Acts 21:30

The whole city was stirred up, and the people rushed together. They seized Paul and dragged him out of the temple, and at once the gates were shut.
Acts 21:30
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

ἐκινήθη τε ἡ πόλις ὅλη καὶ ἐγένετο συνδρομὴ τοῦ λαοῦ, καὶ ἐπιλαβόμενοι τοῦ Παύλου εἷλκον αὐτὸν ἔξω τοῦ ἱεροῦ· καὶ εὐθέως ἐκλείσθησαν αἱ θύραι.

  1. ἐκινήθηekinēthē“Was thrown into commotion”
    Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from κινέω · “to move” · Strong's G2795
  2. τεte“also”
    Conjunction · “and/both” · Strong's G5037
  3. ἡhē“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. πόλιςpolis“city”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “city” · Strong's G4172
  5. ὅληholē“whole”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὅλος · “all” · Strong's G3650
  6. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  7. ἐγένετοegeneto“there was”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  8. συνδρομὴsundromē“a rushing together”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from συνδρομή · “swarming” · Strong's G4890
  9. τοῦtou“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  10. λαοῦ,laou“people,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from λαός · “a people” · Strong's G2992
  11. καὶkai“And”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  12. ἐπιλαβόμενοιepilabomenoi“having laid hold”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἐπιλαμβάνω · “to catch” · Strong's G1949
  13. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. ΠαύλουPaulou“of Paul”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Παῦλος · “Paul” · Strong's G3972G
  15. εἷλκονheilkon“they were dragging”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἑλκύω, ἕλκω · “to draw/persuade” · Strong's G1670
  16. αὐτὸνauton“him”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  17. ἔξωexō“outside”
    Preposition · “out/outside(r)” · Strong's G1854
  18. τοῦtou“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  19. ἱεροῦ·hi'erou“temple;”
    Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from ἱερόν · “temple” · Strong's G2411
  20. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  21. εὐθέωςeutheōs“immediately”
    Adverb · “immediately” · Strong's G2112
  22. ἐκλείσθησανekleisthēsan“were shut”
    Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person plural · from κλείω · “to shut” · Strong's G2808
  23. αἱhai“the”
    Article, nominative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  24. θύραι.thurai“doors.”
    Noun, nominative, plural, feminine · from θύρα · “door” · Strong's G2374
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)