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Acts 21:40

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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ἐπιτρέψαντοςepitrepsantoswhen he had givenἐπιτρέπω (epitrepō)verb, aorist active participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “when he had given”, a single actionG2010I turn to, commit, entrust; I allow, yield, permit.when he had givenδὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.Andαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΠαῦλοςpaulosPaulΠαῦλοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Paul”, the subject formG3972Paul, Paulus.ἑστὼςhestōsto standἵστημι (histēmi)verb, perfect active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to stand”, a completed action with a present resultG2476trans: (a) I make to stand, place, set up, establish, appoint; mid: I place myself, stand, (b) I set in balance, weigh; intrans: (c) I stand, stand by, stand still; met: I stand ready, stand firm, am steadfast.This verse uses “stand”.ἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀναβαθμῶνanabathmōnstairsἀναβαθμός (anabathmos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “stairs”, the of-formG304a step, a flight of steps; the well-known "stairs" leading up from the temple to the tower of Antonia at Jerusalem.κατέσεισεkateseiseto signalκατασείω (kataseiō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to signal”, a single actionG2678I shake (the hand) up and down, wave; intrans: I beckon for silence.τῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.χειρὶcheirihandχείρ (cheir)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “hand”, the to- or for-formG5495a hand.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.λαῷlaōa peopleλαός (laos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “a people”, the to- or for-formG2992(a) a people, characteristically of God's chosen people, first the Jews, then the Christians, (b) sometimes, but rarely, the people, the crowd.This verse uses “a people”.πολλῆςpollēsa greatπολύς (polus)adjective, genitive, singular, feminine — “a great”, the of-formG4183much, many; often.a greatδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.σιγῆςsigēssilenceσιγή (sigē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “silence”, the of-formG4602silence.silenceγενομένηςgenomenēsto beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle participle, genitive, singular, feminine — “to be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.προσεφώνησενprosephōnēsenhe spakeπροσφωνέω (prosphōneō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he spake”, a single actionG4377I call to, summon; I call (out) to, address, give a speech to, harangue.he spakeτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.Ἑβραΐδιhebraidiunto them in the HebrewἙβραΐς (hebrais)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “unto them in the Hebrew”, the to- or for-formG1446the Hebrew language, or rather: Aramaic.unto them in the Hebrewδιαλέκτῳdialektōtongueδιάλεκτος (dialektos)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “tongue”, the to- or for-formG1258language, speech, conversation, manner of speaking.tongueλέγωνlegōnsayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “saying”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.saying

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And he having given him leave, Paul having stood upon the stairs, did beckon with the hand to the people, and there having been a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew dialect, saying:

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when he had given him leave, Paul, standing on the stairs, beckoned with the hand unto the people; and when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew language, saying,

Young’s Literal Translation

And he having given him leave, Paul having stood upon the stairs, did beckon with the hand to the people, and there having been a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew dialect, saying:

World English Bible

When he had given him permission, Paul, standing on the stairs, beckoned with his hand to the people. When there was a great silence, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, saying,

Darby Translation

And when he had allowed him, Paul, standing on the stairs, beckoned with his hand to the people; and a great silence having been made, he addressed them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,

Douay-Rheims

And when he had given him leave, Paul standing on the stairs, beckoned with his hand to the people. And a great silence being made, he spoke unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying:

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