Acts 15:13

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, {G435} Brethren, hearken unto me:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Μετὰ δὲ τὸ σιγῆσαι αὐτούς, ἀπεκρίθη Ἰάκωβος, λέγων, Ἄνδρες ἀδελφοί, ἀκούσατέ μου:

Transliteration

And after to sigēsai autous, apekrithē Iakōbos, legōn, Andres adelphoi, akousate mou:

Grammar Details

*meta*: preposition + accusative - after
*to sigēsai*: aorist, infinitive, active, articular - the becoming silent
*autous*: accusative, masculine, plural - them
*apekrithē*: aorist, indicative, passive, 3rd person, singular - answered
*Iakōbos*: nominative, masculine, singular - James
*legōn*: present participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - saying
*andres*: vocative, masculine, plural - men
*adelphoi*: vocative, masculine, plural - brothers
*akousate*: aorist, imperative, active, 2nd person, plural - listen/hear
*mou*: genitive, 1st person, singular - of me

Word Meanings

*sigēsai*: to become silent/to be quiet
*apekrithē*: answered/responded/replied
*legōn*: saying/speaking/declaring
*akousate*: listen/hear/pay attention to

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Referenced Verses

Acts 12:17 : 17 But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him forth out of the prison. And he said, Tell these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went to another place.
Acts 21:18 : 18 And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present.
Acts 22:1 : 1 {G435} Brethren and fathers, hear ye the defence which I now make unto you.
1 Cor 14:30-33 : 30 But if a revelation be made to another sitting by, let the first keep silence. 31 For ye all can prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be exhorted; 32 and the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets; 33 for God is not [a God] of confusion, but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints,
Gal 1:19 : 19 But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother.
Gal 2:9 : 9 and when they perceived the grace that was given unto me, James and Cephas and John, they who were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship, that we should go unto the Gentiles, and they unto the circumcision;
Gal 2:12 : 12 For before that certain came from James, he ate with the Gentiles; but when they came, he drew back and separated himself, fearing them that were of the circumcision.
Jas 1:1 : 1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are of the Dispersion, greeting.
Jas 1:19 : 19 Ye know [this], my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Mark 15:40 : 40 And there were also women beholding from afar: among whom [were] both Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;
Acts 2:14 : 14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and spake forth unto them, [saying], Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and give ear unto my words.
Acts 2:22 : 22 Ye men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God unto you by mighty works and wonders and signs which God did by him in the midst of you, even as ye yourselves know;
Acts 2:29 : 29 {G435} Brethren, I may say unto {G3326} you freely of the patriarch David, that he {G5053} both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us unto this day.
Acts 7:2 : 2 And he said, {G435} Brethren and fathers, hearken: The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran,

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