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
Original language and places
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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.
- ἐκινήθηekinēthē“Was thrown into commotion”Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person singular · from κινέω · “to move” · Strong's G2795
- τεte“also”Conjunction · “and/both” · Strong's G5037
- ἡhē“the”Article, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- πόλιςpolis“city”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · “city” · Strong's G4172
- ὅληholē“whole”Adjective, nominative, singular, feminine · from ὅλος · “all” · Strong's G3650
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἐγένετοegeneto“there was”Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
- συνδρομὴsundromē“a rushing together”Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from συνδρομή · “swarming” · Strong's G4890
- τοῦtou“of the”Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- λαοῦ,laou“people,”Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from λαός · “a people” · Strong's G2992
- καὶkai“And”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἐπιλαβόμενοιepilabomenoi“having laid hold”Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἐπιλαμβάνω · “to catch” · Strong's G1949
- 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
- εἷλκονheilkon“they were dragging”Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from ἑλκύω, ἕλκω · “to draw/persuade” · Strong's G1670
- αὐτὸνauton“him”Personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ἔξωexō“outside”Preposition · “out/outside(r)” · Strong's G1854
- τοῦtou“the”Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἱεροῦ·hi'erou“temple;”Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from ἱερόν · “temple” · Strong's G2411
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- εὐθέωςeutheōs“immediately”Adverb · “immediately” · Strong's G2112
- ἐκλείσθησανekleisthēsan“were shut”Verb, aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd person plural · from κλείω · “to shut” · Strong's G2808
- αἱhai“the”Article, nominative, plural, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- 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)