Acts 21:27

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him,

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

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,

Transliteration

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 Details

*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

Word Meanings

*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

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Referenced Verses

Acts 24:18 : 18 {G1161} Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult.
Acts 26:21 : 21 For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me.
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 14:2 : 2 But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren.
Acts 14:5 : 5 And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use them despitefully, and to stone them,
Acts 14:19 : 19 And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch and Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead.
Acts 17:5-6 : 5 But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy , took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people. 6 And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying , These that have turned the world upside down are come hither also;
Acts 17:13 : 13 But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people.
Acts 18:12 : 12 And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment seat,
1 Kgs 21:25 : 25 But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.
Luke 21:12 : 12 But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake.
Acts 4:3 : 3 And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day: for it was now eventide.
Acts 5:18 : 18 And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.
Acts 6:12 : 12 And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,

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