Egypt
ΑἴγυπτοςStrong’s G0125Aiguptos
Appears in 22 verses of the New Testament
In short
Aiguptos is the Greek word usually translated “egypt”. It appears in 22 verses of the New Testament.
“I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.”
Meaning
Usually translated “egypt”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- egypt 17
- of egypt 7
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 12
- Matthew 4
- Hebrews 4
- Jude 1
- Revelation 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 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,
Greek dictionary
Αἴγυπτος Aiguptos · Egypt
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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.