King James Version

Acts 22:9

And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “and terrified they were” (καὶ ἔμφοβοι ἐγένοντο,) before the here.

οἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.Andσὺνsunwithσύνpreposition — “with”G4862with.withἐμοὶemoimeἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “me”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.meὄντεςontesto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active participle, nominative, plural, masculine — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.μὲνmenindeedμένconjunction — “indeed”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.This verse uses “indeed”.indeedφῶςphōslightφῶςnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “light”, the object formG5457light, a source of light, radiance.This verse uses “light”.the lightἐθεάσαντοetheasantoto look atθεάομαι (theaomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “to look at”, a single actionG2300I see, behold, contemplate, look upon, view; I see, visit.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.butφωνὴνphōnēnvoiceφωνή (phōnē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “voice”, the object formG5456a sound, noise, voice, language, dialect.This verse uses “voice”.the voiceοὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.ἤκουσανēkousanto hearἀκούω (akouō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to hear”, a single actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.λαλοῦντόςlalountosof him that spakeλαλέω (laleō)verb, present active participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “of him that spake”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.of him that spakeμοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).to me

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καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἔμφοβοιemphoboiafraidἔμφοβος (emphobos)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “afraid”, the subject formG1719full of fear, terrified.ἐγένοντοegenontoto beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, second aorist deponent indicative, 3rd person plural — “to be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and they who are with me the light did see, and became afraid, and the voice they heard not of him who is speaking to me —

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they that were with me beheld indeed the light, but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.

Young’s Literal Translation

and they who are with me the light did see, and became afraid, and the voice they heard not of him who is speaking to me —

World English Bible

“Those who were with me indeed saw the light and were afraid, but they didn’t understand the voice of him who spoke to me.

Darby Translation

But they that were with me beheld the light, [and were filled with fear], but heard not the voice of him that was speaking to me.

Douay-Rheims

And they that were with me, saw indeed the light, but they heard not the voice of him that spoke with me.

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