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Andδὲwhen they heardἈκούσαντεςthatὅτιhe was addressingπροσεφώνειthemαὐτοῖςin the Hebrewτῇ Ἑβραΐδιlanguage,διαλέκτῳthey keptπαρέσχονeven moreμᾶλλονquiet.ἡσυχίανAndκαὶhe says:φησίν
Acts 22:2
Study it in the app“And when they heard that he was addressing them in the Hebrew language, they kept even more quiet. And he says:”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 22:2, word by word
- when they heardἈκούσαντεςAkousantes
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “Akousantes” appears- he was addressingπροσεφώνειprosephōnei
call out, address
Call to, call out to someone, address; also summon.
Where else “prosephōnei” appears- in the HebrewἙβραΐδιHebraidi
Hebrew language
The Hebrew language; in the New Testament it may also mean Aramaic, the language spoken by the Jews of the land.
Where else “Hebraidi” appears- languageδιαλέκτῳdialektōi
language
Language, the speech of a people; also manner of speaking.
Where else “dialektōi” appears- they keptπαρέσχονpareschon
provide
To provide someone with what they need or what benefits them.
Where else “pareschon” appears- even moreμᾶλλονmallon
more
To a greater degree; how much more, when comparing.
Where else “mallon” appears- quietἡσυχίανhēsychian
silence
Everyone falling still to listen.
Where else “hēsychian” appears- he saysφησίνphēsin
say
Say.
Where else “phēsin” appears
The context
1“Brothers and fathers, listen to my defense before you now.”
2 · This verse (above)
3“I am a Jewish man, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, educated at the feet of Gamaliel strictly according to the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, just as all of you are today.
To study Acts 22 in a group
1. What it says
Paul tells his story to the crowd: what was he like before, what happened on the road, and what did Ananias say? (vv. 3-16)
2. What it means
Why does Paul begin by saying that he too persecuted the disciples and was zealous for God? (vv. 3-5)
3. How I live it
Telling your own story simply can draw others near. What part of your life could you share with someone without pressuring them?