Acts 21:35

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὅτε δὲ ἐγένετο ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀναβαθμούς, συνέβη, βαστάζεσθαι αὐτὸν ὑπὸ τῶν στρατιωτῶν διὰ τὴν βίαν τοῦ ὄχλου.

Transliteration

When de egeneto upon the anabathmous, synebē, bastazesthai him by the stratiōtōn because of the bian of the ochlou.

Grammar Details

*de*: post-positive particle - but/and/now
*egeneto*: aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular - he came
*anabathmous*: accusative masculine plural - steps
*synebē*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - it happened
*bastazesthai*: present passive infinitive - to be carried
*stratiōtōn*: genitive masculine plural - of soldiers
*bian*: accusative feminine singular - violence
*ochlou*: genitive masculine singular - of crowd

Word Meanings

*egeneto*: he came/arrived/reached
*anabathmous*: steps/stairs/flight of stairs
*synebē*: it happened/occurred/came about
*bastazesthai*: to be carried/borne/lifted
*bian*: violence/force/strength
*ochlou*: crowd/mob/multitude

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Gen 6:11-12 : 11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. 12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
Ps 55:9 : 9 Destroy{H8761)}, O Lord, and divide{H8761)} their tongues: for I have seen{H8804)} violence and strife in the city.
Ps 58:2 : 2 Yea, in heart ye work{H8799)} wickedness; ye weigh{H8762)} the violence of your hands in the earth.
Jer 23:10 : 10 For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourneth; the pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up, and their course is evil, and their force is not right.
Hab 1:2-3 : 2 O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save! 3 Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.
Acts 21:40 : 40 And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,

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