Acts 7:13

ἀνεγνωρίσθη : the compound verb apparently from LXX, Genesis 45:1. φανερὸν ἐγέν., cf. Luke 8:17; Luke 4:36; Luke 1:65; Luke 6:49, etc.; on Luke's fondness for periphrasis with γίνομαι, see Plummer on Luke 4:36. τὸ γένος τοῦ Ἰ.: R.V. “race,” so Acts 7:19, cf. Acts 4:36, because wider than συγγένειαν, “kindred,” in Acts 7:14. R.V. “became manifest” strictly; the captain of the guard, Genesis 41:12, had previously mentioned that Joseph was a Hebrew, but the fact which had been only mentioned incidentally “became manifest” when Joseph's brethren came, and he revealed himself to them, so that Pharaoh and his household were aware of it, Acts 7:16. It was not until later that five of Joseph's brethren were actually presented to Pharaoh, Genesis 47:1 ff. (Hackett).