Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
Which (hn). Agreeing with skhnhn, not with tupon.
In their turn (diadecamenoi). First aorist middle participle of diadexomai, to receive through another, to receive in sucession or in turn. Late Greek, only here in N.T. Deissmann (Bible Studies, p. 115) argues from a second century BC papyrus that diadoxov means rather deputy or court official than successor.
With Joshua (meta Ihsou). With Jesus, the Greek form of Joshua (contracted from Jehoshua, Matthew 1:21), as in Hebrews 4:8.
When they entered on the possession of the nations (en th katasxesei twn eqnwn). Literally "in (or at the time of) the possession of the nations." See on Acts 7:5 for the only other N.T. instance of katasxesiv.
Which (wn). The nations, genitive by attraction to case of eqnwn.
Thrust out (ecwsen). First aorist active indicative of ecwqew, to push out, common verb, here, only in N.T. save some MSS. in Acts 27:39.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Acts 7:45:
Acts 7:5
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