Having received permission, Paul stood on the steps and motioned to the crowd. A great hush came over the crowd, and he addressed them in Hebrew:Acts 21:40
Original language and places
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)
ἐπιτρέψαντος δὲ αὐτοῦ ὁ Παῦλος ἑστὼς ἐπὶ τῶν ἀναβαθμῶν κατέσεισεν τῇ χειρὶ τῷ λαῷ, πολλῆς δὲ σιγῆς γενομένης προσεφώνησεν τῇ Ἑβραΐδι διαλέκτῳ λέγων·
- ἐπιτρέψαντοςepitrepsantos“When was permitting”Verb, aorist, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἐπιτρέπω · “to permit” · Strong's G2010
- δὲde“then”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- αὐτοῦautou“he”Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
- ὁho“<the>”Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ΠαῦλοςPaulos“Paul”Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Paul” · Strong's G3972G
- ἑστὼςhestōs“having stood”Verb, perfect, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἵστημι · “to stand” · Strong's G2476
- ἐπὶepi“on”Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
- τῶνtōn“the”Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἀναβαθμῶνanabathmōn“stairs”Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from ἀναβαθμός · “stairs” · Strong's G0304
- κατέσεισενkateseisen“made a sign”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from κατασείω · “to signal” · Strong's G2678
- τῇtēa“with the”Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- χειρὶcheiri“hand”Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from χείρ · “hand” · Strong's G5495
- τῷtō“to the”Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- λαῷ,laō“people,”Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from λαός · “a people” · Strong's G2992
- πολλῆςpollēs“great”Adjective, genitive, singular, feminine · from πολύς · “much” · Strong's G4183
- δὲde“then”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- σιγῆςsigēs“silence”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from σιγή · “silence” · Strong's G4602
- γενομένηςgenomenēs“having taken place”Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), participle, genitive, singular, feminine · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
- προσεφώνησενprosephōnēsen“he addressed [them]”Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from προσφωνέω · “to call to/summon” · Strong's G4377
- τῇtēa“in the”Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
- ἙβραΐδιHebraidi“Hebrew”Adjective, dative, singular, feminine · from Ἑβραΐς · “Aramaic” · Strong's G1446
- διαλέκτῳdialektō“language”Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from διάλεκτος · “language” · Strong's G1258
- λέγων·legōn“saying:”Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from λέγω · “to speak” · Strong's G3004G
- Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)