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Acts 7:34

ειδον aor. ind. act. от όράω (G3708) видеть,
κάκωσις (G2561) плохое обращение,
στεναγμού gen. sing. от στεναγμός (G4726) вздохи, стоны, вызванные тяжелой заботой или потрясением (LN, 1:305). Gen. в роли dir. obj. ήκουσα aor. ind. act. от άκούω (G191) слышать, с obj. в gen. κατέβην aor. ind. act., см. Acts 7:15. έξελέσθαι aor. med. (indir. med. "для меня") inf. от έξαιρέω (G1807) выводить, доставлять. Inf. цели,
δεύρο (G1204) "приходи!" άποστείλω aor. conj. act., см. Acts 7:14. Побудительный conj., "давай я пошлю тебя!"

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