They all wept openly as they embraced Paul and kissed him.Acts 20:37
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
ἱκανὸς δὲ κλαυθμὸς ἐγένετο πάντων, καὶ ἐπιπεσόντες ἐπὶ τὸν τράχηλον τοῦ Παύλου κατεφίλουν αὐτόν,
- ἱκανὸςhikanos“Much”Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἱκανός · “sufficient” · Strong's G2425
- δὲde“then”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- κλαυθμὸςklauthmos“weeping”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from κλαυθμός · “weeping” · Strong's G2805
- ἐγένετοegeneto“there was”Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
- πάντων,pantōn“among all,”Adjective, genitive, plural, masculine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἐπιπεσόντεςepipesontes“having fallen”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἐπιπίπτω · “to fall/press upon” · Strong's G1968
- ἐπὶepi“upon”Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
- τὸνton“the”Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- τράχηλονtrachēlon“neck”Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from τράχηλος · “neck” · Strong's G5137
- τοῦtou“<the>”Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ΠαύλουPaulou“of Paul”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Παῦλος · “Paul” · Strong's G3972G
- κατεφίλουνkatephiloun“they were kissing”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from καταφιλέω · “to kiss” · Strong's G2705
- αὐτόν,auton“him,”Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)