Acts 2:5

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἦσαν δὲ ἐν Ἰερουσαλὴμ κατοικοῦντες Ἰουδαῖοι, ἄνδρες εὐλαβεῖς, ἀπὸ παντὸς ἔθνους τῶν ὑπὸ τὸν οὐρανόν.

Transliteration

Ēsan de in Ierousalēm katoikountes Ioudaioi, andres eulabeis, from every ethnous of those under the ouranon.

Grammar Details

*Ēsan*: imperfect, 3rd person plural - were [continuous]
*de*: conjunction - and/but/now
*Ierousalēm*: dative proper noun - Jerusalem
*katoikountes*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - dwelling/residing
*Ioudaioi*: nominative, masculine, plural - Jews
*andres*: nominative, masculine, plural - men
*eulabeis*: nominative, masculine, plural - devout/reverent/pious
*ethnous*: genitive, neuter, singular - nation/people
*ouranon*: accusative, masculine, singular - heaven

Word Meanings

*de*: and/but/now
*katoikountes*: dwelling/residing/living as inhabitants
*Ioudaioi*: Jews/Judeans
*eulabeis*: devout/reverent/pious/God-fearing
*ethnous*: nation/people/race

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Luke 2:25 : 25 And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.
Acts 8:2 : 2 And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, and made great lamentation over him.
Acts 8:27 : 27 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,
Acts 10:2 : 2 A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway.
Acts 10:7 : 7 And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;
Acts 13:50 : 50 But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.
Acts 22:12 : 12 And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,
Col 1:23 : 23 If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;
Luke 17:24 : 24 For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day.
Luke 24:18 : 18 And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days?
John 12:20 : 20 And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:
Acts 2:1 : 1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.
Exod 23:16 : 16 And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of ingathering, which is in the end of the year, when thou hast gathered in thy labours out of the field.
Deut 2:25 : 25 This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of thee.
Isa 66:18 : 18 For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.
Zech 8:18 : 18 And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me, saying,
Matt 24:14 : 14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

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