Acts 15:13

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Men and 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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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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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 out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into 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 Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you.
1 Cor 14:30-33 : 30 If any thing be revealed to another that sitteth by, let the first hold his peace. 31 For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted. 32 And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets. 33 For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all 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 James , Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.
Gal 2:12 : 12 For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which 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 scattered abroad, greeting.
Jas 1:19 : 19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Mark 15:40 : 40 There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was 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 said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:
Acts 2:22 : 22 Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
Acts 2:29 : 29 Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.
Acts 7:2 : 2 And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,

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