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Lexicon :: Strong's G125 - aigyptos

Aa
Αἴγυπτος
Transliteration
aigyptos (Key)
Pronunciation
ah'-ee-goop-tos
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain derivation
Strong’s Definitions

Αἴγυπτος Aígyptos, ah'-ee-goop-tos; of uncertain derivation; Ægyptus, the land of the Nile:—Egypt.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x

The KJV translates Strong's G125 in the following manner: Egypt (24x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x
The KJV translates Strong's G125 in the following manner: Egypt (24x).

  1. Egypt = "double straits"

    1. a country occupying the northeast angle of Africa

    2. metaph. Jerusalem, for the Jews persecuting the Christ and his followers, and so to be likened to the Egyptians treating the Jews

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
Αἴγυπτος Aígyptos, ah'-ee-goop-tos; of uncertain derivation; Ægyptus, the land of the Nile:—Egypt.
STRONGS G125:
Αἴγυπτος, -ου, ἡ, [always without the article, Buttmann, 87 (76); Winers Grammar, § 18, 5 a.], the proper name of a well-known country, Egypt: Matthew 2:13; Acts 2:10; Hebrews 3:16, etc.; more fully γῆ Αἴγυπτος, Acts 7:36 [not L WH Tr text], Acts 7:40; Acts 13:17; Hebrews 8:9; Jude 1:5 (Exodus 5:12; Exodus 6:26, etc.; 1 Macc. 1:19; Baruch 1:19f, etc.); ἡ γῆ Αἴγυπτος, Acts 7:11; ἐν Αἰγύπτου namely, γῆ, Hebrews 11:26 Lachmann, but cf. Bleek at the passage; Buttmann, 171 (149); [Winer's Grammar, 384 (359)]. In Revelation 11:8 Αἴγυπτος is figuratively used for Jerusalem, i. e. for the Jewish nation viewed as persecuting Christ and his followers, and so to be likened to the Egyptians in their ancient hostility to the true God and their endeavors to crush his people.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Exodus
5:12; 6:26
Matthew
2:13
Acts
2:10; 7:11; 7:36; 7:40; 13:17
Hebrews
3:16; 8:9; 11:26
Jude
1:5
Revelation
11:8

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G125 matches the Greek Αἴγυπτος (aigyptos),
which occurs 13 times in 13 verses in 'Hos' in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:15 - And there I will give her her vineyards
and make the Valley of Achor[fn] a door of hope.
And there she shall answer as in the days of her youth,
as at the time when she came out of the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:11 - Ephraim is like a dove,
silly and without sense,
calling to Egypt, going to Assyria.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:16

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 7:16 - They return, but not upward;[fn]
they are like a treacherous bow;
their princes shall fall by the sword
because of the insolence of their tongue.
This shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 8:13 - As for my sacrificial offerings,
they sacrifice meat and eat it,
but the LORD does not accept them.
Now he will remember their iniquity
and punish their sins;
they shall return to Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:3 - They shall not remain in the land of the LORD,
but Ephraim shall return to Egypt,
and they shall eat unclean food in Assyria.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:6 - For behold, they are going away from destruction;
but Egypt shall gather them;
Memphis shall bury them.
Nettles shall possess their precious things of silver;
thorns shall be in their tents.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:1 - When Israel was a child, I loved him,
and out of Egypt I called my son.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:5 - They shall not[fn] return to the land of Egypt,
but Assyria shall be their king,
because they have refused to return to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 11:11 - they shall come trembling like birds from Egypt,
and like doves from the land of Assyria,
and I will return them to their homes, declares the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:1 - Ephraim feeds on the wind
and pursues the east wind all day long;
they multiply falsehood and violence;
they make a covenant with Assyria,
and oil is carried to Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:9 - I am the LORD your God
from the land of Egypt;
I will again make you dwell in tents,
as in the days of the appointed feast.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 12:13 - By a prophet the LORD brought Israel up from Egypt,
and by a prophet he was guarded.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 13:4 - But I am the LORD your God
from the land of Egypt;
you know no God but me,
and besides me there is no savior.
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