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Acts 22:2

(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)

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Ἀκούσαντεςakousanteswhen they heardἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “when they heard”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.when they heardδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.Ἑβραΐδιhebraidiin the HebrewἙβραΐς (hebrais)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “in the Hebrew”, the to- or for-formG1446the Hebrew language, or rather: Aramaic.in the Hebrewδιαλέκτῳdialektōtongueδιάλεκτος (dialektos)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “tongue”, the to- or for-formG1258language, speech, conversation, manner of speaking.tongueπροσεφώνειprosephōneito call toπροσφωνέω (prosphōneō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to call to”, an ongoing action in the pastG4377I call to, summon; I call (out) to, address, give a speech to, harangue.This verse uses “call to”.αὐτοῖςautoisto themαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “to them”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.This verse uses “them”.to themμᾶλλονmallonmoreμᾶλλονadverb — “more”G3123more, rather.This verse uses “more”.the moreπαρέσχονpareschonto furnish occasionπαρέχω (parechō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to furnish occasion”, a single actionG3930act. and mid: I offer, provide, confer, afford, give, bring, show, cause.ἡσυχίανhēsuchiansilenceἡσυχία (hēsuchia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “silence”, the object formG2271quietness, stillness, silence.This verse uses “silence”.silenceκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andφησίνphēsinhe saithφημί (phēmi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he saith”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5346I say, declare.he saith

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and they having heard that in the Hebrew dialect he was speaking to them, gave the more silence, and he saith, —

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when they heard that he spake unto them in the Hebrew language, they were the more quiet: and he saith,

Young’s Literal Translation

and they having heard that in the Hebrew dialect he was speaking to them, gave the more silence, and he saith, —

World English Bible

When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more quiet. He said,

Darby Translation

And hearing that he addressed them in the Hebrew tongue, they kept the more quiet; and he says,

Douay-Rheims

(And when they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew tongue, they kept the more silence.)

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