"Egyptian"
Definition and meaning
Egyptian
In the original Greek the word is written: Αἰγύπτιος
Historical context
The Roman Empire provided infrastructure no previous civilization had built — roads, sea routes, a common language in Greek, and relative peace across the Mediterranean. Jewish synagogues existed in every major city, giving Paul a starting point everywhere he traveled. The early church had no buildings, no political power, no social standing — and spread faster than any movement in ancient history.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of aigyptios (G124) across the King James Bible.
And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.
And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian:
Wilt thou kill me, as thou diddest the Egyptian yesterday?
Art not thou that Egyptian, which before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers?
By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.
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Common questions
Strong's G124 (aigyptios) is a Greek word that means: Egyptian It appears 5 times in the King James Bible.
The word aigyptios (G124) appears 5 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G124 is aigyptios, a Greek word defined as: Egyptian. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
aigyptios is a Greek word found in the New Testament.