Acts 7:16
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.”
τιμή
Honour, value, price, esteem. Time. You were bought with a price therefore glorify God in your body. Your body is not your own. It was purchased. Use it to honour the one who bought it.
τίθημι
were placed
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τίθημι
To put, to place, to appoint. Tithemi. Father into Your hands I commit My spirit. The final act of Jesus was an act of trust. Put everything in His hands. That is where it is safest.
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υἱός
sons
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υἱός
Son, descendant, one sharing the nature of. Huios. You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Sonship through faith is the highest status available to a human being.
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μετατίθημι
they were carried over
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μετατίθημι
To transfer, to exchange, to change. By faith Enoch was taken from this life so that he did not experience death. God can take you from one realm to another.
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μνῆμα
tomb
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μνῆμα
A tomb, a memorial. They buried Him in a tomb. But the tomb could not hold Him. Every tomb Jesus enters He walks out of.
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Συχέμ
Shechem
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Συχέμ
Sychem (i.e. Shekem), the name of a Canaanite and of a place in Palestine
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ὠνέομαι
bought
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ὠνέομαι
to purchase (synonymous with the earlier G4092 (πίμπρημι))
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Ἐμμόρ
of Hamor
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Ἐμμόρ
Emmor (i.e. Chamor), a Canaanite
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