Acts Chapter 7 verse 24 Holy Bible

ASV Acts 7:24

And seeing one `of them' suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, smiting the Egyptian:
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BBE Acts 7:24

And seeing one of them being attacked, he went to his help and gave the Egyptian a death-blow:
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DARBY Acts 7:24

and seeing a certain one wronged, he defended [him], and avenged him that was being oppressed, smiting the Egyptian.
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KJV Acts 7:24

And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian:
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WBT Acts 7:24


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WEB Acts 7:24

Seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him who was oppressed, striking the Egyptian.
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YLT Acts 7:24

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

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(24) And avenged him.--The Greek phrase is noticeable as identical with that used by St. Luke (Luke 18:7) in reporting the lesson drawn by our Lord from the parable of the Unjust Judge.Parallel Commentaries ...GreekAndκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. when he sawἰδών (idōn)Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 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 SingularStrong's 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 SingularStrong's 91: To act unjustly towards, injure, harm. From adikos; to be unjust, i.e. do wrong.[Moses] went to his defenseἠμύνατο (ēmynato)Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularStrong's 292: To ward off, defend myself against, resist, defend, assist. Middle voice of a primary verb; to ward off, i.e. Protect.andκαὶ (kai)ConjunctionStrong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. avenged [him]ἐκδίκησιν (ekdikēsin)Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularStrong's 1557: (a) a defense, avenging, vindication, vengeance, (b) full (complete) punishment. From ekdikeo; vindication, retribution.by striking downπατάξας (pataxas)Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularStrong's 3960: To smite, strike (as with a sword), smite to death, afflict. Probably prolongation from paio; to knock.theτὸν (ton)Article - Accusative Masculine SingularStrong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.EgyptianΑἰγύπτιον (Aigyption)Adjective - Accusative Masculine SingularStrong's 124: Egyptian. From Aiguptos; an Eyyptian or inhabitant of Egyptus.who was oppressing [him].καταπονουμένῳ (kataponoumenō)Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine SingularStrong's 2669: From kata and a derivative of ponos; to labor down, i.e. Wear with toil.Jump to PreviousAttacked Avenged Death-Blow Defended Defense Egyptian Help Ill-Treated Injustice Justice Mistreated Oppressed Part Secured Smiting Smitten Smote Striking Suffer Suffering Treated Unjustly Vengeance Wrong Wronged Wrongfully