Acts 21:40

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
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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)

ἐπιτρέψαντος δὲ αὐτοῦ ὁ Παῦλος ἑστὼς ἐπὶ τῶν ἀναβαθμῶν κατέσεισεν τῇ χειρὶ τῷ λαῷ, πολλῆς δὲ σιγῆς γενομένης προσεφώνησεν τῇ Ἑβραΐδι διαλέκτῳ λέγων·

  1. ἐπιτρέψαντοςepitrepsantos“When was permitting”
    Verb, aorist, active, participle, genitive, singular, masculine · from ἐπιτρέπω · “to permit” · Strong's G2010
  2. δὲde“then”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. αὐτοῦautou“he”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  4. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. ΠαῦλοςPaulos“Paul”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “Paul” · Strong's G3972G
  6. ἑστὼςhestōs“having stood”
    Verb, perfect, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἵστημι · “to stand” · Strong's G2476
  7. ἐπὶepi“on”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  8. τῶνtōn“the”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  9. ἀναβαθμῶνanabathmōn“stairs”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from ἀναβαθμός · “stairs” · Strong's G0304
  10. κατέσεισενkateseisen“made a sign”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from κατασείω · “to signal” · Strong's G2678
  11. τῇtēa“with the”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. χειρὶcheiri“hand”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from χείρ · “hand” · Strong's G5495
  13. τῷtō“to the”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. λαῷ,laō“people,”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from λαός · “a people” · Strong's G2992
  15. πολλῆςpollēs“great”
    Adjective, genitive, singular, feminine · from πολύς · “much” · Strong's G4183
  16. δὲde“then”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  17. σιγῆςsigēs“silence”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from σιγή · “silence” · Strong's G4602
  18. γενομένηςgenomenēs“having taken place”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), participle, genitive, singular, feminine · from γίνομαι · “to be” · Strong's G1096
  19. προσεφώνησενprosephōnēsen“he addressed [them]”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from προσφωνέω · “to call to/summon” · Strong's G4377
  20. τῇtēa“in the”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  21. ἙβραΐδιHebraidi“Hebrew”
    Adjective, dative, singular, feminine · from Ἑβραΐς · “Aramaic” · Strong's G1446
  22. διαλέκτῳdialektō“language”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from διάλεκτος · “language” · Strong's G1258
  23. 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)