Acts
Acts 21:40
40Having 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:d
Footnotes
- d 21:40 Or in Aramaic; literally in the Hebrew language
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Having received permission | ἐπιτρέψαντος | epitrepsantos | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2010 I allow, permit |
| Paul | Παῦλος | Paulos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3972 Paul |
| stood | ἑστὼς | hestōs | Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2476 I cause to stand, stand |
| on | ἐπὶ | epi | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| the | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| steps | ἀναβαθμῶν | anabathmōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G304 a step, a flight of steps |
| motioned | κατέσεισεν | kateseisen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2678 I shake, wave, beckon |
| to the | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| crowd | λαῷ | laō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2992 a people, the crowd |
| A great | πολλῆς | pollēs | Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4183 much, many, often |
| hush | σιγῆς | sigēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4602 silence |
| came over | γενομένης | genomenēs | Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| he addressed | προσεφώνησεν | prosephōnēsen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G4377 I call to, summon |
| in | τῇ | tē | Article - Dative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| Hebrew | Ἑβραΐδι | Hebraidi | Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular | G1446 the Hebrew language, Aramaic |
Cross-references
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Acts 12:17 · John 5:2 · Acts 26:14 · Acts 22:2 · Acts 21:35 · Acts 19:33
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.