Acts 20:37

They all wept openly as they embraced Paul and kissed him.
Acts 20:37
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Original language (Greek)

ἱκανὸς δὲ κλαυθμὸς ἐγένετο πάντων, καὶ ἐπιπεσόντες ἐπὶ τὸν τράχηλον τοῦ Παύλου κατεφίλουν αὐτόν,

  1. ἱκανὸςhikanos“Much”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἱκανός · “sufficient” · Strong's G2425
  2. δὲde“then”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. κλαυθμὸςklauthmos“weeping”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from κλαυθμός · “weeping” · Strong's G2805
  4. ἐγένετοegeneto“there was”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  5. πάντων,pantōn“among all,”
    Adjective, genitive, plural, masculine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  6. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  7. ἐπιπεσόντεςepipesontes“having fallen”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἐπιπίπτω · “to fall/press upon” · Strong's G1968
  8. ἐπὶepi“upon”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  9. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. τράχηλονtrachēlon“neck”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from τράχηλος · “neck” · Strong's G5137
  11. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. ΠαύλουPaulou“of Paul”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Παῦλος · “Paul” · Strong's G3972G
  13. κατεφίλουνkatephiloun“they were kissing”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from καταφιλέω · “to kiss” · Strong's G2705
  14. 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)