noun · feminine
aiguptas
GreekΑἴγυπτος (aiguptos)
Strong’sG125
Egypt
stem aigupt-25 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
Αἴγυπτος, ου, ἡ,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G125 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidah'-ee-goop-tos
Ægyptus, the land of the Nile
Fromof uncertain derivation;
King JamesEgypt.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | aiguptas1×Αἴγυπτος | aiguptais |
| object accusative | aiguptan12×Αἴγυπτον | aiguptain |
| direct address vocative | aiguptar | aiguptair |
| of, belonging to genitive | aiguptau8×Αἰγύπτου | aiguptaiu |
| to, for dative | aigupta4×Αἰγύπτῳ | aiguptai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
aigupta is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
25 occurrences, every one of them listed
aiguptas“Egypt”subjectnominative singular1×
Revelation 11:8“Egypt”kai tem ptōmem autoiu epi tau plateiau tau politau tau megau, hotinas kalitō pneumatikōs Sodomeim kai Aiguptas, hopou kai tos kurios autoiu staurita.Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city — figuratively called Sodom and Egypt — where their Lord was also crucified.
aiguptan“Egypt”objectaccusative singular12×
Matthew 2:13“Egypt”Anachōraratoiu de autoiu idou angelos kuriou fainetō kata onarem to Iōsēf legarōtos; Egeiriratos paralambasar tem paidiem kai tan mētēran autou kai feugasōr eis Aiguptan, kai asōr ekei heōs an legameia si; mellatō gar Hērōdos zētarō tem paidiem teu apolluara autem.When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.”
Matthew 2:14“Egypt”tos de egeiriratos paralambata tem paidiem kai tan mētēran autou nuxau kai anachōrata eis Aiguptan,So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt,
Acts 2:10“Egypt”Frugian tē kai Pamfulian, Aiguptan kai teim mereim tau Libuau tau kata Kurēnan, kai tois epidēmarōtois Rōmaiois,Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome,
Acts 7:9“Egypt”Kai tois patriarchois zēlaratois ton Iōsēf apodōela eis Aiguptan; kai ate tos theos meta autou,Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him
Acts 7:10“Egypt”kai exaireta auton ek pantaiu taiu thlipsiaiu autou, kai dōata auto charian kai sofian enantion Faraō basilevou Aiguptau, kai kathistanata auton hēgerōton epi Aiguptan kai holon ton oikon autou.and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household.
Acts 7:11“Egypt”erchata de limos epi holan tan Aiguptan kai Chanaan kai thlipsias megas, kai ouk heuriskale chortasmeim tois patērois nu;Then famine and great suffering swept across Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers could not find food.
Acts 7:12“Egypt”akouaratos de Iakōb arōteim sitieim eis Aiguptan exapostelata toin patēroin nu prōtem;When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers on their first visit.
Acts 7:15“Egypt”kai katabainata Iakōb eis Aiguptan. kai teleutata autos kai tois patērois nu,So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died.
Acts 7:18“Egypt”achri hou anistanata basilevos heteros epi Aiguptan, hos ouk oidatelē ton Iōsēf.Then another king, who knew nothing of Joseph, arose over Egypt.
Acts 7:34“Egypt”horaratos horama tan kakōsian tou laou mu tou en Aigupta, kai tou stenagmou autou akouama, kai katabainama exairera autoin; kai nun deuro apostelameia sin eis Aiguptan.I have indeed seen the oppression of My people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’
Acts 7:39“Egypt”ho ouk thelala hupēkoois ginera tois patērois nu, alla apōthela kai strefila en tai kardiai autoiu eis Aiguptan,But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.
Hebrews 11:27“Egypt”pistia kataleipata Aiguptan, mē fobiratos ton thumon tou basilevou, ton gar aoraton hōs horarōtos karterata.By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him who is invisible.
aiguptau“Egypt”of, belonging togenitive singular8×
Matthew 2:15“Egypt”kai ate ekei heōs tau teleutau Hērōdou; hina plēriteia tem legiratem hupo kuriou dia tou profētou legarōtou; Ek Aiguptau kalama ton huion mu.where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”
Acts 7:10“Egypt”kai exaireta auton ek pantaiu taiu thlipsiaiu autou, kai dōata auto charian kai sofian enantion Faraō basilevou Aiguptau, kai kathistanata auton hēgerōton epi Aiguptan kai holon ton oikon autou.and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household.
Acts 7:40“Egypt”legaratois to Aarōn; Poiasar ni theoin hois proporeueli nu; tos gar Mōusos houtos, hos exagata nin ek gēau Aiguptau, ouk oidanē tinem gineta auto.They said to Aaron, ‘Make us gods who will go before us! As for this Moses who led us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him.’
Acts 13:17“Egypt”tos theos tou laou houtou Israēl eklegeta toin patēroin nu, kai ton laon hupsata en ta paroikia en gēa Aiguptau, kai meta brachiōnou hupsēlou exagata autoin ek autau,The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers. He made them into a great people during their stay in Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out of that land.
Hebrews 3:16“Egypt”tinois gar akouaratois parapikrainala? alla ouk pantois tois exercharatois ek Aiguptau dia Mōusou?For who were the ones who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt?
Hebrews 8:9“Egypt”ouk kata tan diathēkan han poiama toi patēroi autoiu en hēmera epilamberatou mu tau cheirau autoiu exagara autoin ek gēau Aiguptau, hoti autois ouk emmenala en ta diathēka mu, kamis amelama autoiu, legatō kurios.It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they did not abide by My covenant, and I disregarded them, declares the Lord.
Hebrews 11:26“Egypt”megoteron plouton hēgeratos toiu Aiguptau thēsauroiu ton oneidismon tou Christou, apoblepate gar eis tan misthapodosian.He valued disgrace for Christ above the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his reward.
Jude 1:5“Egypt”Hupomimnēskara de vin boulemō, horarētoin vin hapax panteim, hoti Iēsus laon ek gēau Aiguptau sōzaratos tem deuterem toin mē pisteuaratoin apolluata,Although you are fully aware of this, I want to remind you that after Jesus had delivered His people out of the land of Egypt, He destroyed those who did not believe.
aigupta“Egypt”to, fordative singular4×
Matthew 2:19“Egypt”Teleutaratou de tou Hērōdou idou angelos kuriou fainetō kata onarem to Iōsēf en AiguptaAfter Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt.
Acts 7:17“Egypt”Kathōs de engizate tos chronos tau epangeliau hau homologata tos theos to Abraam, auxanata tos laos kai plēthunita en Aigupta,As the time drew near for God to fulfill His promise to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased greatly in number.
Acts 7:34“Egypt”horaratos horama tan kakōsian tou laou mu tou en Aigupta, kai tou stenagmou autou akouama, kai katabainama exairera autoin; kai nun deuro apostelameia sin eis Aiguptan.I have indeed seen the oppression of My people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’
Acts 7:36“Egypt”houtos exagata autoin poiaratos terateim kai sēmeim en gēa Aigupta kai en Eruthra Thalassa kai en ta erēma eteim tesserakonta.He led them out and performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, at the Red Sea, and for forty years in the wilderness.