Egyptian
ΑἰγύπτιοςStrong’s G0124Aiguptios
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Aiguptios is the Greek word usually translated “egyptian” and “egyptians”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.”
Meaning
Usually translated “egyptian” and “egyptians”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- egyptian 3
- of egyptians 1
- egyptians 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 4
- Hebrews 1
2 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 7:24And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian:
- Acts 7:28Wilt thou kill me, as thou diddest the Egyptian yesterday?
- Acts 21:38Art not thou that Egyptian, which before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers?
- Hebrews 11:29By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.
Greek dictionary
Αἰγύπτιος Aiguptios · Egyptian
Αἰγύπτιος, -α, ον, Egyptian: Act.7:22,24,28 21:38, Heb.11:29.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “egyptian” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
EGYP'TIAN, adjective
Pertaining to Egypt in Africa.
All definitions and other forms of “egyptian”
EGYP'TIAN, noun
A native of Egypt; also, a gypsy.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.