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Acts 22:2 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Acts 22:2Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 22:213 words
GreekMeaning
ἈκούσαντεςAkousantes
Having heardverbG191
δὲde
thenwordG1161
ὅτιhoti
thatwordG3754
τῇ
in thearticleG3588
ἙβραΐδιHebraidi
HebrewadjectiveG1446
διαλέκτῳdialektō
languagenounG1258
προσεφώνειprosephōnei
he was addressingverbG4377
αὐτοῖςautois
thempronounG846
μᾶλλονmallon
even moreadverbG3123
παρέσχονpareschon
they becameverbG3930
ἡσυχίανhēsychian
quietnounG2271
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
φησίνphēsin
he saysverbG5346
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 22:2

And when they heard that he spoke in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence. Acts 22:2 Do you observe how the using the same tongue subdued them? In fact, they had a sort of awe for that language. Observe also how he prepares the way for his discourse, beginning thus:

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 47 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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