Acts 16:29 Go deeper

Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, (KJV)

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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.

αἰτήσαςaitēsasHaving called for

Lemma: αἰτέω (aiteō) · Strong's: G0154

Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-AAP-NSM)

Meaning: to ask — αἰτέω, -ῶ, ; [in LXX chiefly for שׁאל ; ] ; to ask, request: absol., Mat.7:7, Jas.1:6; with accusative of person(s), Mat.5:42, Luk.6:30; with accusative of thing(s), before ἀπό, Mat.20:20, 1Jn.5:15; id. before παρά,…

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Used 70 times. Also: Matthew 5:42, Matthew 6:8, Matthew 7:7, Matthew 7:8, Matthew 7:9, Matthew 7:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G0154; TFLSJ G0154; TAGNT Acts 16:29 word 1

δὲdenow

Lemma: δέ (de) · Strong's: G1161

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: then — δέ (before vowels δ᾽; on the general neglect of the elision in NT, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., 96), ; post-positive conjunctive particle; 1. copulative, but, in the next place, and, now (Abbott, JG, 104): Mat.1:2ff.,…

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Used 2921 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1161; TFLSJ G1161; TAGNT Acts 16:29 word 2

φῶταphōtalights

Lemma: φῶς (phōs) · Strong's: G5457

Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Plural · Neuter (N-APN)

Meaning: light — φῶς (Att.. contr. from φάος; φάω), genitive, φωτός, τό, ; [in LXX chiefly for אוֹר ; ] ; light (opposite to τὸ σκότος, ἡ σκοτία): Mat.17:2, 5, Jhn.11:9-10, 2Co.4:6; ἡλίου, Rev.22:5; of a lamp, Luk.8:16 11:33, Jhn.5:35,…

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Used 71 times. Also: Matthew 4:16, Matthew 5:14, Matthew 5:16, Matthew 6:23, Matthew 10:27, Matthew 17:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G5457; TFLSJ G5457; TAGNT Acts 16:29 word 3

εἰσεπήδησενeisepēdēsenhe rushed in

Lemma: εἰσπηδάω (eispēdaō) · Strong's: G1530

Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-AAI-3S)

Meaning: to rush into — εἰσ-πηδάω, -ῶ ; [in LXX: Amo.5:19 (בּוֹא), Da TH Sus 1:26* ; ] ; to spring in, rush in: Act.14:14 (Rec.), Act.16:29 (for exx. from π., see MM, Exp., xii).†; (AS)

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Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1530; TFLSJ G1530; TAGNT Acts 16:29 word 4

καὶkaiand

Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…

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Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Acts 16:29 word 5

ἔντρομοςentromosterrified

Lemma: ἔντρομος (entromos) · Strong's: G1790

Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (A-NSM)

Meaning: trembling — ἔν-τρομος, -ον ; [in LXX: Da TH Dan.10:11 (רָעַד hi.); ἔ. γίγνεσθαι, Psa.18:7 77:18 (רַעַשׁ), Wis.17:10, 1Ma.13:2 * ; ] ; trembling with fear (Pint.): Act.7:32 16:29, Heb.12:21 (ἔκτρ-, WH, mg.).†; (AS)

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Used 3 times. Also: Acts 7:32, Hebrews 12:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1790; TFLSJ G1790; TAGNT Acts 16:29 word 6

γενόμενοςgenomenoshaving become

Lemma: γίνομαι (ginomai) · Strong's: G1096

Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Middle Deponent · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-2ADP-NSM)

Meaning: to be — γίνομαι, Ion. and κοινή for Att. γίγν- (M. Pr., 47; Bl., §6, 8 Mayser, 166 f.), ; [in LXX chiefly for היה ; ] ; 1. of persons, things occurrences, to come into being, be born, arise, come on: Jhn.1:15 8:58, 1Co.15:37; a…

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Used 675 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 4:3, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:45, Matthew 6:10, Matthew 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G1096; TFLSJ G1096; TAGNT Acts 16:29 word 7

προσέπεσενprosepesenhe fell down before

Lemma: προσπίπτω (prospiptō) · Strong's: G4363

Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-2AAI-3S)

Meaning: to fall/beat — προσ-πίπτω; [in LXX for נָפַל, נָגַע hi., כָּרַע ; ] ; 1. to fall upon, strike against: with dative, of wind, Mat.7:25. ; 2. to fall down at one's feet, fall prostrate before: absol., before πρός, Mrk.7:25; with dative…

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Used 8 times. Also: Matthew 7:25, Mark 3:11, Mark 5:33, Mark 7:25, Luke 5:8, Luke 8:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4363; TFLSJ G4363; TAGNT Acts 16:29 word 8

τῷtō<the>

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Singular · Masculine (T-DSM)

Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…

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Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Acts 16:29 word 9

ΠαύλῳPaulōPaul

Lemma: Παῦλος (Paulos) · Strong's: G3972G

Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Masculine · Individual (N-DSM-P)

Meaning: Paul — Παῦλος, -ου, ὁ (Lat. Paulus), ; 1. Sergius Paulus: Act.13:7. ; 2. the Apostle Paul (cf. Σαῦλος): Act.13:9, and frequently throughout Ac., Rom.1:1, 1Co.1:1, al., 2Pe.3:15.; (AS)

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Used 163 times. Also: Acts 13:9, Acts 13:13, Acts 13:16, Acts 13:43, Acts 13:45, Acts 13:46 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3972G; TFLSJ G3972G; TAGNT Acts 16:29 word 10

καὶkaiand

Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532

Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)

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Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Acts 16:29 word 11

τῷtō<the>

Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588

Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Singular · Masculine (T-DSM)

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Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Acts 16:29 word 12

Σιλᾷ,SilaSilas,

Lemma: Σίλας (Silas) · Strong's: G4609

Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Masculine · Individual (N-DSM-P)

Meaning: Silas — Σίλας, -α (accusative to BL, § 29, W-Schm., 74, -ᾶς, -ᾶ), ὁ (Aram. שׁאִילָא; see Dalman, Gr., 157.5), ; Silas (called also Σιλουανός, which see): Act.15:22, 27 15:32, 34 15:40 16:19, 25 16:29 17:4, 10 17:14-15 18:5 †;…

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Used 13 times. Also: Acts 15:22, Acts 15:27, Acts 15:32, Acts 15:34, Acts 15:40, Acts 16:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESG G4609; TFLSJ G4609; TAGNT Acts 16:29 word 13

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Calling for	→	αἰτέω G0154 to ask
lights	→	φῶς G5457 light
[the jailer] rushed in	→	εἰσπηδάω G1530 to rush into
and	→	καί G2532 and
fell	→	προσπίπτω G4363 to fall/beat
trembling {before}	→	ἔντρομος G1790 trembling
Paul	→	Παῦλος G3972G Paul
and	→	καί G2532 and
Silas	→	Σίλας G4609 Silas

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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