Original: Αἴγυπτος

Transliteration: Aígyptos

Phonetic: ah'-ee-goop-tos

Short Definition: Egypt

- Original: Αἴγυπτος

- Transliteration: Aiguptos

- Phonetic: ah'-ee-goop-tos

- Definition: Egypt = "double straits"

1. a country occupying the northeast angle of Africa

2. metaph. Jerusalem, for the Jews persecuting the Christ and his followers, and so to be likened to the Egyptians treating the Jews

- Origin: of uncertain derivation

- TDNT entry: None

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Location

- Strong's: Of uncertain derivation; AEgyptus the land of the Nile: - Egypt.