greek
15 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Μωσεύς
moseus
noun · 81×
γεννάω
gennao
verb · 97×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
καιρός
kairos
noun · 85×
μήν
men
noun · 19×
οἶκος
oikos
noun · 115×
πατήρ
pater
noun · 412×
τρεῖς
treis
adjective · 67×
ἀνατρέφω
anatrepho
verb · 4×
ἀστεῖος
asteios
adjective · 2×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὅς
os
relative_pronoun · 1404×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Sam 16:12 — And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
- Eccl 3:2 — A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
- Esth 4:14 — For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who kn
- Exod 2:2 — And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.
- Exod 2:2 — And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.
- Gen 39:6 — And he left all that he had in Joseph’s hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured.
- Heb 11:23 — By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king’s commandment.
- Heb 11:23 — By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king’s commandment.
- Job 42:15 — And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren.