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Acts 7:21

έκτεθέντος aor. pass. part. (temp.) от έκτίθημι (G1620) выбрасывать, оставлять. Gen. abs., "после того, как он был выброшен".
άνείλατο aor. ind. med. (dep.) от άναιρέω (G337) подбирать. Имеется в виду признавать своим ребенком и усыновлять (Bruce; MM; NDIEC, 2:7-10). Об обычае усыновлять брошенных детей см. NDIEC, 2:9-10.
άνεθρέψατο aor. ind. med. (indir. med. "для себя"), см. Acts 7:20.
εις υίόν (G1519; G5207), асс. с εις используется в знач. предикативного асс., вероятно, под семитским влиянием (BD, 86; GELTS, 131; но см. М, 71-72; KVS, 61).

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