Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (And when they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew tongue, they kept the more silence.) in. Acts 21:40 And when he had given him leave, Paul standing on the stairs, beckoned with his hand to the people. And a great silence being made, he spoke unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying: Context Paul's Defense to the Crowd1Men, brethren and fathers, hear ye the account which I now give unto you. 2(And when they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew tongue, they kept the more silence.) 3And he saith: I am a Jew, born at Tarsus in Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, taught according to the truth of the law of the fathers, zealous for the law, as also all you are this day:… Cross References Matthew 12:46 As he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold his mother and his brethren stood without, seeking to speak to him. Acts 21:40 And when he had given him leave, Paul standing on the stairs, beckoned with his hand to the people. And a great silence being made, he spoke unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying: Lexicon [When]δὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. they heard ἀκούσαντες (akousantes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear. him speak to προσεφώνει (prosephōnei) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 4377: From pros and phoneo; to sound towards, i.e. Address, exclaim, summon. them αὐτοῖς (autois) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. in Aramaic, Ἑβραΐδι (Hebraidi) Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 1446: The Hebrew language, or rather: Aramaic. From Eber; the Hebraistic or Jewish language. they became παρέσχον (pareschon) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's Greek 3930: From para and echo; to hold near, i.e. Present, afford, exhibit, furnish occasion. even more μᾶλλον (mallon) Adverb Strong's Greek 3123: More, rather. Neuter of the comparative of the same as malista; more) or rather. silent. ἡσυχίαν (hēsychian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 2271: Quietness, stillness, silence. Feminine of hesuchios; stillness, i.e. Desistance from bustle or language. Then Καὶ (Kai) Conjunction Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely. [Paul] declared, φησίν (phēsin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 5346: To say, declare. Properly, the same as the base of phos and phaino; to show or make known one's thoughts, i.e. Speak or say. Additional Translations When they heard him speak to them in Aramaic, they became even more silent. Then Paul declared, And having heard that he was addressing them in the Hebrew language, they became even more quiet. And he says, (And when they heard that he spoke in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he said,) And when they heard that he spake unto them in the Hebrew language, they were the more quiet: and he saith, And hearing that he addressed them in the Hebrew tongue, they kept the more quiet; and he says, And when they heard that he spake unto them in the Hebrew language, they were the more quiet: and he saith, (And when they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they kept the more silence: and he saith,) And on hearing him address them in Hebrew, they kept all the more quiet; and he said, When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more quiet. He said, and they having heard that in the Hebrew dialect he was speaking to them, gave the more silence, and he saith, -- Jump to Previous Address Addressed Addressing Aramaic Dialect Heard Hearing Hebrew Kept Language Paul Quiet Silence Speak Speaking Talking TongueJump to Next Address Addressed Addressing Aramaic Dialect Heard Hearing Hebrew Kept Language Paul Quiet Silence Speak Speaking Talking TongueExternal Links Acts 22:2 NIVActs 22:2 NLT Acts 22:2 ESV Acts 22:2 NASB Acts 22:2 ASV Acts 22:2 Bible Apps Acts 22:2 Biblia Paralela Acts 22:2 Chinese Bible Acts 22:2 French Bible Acts 22:2 German Bible Alphabetical: addressing And Aramaic became dialect even he heard Hebrew him in more Paul quiet said speak that the them Then they to very was When NT Apostles: Acts 22:2 When they heard that he spoke (Acts of the Apostles Ac) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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