Acts 7:27
Greek (Tischendorf 8th ed.) Acts 7:27 appears in the Greek New Testament. The text above is from the Tischendorf 8th edition. Each word links to its Strong’s number and a concise gloss. Click any word for its full Thayer’s Greek Lexicon entry.But he who did his neighbor wrong pushed him away, saying, 'Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?
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World English Bible Public Domain
But he who did his neighbor wrong pushed him away, saying, 'Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?
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King James Version Public Domain
But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But the one injuring neighbor pushed him away, saying, ‘Who appointed you a ruler and a judge over us?
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Every available English version of this verse, each an independent rendering of the whole verse.
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World English Bible Public Domain
But he who did his neighbor wrong pushed him away, saying, 'Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?
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Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
But the man who was abusing his neighbor pushed Moses aside and said, ‘Who made you ruler and judge over us?
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Majority Standard Bible Public Domain
But the man who was abusing his neighbor pushed Moses aside and said, ‘Who made you ruler and judge over us?
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King James Version Public Domain
But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?
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American Standard Version (1901) Public Domain
But he that did his neighbor wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?
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Revised Version (1885) Public Domain
But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?
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Geneva Bible (1599) Public Domain
But he that did his neighbour wrong, thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a prince, and a iudge ouer vs?
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Douay-Rheims (1899) Public Domain
But he that did the injury to his neighbour thrust him away, saying: Who hath appointed thee prince and judge over us?
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Young's Literal Translation Public Domain
and he who is doing injustice to the neighbour, did thrust him away, saying, Who set thee a ruler and a judge over us?
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Literal Standard Version CC BY-SA 4.0
And he who is doing injustice to the neighbor, thrusted him away, saying, Who set you a ruler and a judge over us?
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Unlocked Literal Bible CC BY-SA 4.0
But the one who had wronged his neighbor pushed him away, and said, 'Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But the one injuring neighbor pushed him away, saying, ‘Who appointed you a ruler and a judge over us?
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Darby Bible Public Domain
But he that was wronging his neighbour thrust him away, saying, Who established thee ruler and judge over us?
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World Messianic Bible Public Domain
But he who did his neighbor wrong pushed him away, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?
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Webster's Bible Public Domain
But he that did his neighbor wrong, thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?
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Free Bible Version CC BY-SA 4.0
But the man who had started the fight pushed Moses away. ‘Who put you in charge over us? Are you our judge now?’ he asked.
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Bible in Basic English Public Domain
But the man who was doing wrong to his neighbour, pushing him away, said, Who made you a ruler and a judge over us?
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Text-Critical English NT CC BY 4.0
But the one who was hurting his neighbor thrust Moses aside and said, ‘Who appointed yoʋ to be a ruler and judge over us?
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Tyndale New Testament (1534) Public Domain
But he that dyd his neghbour wronge thrust him awaye sayinge: who made the a rular and a iudge amonge vs?
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- Appears 2× in the Greek New Testament
- First appears here
- Part of Speech
- Noun
- Case
- Accusative
- Number
- Singular
- Gender
- Masculine
Full Thayer's Definition
- ὁ ho G3588 “the” Article, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- δὲ dé G1161 “but” Conjunction
- ἀδικῶν adikéō G91 “absolutely” Verb, Present, Active, Participle, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- τὸν ho G3588 “the” Article, Accusative, Singular, Masculine
- πλησίον plēsíon G4139 “neighbor” Adverb
- ἀπώσατο apōthéomai G683 “to thrust away” Verb, Aorist, Middle deponent, Indicative, 3rd person, Singular
- αὐτὸν autós G846 “he” Personal pronoun, Accusative, Singular, Masculine
- εἰπών légō G3004 “to say” Verb, Aorist, Active, Participle, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- τίς tís G5101 “who” Interrogative pronoun, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- σε sý G4771 “you” Personal pronoun, 2nd person, Accusative, Singular
- κατέστησεν kathístēmi G2525 “to place” Verb, Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Singular
- ἄρχοντα árchōn G758 “ruler” Noun, Accusative, Singular, Masculine
- καὶ kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- δικαστὴν dikastḗs G1348 “judge” Noun, Accusative, Singular, Masculine
- ἐφ’ epí G1909 “upon” Preposition
- ἡμῶν hēmeîs G2249 “we” Personal pronoun, 1st person, Genitive, Plural
About this verse
These counts appear in no published source. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged text and Lemma’s own curated glosses. What Lemma adds →
- 16
- words
- 15
- distinct lemmas
- Acts
- section
Notable vocabulary
The rarest word here is δικαστὴν judge G1348 — appearing just 2 times in the whole Greek New Testament.
First appearance in Scripture
These words make their first canonical appearance in the Greek New Testament here:
Shared distinctive vocabulary
δικαστὴν judge G1348 occurs in 2 verses of the Greek New Testament. Also found in:
Repetition
A word recurs within this verse:
- ὁ the G3588 ×2
Cross-references
14Topical passages linked to Acts 7:27 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.
- Luke 12:14 But he said to him, "Man, who made me a judge or an arbitrator over you?"
- Proverbs 9:7–8 He who corrects a mocker invites insult. He who reproves a wicked man invites abuse.
- Acts 7:35 "This Moses, whom they refused, saying, 'Who made you a ruler and a judge?'--God has sent him as both a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
- Genesis 19:19 See now, your servant has found favor in your sight, and you have magnified your loving kindness, which you have shown to me in saving my life. I can't escape to the mountain, lest evil overtake me, and I die.
- 1 Samuel 25:14–15 But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to Greet our master; and he railed at them.
- Matthew 21:23 When he had come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said, "By what authority do you do these things? Who gave you this authority?"
- John 18:36–37 Jesus answered, "My Kingdom is not of this world. If my Kingdom were of this world, then my servants would fight, that I wouldn't be delivered to the Jews. But now my Kingdom is not from here."
- John 19:12–15 At this, Pilate was seeking to release him, but the Jews cried out, saying, "If you release this man, you aren't Caesar's friend! Everyone who makes himself a king speaks against Caesar!"
- Acts 3:13–15 The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his Servant Jesus, whom you delivered up, and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had determined to release him.
- Acts 4:7 When they had stood them in the middle of them, they inquired, "By what power, or in what name, have you done this?"
- Acts 4:11–12 He is 'the stone which was regarded as worthless by you, the builders, which has become the head of the corner.'
- Acts 5:33 But they, when they heard this, were cut to the heart, and determined to kill them.
- Acts 7:39 to whom our fathers wouldn't be obedient, but rejected him, and turned back in their hearts to Egypt,
- Acts 7:54 Now when they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed at him with their teeth.
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Lesson kit
Teaching starters — assembled from the data on this page, not authored interpretation. Every prompt links to the verse data it draws on. Edit before teaching.
Acts, in the Acts, opens this verse with 16 words (15 distinct Greek lemmas). Its most distinctive word is dikastḗs (“judge”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.
Discussion questions
- How does “judge” (dikastḗs) shape what this verse is saying?
- 2 words make their first appearance in Scripture here. What does this debut establish?
- How does Acts 7:35, which shares the word «judge», read alongside this verse?
- What does the repetition of “the” (2× in this one verse) do in this verse?
- These translations render this verse differently; the difference is in the English rendering, not the original. What questions does that raise?
- Compare how Bengel's Gnomon and Expositor's Greek Testament read this verse. Where do they agree or differ?
Things to notice
- 2 words make their first canonical appearance in Scripture here.
- These translations choose different wording for 11 words in this verse.
- “the” occurs 2× in this single verse.
- 15 distinct Greek lemmas span 16 words in this verse.
Commentary
Notes on Acts 7:27 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.
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Bengel's Gnomon
Johann Albrecht Bengel
Bengel's Gnomon of the New Testament — English translation (T&T Clark, Edinburgh, 1860) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Expositor's Greek Testament
ed. W. Robertson Nicoll
The Expositor's Greek Testament, edited by W. Robertson Nicoll (1897–1910) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Gill's Exposition
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Trapp's Complete Commentary
John Trapp
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible (1834–1885) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Matthew Poole's English Annotations
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible
Daniel D. Whedon
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
McGarvey & Pendleton's Commentaries
J. W. McGarvey
J. W. McGarvey (with Philip Y. Pendleton), Commentaries on the New Testament (The Fourfold Gospel, 1914; Acts; and the epistles) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges (Cambridge University Press, 1896; 21 vols, various authors incl. Carr, Maclear, Plummer, Farrar, Lumby, Moule, M. R. James, Simcox) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Alford’s Greek Testament
Henry Alford
Henry Alford, The Greek Testament (1849–1861) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.