Acts 22:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And when they heard that he spake unto them in the Hebrew language, they were the more quiet: and he saith,

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

(Ἀκούσαντες δὲ ὅτι τῇ Ἑβραΐδι διαλέκτῳ προσεφώνει αὐτοῖς, μᾶλλον παρέσχον ἡσυχίαν: καί φησίν,)

Transliteration

(Akousantes de that in the Hebraidi dialektō prosephōnei to them, mallon they pareschon hēsychian: and phēsin,)

Grammar Details

*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

Word Meanings

*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

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Acts 21:40 : 40 And when he had given him leave, Paul, standing on the stairs, beckoned with the hand unto the people; and when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew language, saying,

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