Acts 20:8

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they were gathered together.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἦσαν δὲ λαμπάδες ἱκαναὶ ἐν τῷ ὑπερῴῳ, οὗ ἦσαν συνηγμένοι.

Transliteration

Ēsan de lampades hikanai in the hyperōō, where ēsan synēgmenoi.

Grammar Details

*Ēsan*: imperfect indicative, active, 3rd person plural - were
*de*: postpositive particle - and/but/now
*lampades*: nominative, feminine, plural - lamps/torches
*hikanai*: nominative, feminine, plural - many/sufficient
*hyperōō*: dative, neuter, singular - upper room
*ēsan*: imperfect indicative, active, 3rd person plural - were
*synēgmenoi*: perfect participle, passive, nominative, masculine, plural - having been gathered together

Word Meanings

*lampades*: lamps/torches/lights
*hikanai*: many/sufficient/considerable
*hyperōō*: upper room/upstairs room
*synēgmenoi*: having been gathered together/assembled

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Acts 1:13 : 13 And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.
Luke 22:12 : 12 And he shall shew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready.

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