Acts 15:12

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Ἐσίγησεν δὲ πᾶν τὸ πλῆθος, καὶ ἤκουον Βαρνάβα καὶ Παύλου, ἐξηγουμένων ὅσα ἐποίησεν ὁ Θεὸς σημεῖα καὶ τέρατα ἐν τοῖς Ἔθνεσιν διʼ αὐτῶν.

Transliteration

And esigēsen all the plēthos, and they were ēkouon Barnaba and Paulou, exēgoumenōn hosa epoiēsen ho Theos sēmeia kai terata en tois Ethnesin di' autōn.

Grammar Details

*esigēsen*: aorist, indicative, active, 3rd person, singular - became silent
*plēthos*: nominative, neuter, singular - multitude/crowd
*ēkouon*: imperfect, indicative, active, 3rd person, plural - were hearing/listening to
*Barnaba*: genitive, masculine, singular - of Barnabas
*Paulou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of Paul
*exēgoumenōn*: present participle, middle, genitive, masculine, plural - relating/narrating
*hosa*: accusative, neuter, plural - as many as/what
*epoiēsen*: aorist, indicative, active, 3rd person, singular - did/made
*ho Theos*: nominative, masculine, singular - God
*sēmeia*: accusative, neuter, plural - signs
*terata*: accusative, neuter, plural - wonders
*en*: preposition + dative - among
*tois Ethnesin*: dative, neuter, plural - the Gentiles/nations
*di'*: preposition + genitive - through
*autōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - them

Word Meanings

*esigēsen*: became silent/kept quiet/fell silent
*plēthos*: multitude/crowd/assembly
*ēkouon*: were listening to/hearing
*exēgoumenōn*: relating/narrating/explaining
*sēmeia*: signs/miracles/indicators
*terata*: wonders/marvels/portents
*Ethnesin*: Gentiles/nations/peoples

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Acts 14:27 : 27 And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.
Acts 15:4 : 4 And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and of the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them.
Acts 21:19 : 19 And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.
John 4:48 : 48 Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.

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