{
"verseID": "Acts.21.40",
"source": "Ἐπιτρέψαντος δὲ αὐτοῦ, ὁ Παῦλος ἑστὼς ἐπὶ τῶν ἀναβαθμῶν, κατέσεισεν τῇ χειρὶ τῷ λαῷ. Πολλῆς δὲ σιγῆς γενομένης, προσεφώνησεν τῇ Ἑβραΐδι διαλέκτῳ, λέγων,",
"text": "*Epitrepsantos de autou*, the *Paulos hestōs epi* the *anabathmōn*, *kateseisen* the *cheiri* to the *laō*. *Pollēs de sigēs genomenēs*, *prosephōnēsen* the *Hebraidi dialektō*, *legōn*,",
"grammar": {
"*Epitrepsantos*": "aorist active participle, genitive, masculine, singular - having permitted",
"*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and",
"*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular pronoun - of him",
"*Paulos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Paul",
"*hestōs*": "perfect active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - standing/having stood",
"*epi*": "preposition + genitive - on/upon",
"*anabathmōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - steps/stairs",
"*kateseisen*": "aorist active, 3rd singular - motioned down/gestured",
"*cheiri*": "dative, feminine, singular - with the hand",
"*laō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to the people",
"*Pollēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - much/great",
"*sigēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - silence",
"*genomenēs*": "aorist middle participle, genitive, feminine, singular - having come about",
"*prosephōnēsen*": "aorist active, 3rd singular - addressed/called out to",
"*Hebraidi*": "dative, feminine, singular - Hebrew",
"*dialektō*": "dative, feminine, singular - language/dialect",
"*legōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - saying"
},
"variants": {
"*Epitrepsantos de autou*": "when he had given permission/after he permitted",
"*anabathmōn*": "steps/stairs (of the barracks)",
"*kateseisen*": "motioned down/gestured/made a signal",
"*Pollēs de sigēs genomenēs*": "when great silence occurred/when much quiet came about",
"*Hebraidi dialektō*": "in the Hebrew language/dialect (likely Aramaic, the common language of Jews in this period)"
}
}