Acts 7:54

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Ἀκούοντες δὲ ταῦτα, διεπρίοντο ταῖς καρδίαις αὐτῶν, καὶ ἔβρυχον τοὺς ὀδόντας ἐπʼ αὐτόν.

Transliteration

Akouontes de these-things, they-were-dieprionto in-the kardiais of-them, and ebrychon the odontas at him.

Grammar Details

*Akouontes*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - hearing
*de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and
*dieprionto*: imperfect middle/passive indicative, 3rd plural - were cut to the heart
*kardiais*: dative, feminine, plural - hearts
*ebrychon*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd plural - were gnashing
*odontas*: accusative, masculine, plural - teeth

Word Meanings

*Akouontes*: hearing/listening to
*dieprionto*: were cut to the heart/were furious/were enraged
*kardiais*: hearts/inner selves
*ebrychon*: were gnashing/grinding/clenching

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Referenced Verses

Acts 5:33 : 33 When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them.
Job 16:9 : 9 He teareth me in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me.
Ps 35:16 : 16 With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.
Ps 112:10 : 10 The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.
Lam 2:16 : 16 All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up: certainly this is the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen it.
Matt 8:12 : 12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Matt 13:42 : 42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Matt 13:50 : 50 And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
Matt 22:13 : 13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Matt 24:51 : 51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Matt 25:30 : 30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Luke 13:28 : 28 There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.
Acts 22:22-23 : 22 And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live. 23 And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air,

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