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G125 Αἴγυπτος (Aígyptos)
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Αἴγυπτος, ου, ἡ n.f. Egypt

Strong's Definition

of uncertain derivation

KJV Usage: Ægyptus, the land of the Nile:--Egypt

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

noun-name, f. | -ου

93.398 · Names of Persons and Places · Places

Egypt Egypt

MAT 2:13 · MAT 2:14 · MAT 2:15 · MAT 2:19 · ACT 2:10 · ACT 7:9 · ACT 7:10 · ACT 7:10 · ACT 7:11 · ACT 7:12 · ACT 7:15 · ACT 7:17 · ACT 7:18 · ACT 7:34 · ACT 7:34 · ACT 7:36 · ACT 7:39 · ACT 7:40 · ACT 13:17 · HEB 3:16 · HEB 8:9 · HEB 11:26 · HEB 11:27 · JUD 1:5 · REV 11:8

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

Αἴγυπτος, -ov, 7, [always without the art., B. 87 (76); W. § 18, 5 a.], the proper name of a well-known country, Egypt: Mt. ii. 13 sq.; Acts ii. 10; Heb. iii. 16, ete. ; more fully γῆ Αἴγυπτος, Acts vii. 36 [not L WH Tr txt.], 40; xiii. 17; Heb. viii. 9; Jude 5, (Ex. v. 12; vi. 26, ete.; 1 Mace. i. 19; Bar. i. 19 sq., ete.) ; ἡ γῆ Αἴγυπτος, Acts vii. 11; ἐν Αἰγύπτου se. γῇ, Heb. xi. 26 Lehm., but cf. Bleek ad loc.; B. 171 (149); [W. 384 (359)]. In Rev. xi. 8 Avy. is figuratively used for Jerusalem i. 6. 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 endeayors to crush his people.

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

Αἴγυπτος Aigyptos 25x

Egypt

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

Αἴγυπτος, ου, ἡ, Egypt: Mt 2:13-15, 19, Ac 2:10 7:9-39, He 3:16 11:26, 27; γῆ Αἴ., Ac 7:40 13:17, He 8:9, Ju 5 (cf. Ex 5:12, al.); ἡ Αἴ., Ac 7:11; fig., of Jerusalem as hostile to God, Re 11:8.†

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

Αἴγυπτος (Aiguptos) — Egypt. Αἴγυπτος, ὁ, the river Nile, [Refs 8th c.BC+]

2. King Aegyptus, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

II. ἡ, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Αἴγυπτόνδε to Egypt, [Refs]

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