Verse 2

{ "verseID": "Acts.22.2", "source": "(Ἀκούσαντες δὲ ὅτι τῇ Ἑβραΐδι διαλέκτῳ προσεφώνει αὐτοῖς, μᾶλλον παρέσχον ἡσυχίαν: καί φησίν,)", "text": "(*Akousantes* *de* that in the *Hebraidi dialektō* *prosephōnei* to them, *mallon* they *pareschon* *hēsychian*: and *phēsin*,)", "grammar": { "*Akousantes*": "aorist participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having heard", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and/now", "*Hebraidi*": "dative, feminine, singular - Hebrew", "*dialektō*": "dative, feminine, singular - language/dialect", "*prosephōnei*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was addressing/speaking to", "*mallon*": "comparative adverb - more/rather", "*pareschon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - provided/granted/gave", "*hēsychian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - quietness/silence", "*phēsin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - he says" }, "variants": { "*Akousantes*": "having heard/when they heard", "*de*": "but/and/now", "*Hebraidi dialektō*": "Hebrew language/Aramaic dialect", "*prosephōnei*": "was addressing/was speaking to", "*mallon*": "more/rather/instead", "*pareschon*": "provided/maintained/gave", "*hēsychian*": "silence/quiet/stillness", "*phēsin*": "he says/he spoke" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Acts 21:40 : 40 { "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)" } }