Acts 7:7

Καὶ τὸ ἔθνος, ᾧ ἐὰν δουλεύσωσι, κρινῶ ἐγώ, εἶπεν ὁ Θεός· καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα ἐξελεύσονται, καὶ λατρεύσουσί μοι ἐν τῷ τόπῳ τούτῳ.

RBT Greek Interlinear:

Strongs 2532; Kai; Καὶ; And; Conj

Strongs 3588; to; τὸ; the; Art-ANS

Strongs 1484; ethnos; ἔθνος; group of people; N-ANS

Strongs 3739; hō; ᾧ; which/whichever; RelPro-DNS

Strongs 1437; ean; ἐὰν; if; Conj

Strongs 1398; douleusousin; δουλεύσουσιν; they will be in bondage; V-FIA-3P

Strongs 2919; krinō; κρινῶ; will separate; V-FIA-1S

Strongs 1473; egō; ἐγώ; myself; PPro-N1S

Strongs 3588; ho; ὁ; the; Art-NMS

Strongs 2316; Theos; Θεὸς; God; N-NMS

Strongs 2036; eipen; εἶπεν; said; V-AIA-3S

Strongs 2532; Kai; Καὶ; And; Conj

Strongs 3326; meta; μετὰ; in company with/after; Prep

Strongs 3778; tauta; ταῦτα; these ones; DPro-ANP

Strongs 1831; exeleusontai; ἐξελεύσονται; they will come forth; V-FIM-3P

Strongs 2532; kai; καὶ; and; Conj

Strongs 3000; latreusousin; λατρεύσουσίν; will work for hire; V-FIA-3P

Strongs 1473; moi; μοι; myself; PPro-D1S

Strongs 1722; en; ἐν; within; Prep

Strongs 3588; tō; τῷ; the; Art-DMS

Strongs 5117; topō; τόπῳ; place; N-DMS

Strongs 3778; toutō; τούτῳ; this; DPro-DMS

RBT Translation:

ᾧ ἐὰν - whichever one

And the Group of People, whichever one²⁵ they will be enslaved to, I, myself will separate, the God said. And beyond these things they will go out and will work for hire to myself, within the Place/Position, this one.

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And the nation which they serve will I judge, said God: and after these shall they go out, and shall serve me in this place.

LITV Translation:
And God said, I will judge the nation to which you will be in bondage." And, After these things they will come out and will serve Me in this place. Gen. 15:14; Ex. 3:12

Footnotes

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In Koine Greek, ᾧ ἐὰν + subjunctive functions like an “open” or indefinite relative. It doesn’t specify a particular noun; instead, it expresses a variable or contingent case:

• ᾧ = “to which” (dative singular relative pronoun)

• ἐὰν δουλεύσωσι = “if they may serve / be enslaved” (subjunctive after ἐὰν, marking potentiality or contingency)

Together, ᾧ ἐὰν δουλεύσωσι literally means “to whichever [one] they may serve,” allowing for any possible nation — a kind of Greek equivalent of a “variable placeholder” in logic or algebra.

It’s very common in contexts expressing uncertainty, conditionality, or generality.