King James Version

Acts 2:43

And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “were taking place” (ἐγίνετο.) after apostles here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “There became” (Ἐγένετο) before then here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

Ἐγίνετοeginetocame uponγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “came upon”, an ongoing action in the pastG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.came uponδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.πάσῃpasēeveryπᾶς (pas)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “every”, the to- or for-formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.everyψυχῇpsuchēsoulψυχήnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “soul”, the to- or for-formG5590(a) the vital breath, breath of life, (b) the human soul, (c) the soul as the seat of affections and will, (d) the self, (e) a human person, an individual.soulφόβοςphobosfearφόβοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “fear”, the subject formG5401(a) fear, terror, alarm, (b) the object or cause of fear, (c) reverence, respect.This verse uses “fear”.πολλάpollamanyπολύς (polus)adjective, nominative, plural, neuter — “many”, the subject formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “many”.manyτεteandτέconjunction — “and”G5037and, both.This verse uses “and”.τέραταteratawondersτέρας (teras)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “wonders”, the subject formG5059a wonder, portent, marvel.wondersκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andσημεῖαsēmeiasignsσημεῖον (sēmeion)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “signs”, the subject formG4592a sign, miracle, indication, mark, token.signsδιὰdiabyδιάpreposition — “by”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.byτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀποστόλωνapostolōnapostlesἀπόστολος (apostolos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “apostles”, the of-formG652a messenger, envoy, delegate, one commissioned by another to represent him in some way, especially a man sent out by Jesus Christ Himself to preach the Gospel; an apostle.the apostlesἐγίνετοeginetoto beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing action in the pastG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.

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Ἐγένετοegenetocame uponγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, imperfect middle or passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “came upon”, an ongoing action in the pastG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And fear came on every soul, many wonders also and signs were being done through the apostles,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.

Young’s Literal Translation

And fear came on every soul, many wonders also and signs were being done through the apostles,

World English Bible

Fear came on every soul, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles.

Darby Translation

And fear was upon every soul, and many wonders and signs took place through the apostles' means.

Douay-Rheims

And fear came upon every soul: many wonders also and signs were done by the apostles in Jerusalem, and there was great fear in all.

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