Αἴγυπτος

Αἴγυπτος — Aígyptos

Αἴγυπτος,, ἡ (always without the article, Buttmann, 87 (76); Winers Grammar, § 18, 5 a.), the proper name of a well-known country, Egypt: Mat 2:13; Act 2:10; Heb 3:16, etc.; more fully γῆ Αἴγυπτος, Act 7:36 (not L WH Tr text), Act 7:40; Act 13:17; Heb 8:9; Jud 1:5 (Exo 5:12; Exo 6:26, etc.; 1Ma 1:19; Bar 1:19 f, etc.); ἡ γῆ Αἴγυπτος, Act 7:11; ἐν Αἰγύπτου namely, γῆ, Heb 11:26 Lachmann, but cf. Bleek at the passage; Buttmann, 171 (149); (Winer's Grammar, 384 (359)). In Rev 11:8 Αἴγυπτος is figuratively used for Jerusalem, i. e. for the Jewish nation viewed as persecuting Christ and his followers, and so to be likened to the Egyptians in their ancient hostility to the true God and their endeavors to crush his people.