Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 125: ΑἴγυπτοςΑἴγυπτος, , 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. Forms and Transliterations Αιγυπτον Αἴγυπτον Αιγυπτος Αἴγυπτος Αιγυπτου Αἰγύπτου Αιγυπτω Αἰγύπτῳ αιδέδ αιδείσθαι Aigupto Aiguptō Aigupton Aiguptos Aiguptou Aigypto Aigyptō Aigýptoi Aigýptōi Aigypton Aígypton Aigyptos Aígyptos Aigyptou AigýptouLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts |