Acts 7:57

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{ "verseID": "Acts.7.57", "source": "Κράξαντες δὲ φωνῇ μεγάλῃ, συνέσχον τὰ ὦτα αὐτῶν, καὶ ὥρμησαν ὁμοθυμαδὸν ἐπʼ αὐτόν,", "text": "Having-*kraxantes* *de* with-*phōnē* *megalē*, they-*syneschon* the *ōta* of-them, and *hōrmēsan* *homothymadon* upon him,", "grammar": { "*kraxantes*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having cried out", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*phōnē*": "dative, feminine, singular - voice/sound", "*megalē*": "dative, feminine, singular - loud/great", "*syneschon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd plural - stopped up/covered", "*ōta*": "accusative, neuter, plural - ears", "*hōrmēsan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd plural - rushed", "*homothymadon*": "adverb - with one accord/unitedly" }, "variants": { "*kraxantes*": "having cried out/shouted/screamed", "*phōnē*": "voice/sound/cry", "*megalē*": "loud/great/strong", "*syneschon*": "stopped up/covered/held together", "*hōrmēsan*": "rushed/charged/made a rush", "*homothymadon*": "with one accord/unitedly/together" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Κράξαντες δὲ φωνῇ μεγάλῃ, συνέσχον τὰ ὦτα αὐτῶν, καὶ ὥρμησαν ὁμοθυμαδὸν ἐπʼ αὐτόν,

Transliteration

Having-kraxantes de with-phōnē megalē, they-syneschon the ōta of-them, and hōrmēsan homothymadon upon him,

Grammar Details

• *kraxantes*: aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having cried out
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and
• *phōnē*: dative, feminine, singular - voice/sound
• *megalē*: dative, feminine, singular - loud/great
• *syneschon*: aorist active indicative, 3rd plural - stopped up/covered
• *ōta*: accusative, neuter, plural - ears
• *hōrmēsan*: aorist active indicative, 3rd plural - rushed
• *homothymadon*: adverb - with one accord/unitedly

Word Meanings

• *kraxantes*: having cried out/shouted/screamed
• *phōnē*: voice/sound/cry
• *megalē*: loud/great/strong
• *syneschon*: stopped up/covered/held together
• *hōrmēsan*: rushed/charged/made a rush
• *homothymadon*: with one accord/unitedly/together

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  At this they covered their ears and, shouting at the top of their voices, they all rushed at him.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one cord,

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Then they cried out with a loud voice, stopped their ears, and ran at him with one accord,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  But they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and rushed upon him with one accord;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Then they gave a shute with a loude voyce and stopped their eares and ranne apon him all at once

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But they cried out with a loude voyce, & stopped their eares, and rane violently vpon him all at once,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then they gaue a shoute with a loude voyce, and stopped their eares, and ranne vpon him violently all at once,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then they gaue a shoute with a loude voyce, and stopped their eares, and ran vpon hym all at once,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and rushed at him with one accord.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And they, having cried out with a loud voice, stopped their ears, and did rush with one accord upon him,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and rushed upon him with one accord;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and rushed upon him with one accord;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But with loud cries, and stopping their ears, they made an attack on him all together,

• World English Bible (2000)

  But they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and rushed at him with one accord.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But they covered their ears, shouting out with a loud voice, and rushed at him with one intent.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 58:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Psalms.58.4", "source": "‫זֹ֣רוּ רְשָׁעִ֣ים מֵרָ֑חֶם תָּע֥וּ מִ֝בֶּ֗טֶן דֹּבְרֵ֥י כָזָֽב׃‬", "text": "*zōrû* *rəšāʿîm* *mērāḥem* *tāʿû* *mibbeṭen* *dōbərê* *kāzāb*", "grammar": { "*zōrû*": "qal 3cp perfect - they are estranged/alienated", "*rəšāʿîm*": "masculine plural adjective/noun - wicked ones", "*mērāḥem*": "preposition min + masculine singular noun - from womb", "*tāʿû*": "qal 3cp perfect - they go astray/wander/err", "*mibbeṭen*": "preposition min + masculine singular noun - from belly/womb", "*dōbərê*": "qal masculine plural participle construct - speakers of", "*kāzāb*": "masculine singular noun - lie/falsehood" }, "variants": { "*zōrû*": "are estranged/alienated/turn away", "*rəšāʿîm*": "wicked ones/evil doers", "*mērāḥem*": "from womb/from birth", "*tāʿû*": "go astray/wander/err", "*mibbeṭen*": "from belly/womb/birth", "*kāzāb*": "lie/falsehood/deception" } }
• Prov 21:13 : 13 { "verseID": "Proverbs.21.13", "source": "אֹטֵ֣ם אָ֭זְנוֹ מִזַּעֲקַת־דָּ֑ל גַּֽם־ה֥וּא יִ֝קְרָ֗א וְלֹ֣א יֵעָנֶֽה", "text": "*ʾōṭēm* *ʾāznô* from-*zaʿăqat*-*dāl* also-he *yiqrāʾ* and-not *yēʿāneh*", "grammar": { "*ʾōṭēm*": "qal participle masculine singular - stopping up", "*ʾāznô*": "singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his ear", "*zaʿăqat*": "construct singular noun - cry of", "*dāl*": "masculine singular adjective - poor person", "*yiqrāʾ*": "3rd masculine singular qal imperfect - he will call", "*yēʿāneh*": "3rd masculine singular niphal imperfect - he will be answered" }, "variants": { "*ʾōṭēm*": "stopping up/closing/shutting", "*zaʿăqat*": "cry/outcry/call for help", "*dāl*": "poor person/weak one/needy", "*yiqrāʾ*": "will call/cry out/shout", "*yēʿāneh*": "will be answered/will receive a response" } }
• Zech 7:11 : 11 { "verseID": "Zechariah.7.11", "source": "וַיְמָאֲנ֣וּ לְהַקְשִׁ֔יב וַיִּתְּנ֥וּ כָתֵ֖ף סֹרָ֑רֶת וְאָזְנֵיהֶ֖ם הִכְבִּ֥ידוּ מִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ׃", "text": "And *wa-yəmāʾănû* to *ləhaqšîḇ* and *wa-yittənû* *kāṯēp̄* *sōrāreṯ*, and *ʾāzənêhem hiḵbîḏû* from *miššəmôaʿ*.", "grammar": { "*wa-yəmāʾănû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd common plural - and they refused", "*ləhaqšîḇ*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - to pay attention/listen", "*wa-yittənû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd common plural - and they gave/turned", "*kāṯēp̄*": "noun, feminine singular - shoulder", "*sōrāreṯ*": "qal participle, feminine singular - rebellious/stubborn", "*ʾāzənêhem*": "noun, feminine plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their ears", "*hiḵbîḏû*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd common plural - they made heavy/hardened", "*miššəmôaʿ*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - from hearing" }, "variants": { "*wa-yəmāʾănû*": "and they refused/and they were unwilling", "*ləhaqšîḇ*": "to pay attention/to listen/to hearken", "*kāṯēp̄ sōrāreṯ*": "stubborn shoulder/rebellious shoulder (idiom for turning away)", "*hiḵbîḏû*": "they made heavy/they hardened/they made dull", "*miššəmôaʿ*": "from hearing/from listening/from obeying" } }
• Acts 7:54 : 54 { "verseID": "Acts.7.54", "source": "¶Ἀκούοντες δὲ ταῦτα, διεπρίοντο ταῖς καρδίαις αὐτῶν, καὶ ἔβρυχον τοὺς ὀδόντας ἐπʼ αὐτόν.", "text": "*Akouontes* *de* these-things, they-were-*dieprionto* in-the *kardiais* of-them, and *ebrychon* the *odontas* at him.", "grammar": { "*Akouontes*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - hearing", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*dieprionto*": "imperfect middle/passive indicative, 3rd plural - were cut to the heart", "*kardiais*": "dative, feminine, plural - hearts", "*ebrychon*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd plural - were gnashing", "*odontas*": "accusative, masculine, plural - teeth" }, "variants": { "*Akouontes*": "hearing/listening to", "*dieprionto*": "were cut to the heart/were furious/were enraged", "*kardiais*": "hearts/inner selves", "*ebrychon*": "were gnashing/grinding/clenching" } }
• Acts 21:27-31 : 27 { "verseID": "Acts.21.27", "source": "Ὡς δὲ ἔμελλον αἱ ἑπτὰ ἡμέραι συντελεῖσθαι, οἱ ἀπὸ τῆς Ἀσίας Ἰουδαῖοι, θεασάμενοι αὐτὸν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ, συνέχεον πάντα τὸν ὄχλον, καὶ ἐπέβαλον τὰς χεῖρας ἐπʼ αὐτόν,", "text": "As *de* *emellon* the seven *hēmerai* *synteleisthai*, the from the *Asias* *Ioudaioi*, *theasamenoi* him in the *hierō*, *synecheon* all the *ochlon*, and *epebalon* the *cheiras* upon him,", "grammar": { "*de*": "post-positive particle - but/and/now", "*emellon*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - were about to", "*hēmerai*": "nominative feminine plural - days", "*synteleisthai*": "present passive infinitive - to be completed", "*Asias*": "genitive feminine singular - of Asia", "*Ioudaioi*": "nominative masculine plural - Jews", "*theasamenoi*": "aorist middle participle, nominative masculine plural - having seen", "*hierō*": "dative neuter singular - temple", "*synecheon*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - were stirring up", "*ochlon*": "accusative masculine singular - crowd", "*epebalon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - laid", "*cheiras*": "accusative feminine plural - hands" }, "variants": { "*emellon*": "were about to/were going to", "*synteleisthai*": "to be completed/finished/ended", "*theasamenoi*": "having seen/observed/noticed", "*synecheon*": "were stirring up/confusing/agitating", "*ochlon*": "crowd/multitude/mob", "*epebalon*": "laid/placed/threw" } } 28 { "verseID": "Acts.21.28", "source": "Κράζοντες, Ἄνδρες Ἰσραηλῖται, βοηθεῖτε: Οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ ἄνθρωπος, ὁ κατὰ τοῦ λαοῦ, καὶ τοῦ νόμου, καὶ τοῦ τόπου τούτου πάντας πανταχοῦ διδάσκων: ἔτι τε καὶ Ἕλληνας εἰσήγαγεν εἰς τὸ ἱερόν, καὶ κεκοίνωκεν τὸν ἅγιον τόπον τοῦτον.", "text": "*Krazontes*, *Andres* *Israēlitai*, *boētheite*: This *estin* the *anthrōpos*, the against the *laou*, and the *nomou*, and the *topou* this all *pantachou* *didaskōn*: furthermore *te* also *Hellēnas* *eisēgagen* into the *hieron*, and *kekoinōken* the *hagion* *topon* this.", "grammar": { "*Krazontes*": "present active participle, nominative masculine plural - crying out", "*Andres*": "vocative masculine plural - men", "*Israēlitai*": "vocative masculine plural - Israelites", "*boētheite*": "present active imperative, 2nd person plural - help", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is", "*anthrōpos*": "nominative masculine singular - man", "*laou*": "genitive masculine singular - of people", "*nomou*": "genitive masculine singular - of law", "*topou*": "genitive masculine singular - of place", "*pantachou*": "adverb - everywhere", "*didaskōn*": "present active participle, nominative masculine singular - teaching", "*te*": "post-positive particle - and/both", "*Hellēnas*": "accusative masculine plural - Greeks", "*eisēgagen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he brought in", "*hieron*": "accusative neuter singular - temple", "*kekoinōken*": "perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - has defiled", "*hagion*": "accusative masculine singular - holy", "*topon*": "accusative masculine singular - place" }, "variants": { "*Krazontes*": "crying out/shouting/screaming", "*boētheite*": "help/assist/come to the rescue", "*laou*": "people/nation/population", "*nomou*": "law/Torah/rule", "*topou*": "place/location/site", "*didaskōn*": "teaching/instructing/training", "*Hellēnas*": "Greeks/Gentiles/non-Jews", "*eisēgagen*": "brought in/led in/introduced", "*kekoinōken*": "has defiled/made common/profaned", "*hagion*": "holy/sacred/set apart" } } 29 { "verseID": "Acts.21.29", "source": "(Ἦσαν γὰρ προεωρακότες Τρόφιμον τὸν Ἐφέσιον ἐν τῇ πόλει σὺν αὐτῷ, ὃν ἐνόμιζον ὅτι εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν εἰσήγαγεν ὁ Παῦλος.)", "text": "(*Ēsan* *gar* *proeōrakotes* *Trophimon* the *Ephesion* in the *polei* with him, whom *enomizon* that into the *hieron* *eisēgagen* the *Paulos*.)", "grammar": { "*Ēsan*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - they were", "*gar*": "post-positive causal particle - for", "*proeōrakotes*": "perfect active participle, nominative masculine plural - having previously seen", "*Trophimon*": "accusative masculine singular - Trophimus", "*Ephesion*": "accusative masculine singular - Ephesian", "*polei*": "dative feminine singular - city", "*enomizon*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - they were supposing", "*hieron*": "accusative neuter singular - temple", "*eisēgagen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - had brought in", "*Paulos*": "nominative masculine singular - Paul" }, "variants": { "*proeōrakotes*": "having previously seen/observed before", "*polei*": "city/town/urban area", "*enomizon*": "were supposing/assuming/thinking", "*eisēgagen*": "had brought in/led in/introduced" } } 30 { "verseID": "Acts.21.30", "source": "Ἐκινήθη τε ἡ πόλις ὅλη, καὶ ἐγένετο συνδρομὴ τοῦ λαοῦ: καὶ ἐπιλαβόμενοι τοῦ Παύλου, εἷλκον αὐτὸν ἔξω τοῦ ἱεροῦ: καὶ εὐθέως ἐκλείσθησαν αἱ θύραι.", "text": "*Ekinēthē* *te* the *polis* whole, and *egeneto* *syndromē* of the *laou*: and *epilabomenoi* the *Paulou*, *heilkon* him outside the *hierou*: and immediately *ekleisthēsan* the *thyrai*.", "grammar": { "*Ekinēthē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - was stirred up", "*te*": "post-positive particle - and/both", "*polis*": "nominative feminine singular - city", "*egeneto*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular - became/happened", "*syndromē*": "nominative feminine singular - rushing together", "*laou*": "genitive masculine singular - of people", "*epilabomenoi*": "aorist middle participle, nominative masculine plural - having seized", "*Paulou*": "genitive masculine singular - of Paul", "*heilkon*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - were dragging", "*hierou*": "genitive neuter singular - of temple", "*ekleisthēsan*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural - were shut", "*thyrai*": "nominative feminine plural - doors" }, "variants": { "*Ekinēthē*": "was stirred up/agitated/moved", "*egeneto*": "became/happened/occurred", "*syndromē*": "rushing together/gathering/concourse", "*laou*": "people/crowd/populace", "*epilabomenoi*": "having seized/taken hold of/grasped", "*heilkon*": "were dragging/pulling/drawing", "*ekleisthēsan*": "were shut/closed/locked" } } 31 { "verseID": "Acts.21.31", "source": "Ζητούντων δὲ αὐτὸν ἀποκτεῖναι, ἀνέβη φάσις τῷ χιλιάρχῳ τῆς σπείρης, ὅτι ὅλη συγκέχυται Ἰερουσαλήμ.", "text": "*Zētountōn* *de* him *apokteinai*, *anebē* *phasis* to the *chiliarchō* of the *speirēs*, that whole *sygkechytai* *Ierousalēm*.", "grammar": { "*Zētountōn*": "present active participle, genitive masculine plural - seeking", "*de*": "post-positive particle - but/and/now", "*apokteinai*": "aorist active infinitive - to kill", "*anebē*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - went up", "*phasis*": "nominative feminine singular - report", "*chiliarchō*": "dative masculine singular - to the commander", "*speirēs*": "genitive feminine singular - of the cohort", "*sygkechytai*": "perfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular - has been thrown into confusion", "*Ierousalēm*": "nominative feminine singular - Jerusalem" }, "variants": { "*Zētountōn*": "seeking/trying/attempting", "*apokteinai*": "to kill/slay/put to death", "*anebē*": "went up/ascended/was brought", "*phasis*": "report/news/information", "*chiliarchō*": "commander/tribune/military officer", "*speirēs*": "cohort/battalion/Roman military unit", "*sygkechytai*": "has been thrown into confusion/is in an uproar/is in turmoil" } }
• Acts 23:27 : 27 { "verseID": "Acts.23.27", "source": "Τὸν ἄνδρα τοῦτον συλληφθέντα ὑπὸ τῶν Ἰουδαίων, καὶ μέλλοντα ἀναιρεῖσθαι ὑπʼ αὐτῶν: Ἐπιστὰς σὺν τῷ στρατεύματι, ἐξειλόμην αὐτόν, μαθὼν ὅτι Ῥωμαῖός ἐστιν.", "text": "The *andra* this *syllēphthenta* by the *Ioudaiōn*, and *mellonta* *anaireisthai* by them: *Epistas* with the *strateumati*, *exeilomēn* him, *mathōn* that *Rōmaios* *estin*.", "grammar": { "*andra*": "accusative masculine singular - man", "*syllēphthenta*": "aorist passive participle, accusative masculine singular - having been arrested", "*Ioudaiōn*": "genitive masculine plural - of Jews", "*mellonta*": "present active participle, accusative masculine singular - being about to", "*anaireisthai*": "present passive infinitive - to be killed", "*Epistas*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having come upon", "*strateumati*": "dative neuter singular - troop", "*exeilomēn*": "aorist middle indicative, 1st person singular - I rescued", "*mathōn*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having learned", "*Rōmaios*": "nominative masculine singular - Roman", "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - he is" }, "variants": { "*syllēphthenta*": "arrested/seized/taken", "*mellonta*": "about to/going to", "*anaireisthai*": "be killed/executed/murdered", "*Epistas*": "having arrived/coming upon/intervening", "*strateumati*": "troops/army/soldiers", "*exeilomēn*": "rescued/delivered/saved", "*mathōn*": "having learned/discovered/found out" } }