Acts 7:19
19Heοὗτοςhaving dealt treacherously withκατασοφισάμενοςtheτὸraceγένοςof usἡμῶνhe mistreatedἐκάκωσενtheτοὺςfathersπατέραςτοῦmaking [them]ποιεῖνtheτὰinfantsβρέφηabandonἔκθεταof themαὐτῶνuntoεἰςtheτὸnotμὴthey would liveζῳογονεῖσθαι.
Having dealt treacherously with our kindred, this one mistreated our fathers, making [them] expose their infants, that they would not live.
Vocab difficulty
71.6
Rare words
κατασοφισάμενος
κατασοφίζομαι
I deal craftily with, outwit.
ἔκθετα
ἔκθετος
cast out, exposed (to the elements), abandoned.
ζῳογονεῖσθαι
ζῳογονέω
I preserve alive (lit: bring to birth), save.