Acts 21:40 — King James Version← Study notes
“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,”
Acts 21:40 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Acts 21:4023 words
ἐπιτρέψαντοςepitrepsantosgive leave (liberty, license), let
δὲdeand / but
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
ὁhothe
ΠαῦλοςPaulosPaul, Paulus
ἑστὼςhestōsabide, appoint, bring
ἐπὶepiabout (the times), above, after
τῶνtōnthe
ἀναβαθμῶνanabathmōnstairs
κατέσεισεkateseisebeckon
τῇtēthe
χειρὶcheirihand
τῷtōthe
λαῷlaōpeople
πολλῆςpollēsmany / much
δὲdeand / but
σιγῆςsigēssilence
γενομένηςgenomenēsarise, be
assembled, be(-come
προσεφώνησενprosephōnēsencall unto, speak (un-)to
τῇtēthe
ἙβραΐδιHebraidiHebrew
διαλέκτῳdialektōlanguage, tongue
λέγωνlegōnsay
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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