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Acts 7:47

7:46 Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.

But Solomon built him an house.

KJV

But Solomon built him a house.

But Solomon built him an house.

But Solomon built him an house.

7:48 Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,

What does Acts 7:47 mean?

Acts 7:47 is a verse in the book of Acts, in the New Testament. In the original Greek, key words include δέ (de), ∑ολομών (Solomon), αὐτός (autos).

Greek interlinear

Butδέde/deh/G1161a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).

Solomon∑ολομώνSolomon/sol-om-one'/G4672of Hebrew origin (8010); Solomon (i.e. Shelomoh), the son of David:--Solomon.

himαὐτόςautos/ow-tos'/G846from the particle au (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.

an

house.οἶκοςoikos/oy'-kos/G3624of uncertain affinity; a dwelling (more or less extensive, literal or figurative); by implication, a family (more or less related, literally or figuratively):--home, house(-hold), temple.

Topics

Solomon Temple, the First

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Frequently asked questions

What does Acts 7:47 say?

Acts 7:47 (King James Version) reads: "But Solomon built him an house."

Is Acts 7:47 in the Old or New Testament?

Acts 7:47 is in the New Testament of the Bible, in the book of Acts.

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