Acts 7:25
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
He assumed his brothers would understand that God was using him to deliver them, but they did not.

Young's Literal Translation
and he was supposing his brethren to understand that God through his hand doth give salvation; and they did not understand.

King James Bible
For he supposed his brethren would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not.

Greek
He assumed
ἐνόμιζεν (enomizen)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 3543: From nomos; properly, to do by law, i.e. To accustom; by extension, to deem or regard.

his
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

brothers
ἀδελφοὺς (adelphous)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 80: A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote.

would understand
συνιέναι (synienai)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's 4920: To consider, understand, perceive. From sun and hiemi; to put together, i.e. to comprehend; by implication, to act piously.

that
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

God
Θεὸς (Theos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.

was using him
χειρὸς (cheiros)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 5495: A hand.

to deliver them,
σωτηρίαν (sōtērian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4991: Feminine of a derivative of soter as noun; rescue or safety.

but
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

[they did not].
συνῆκαν (synēkan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 4920: To consider, understand, perceive. From sun and hiemi; to put together, i.e. to comprehend; by implication, to act piously.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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