Acts 2:12 Go deeper
← Acts 2 · ← verse 11 · verse 13 →
And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this? (KJV)
Greek words tap a word
Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
ἐξίσταντοexistantoWere amazed
Lemma: ἐξίστημι (existēmi) · Strong's: G1839
Parsing: Verb · Imperfect · Middle · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-IMI-3P)
Meaning: to amaze — ἐξ-ίστημι (also in Hellenistic -ιστάνω, Act 8:9), ; [in LXX for H2730, etc. (29 words in all) ; ], ; 1. causal in Pres., impf., fut., 1 aor., to put out of its place; metaphorically, ἐ. τινά φρενῶν (Eur.), to drive one…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 17 times. Also: Matthew 12:23, Mark 2:12, Mark 3:21, Mark 5:42, Mark 6:51, Luke 2:47 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1839; TFLSJ G1839; TAGNT Acts 2:12 word 1
δὲdethen
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.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
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 2:12 word 2
πάντεςpantesall
Lemma: πᾶς (pas) · Strong's: G3956
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (A-NPM)
Meaning: all — πᾶς, πᾶσα, πᾶν, genitive, παντός, πάσης, παντός, ; [in LXX chiefly for כֹּל ; ] ; all, every. ; I. As adj., ; 1. with subst. anarth., all, every, of every kind: Mat.3:10 4:23, Mrk.9:49, Luk.4:37, Jhn.2:1o, Act.27:20,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1264 times. Also: Matthew 1:17, Matthew 2:3, Matthew 2:4, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:5, Matthew 3:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3956; TFLSJ G3956; TAGNT Acts 2:12 word 3
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,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
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 2:12 word 4
διηπόρουνdiēporounthey were perplexed
Lemma: διαπορέω (diaporeō) · Strong's: G1280
Parsing: Verb · Imperfect · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-IAI-3P)
Meaning: be perplexed — δι-απορέω, -ῶ ; [in Sm.: Psa.77:5, Dan.2:1 * ; ] ; to be quite at a loss, be in great perplexity: absol., Act.2:12; before διὰ τό, with inf., Luk.9:7; περί, Act.5:24; ἐν ἑαυτῷ, Act.10:17.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, Byzantine
Used 4 times. Also: Luke 9:7, Acts 5:24, Acts 10:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1280; TFLSJ G1280; TAGNT Acts 2:12 word 5
ἄλλοςallosother
Lemma: ἄλλος (allos) · Strong's: G0243
Parsing: Adjective · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (A-NSM)
Meaning: another — ἄλλος, -η, -ο, (cf. Lat. alius, Eng. else), ; [in LXX for אַחֵר ,אֶחָד, etc. ; ] ; other, another: absol., Mat.20:3, al.; ἄ. δέ, 1Co.3:10 12:8; pl., Mrk.6:15; attached to a noun, Mat.2:12 4:21, al.; with art., ὁ ἄ., the…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 160 times. Also: Matthew 2:12, Matthew 4:21, Matthew 5:39, Matthew 8:9, Matthew 12:13, Matthew 13:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0243; TFLSJ G0243; TAGNT Acts 2:12 word 6
πρὸςprosto
Lemma: πρός (pros) · Strong's: G4314
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: to/with — πρός, ; prep. with genitive, dative, accusative ; I. I. C. genitive, of motion from a place, from the side of, hence metaphorically, in the interests of, Act.27:34 (cf. Page, in l.). ; II. II. C. dative, of local…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 732 times. Also: Matthew 2:12, Matthew 3:5, Matthew 3:10, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:14, Matthew 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4314; TFLSJ G4314; TAGNT Acts 2:12 word 7
ἄλλονallonother
Lemma: ἄλλος (allos) · Strong's: G0243
Parsing: Adjective · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (A-ASM)
Meaning: another — ἄλλος, -η, -ο, (cf. Lat. alius, Eng. else), ; [in LXX for אַחֵר ,אֶחָד, etc. ; ] ; other, another: absol., Mat.20:3, al.; ἄ. δέ, 1Co.3:10 12:8; pl., Mrk.6:15; attached to a noun, Mat.2:12 4:21, al.; with art., ὁ ἄ., the…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 160 times. Also: Matthew 2:12, Matthew 4:21, Matthew 5:39, Matthew 8:9, Matthew 12:13, Matthew 13:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0243; TFLSJ G0243; TAGNT Acts 2:12 word 8
λέγοντες·legontessaying;
Lemma: λέγω (legō) · Strong's: G3004G
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-PAP-NPM)
Meaning: to say — λέγω, ; [in LXX very freq., chiefly for אמר; λέγει for נְאֻם, Gen.22:16, al. ; ] ; 1. in Hom., to pick out, gather, reckon, recount.; 2. In Hdt. and Att., to say, speak, affirm, declare: absol., Act.13:15, 24:10; before…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1305 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3004G; TFLSJ G3004G; TAGNT Acts 2:12 word 9
τίtiWhat
Lemma: τίς (tis) · Strong's: G5101
Parsing: Interrogative pronoun · Nominative · Singular · Neuter (I-NSN)
Meaning: which? — τίς, neut., τί, genitive, τίνος, interrog. pron., [in LXX for מָה ,מִי ; ] in masc. and fem., ; who, which, what?; in neut., which, what?, used both in direct and in indirect questions. ; I. I. As subst., ; 1. 1. masc.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 568 times. Also: Matthew 3:7, Matthew 5:13, Matthew 5:46, Matthew 5:47, Matthew 6:3, Matthew 6:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5101; TFLSJ G5101; TAGNT Acts 2:12 word 10
ἄνanmaybe
Lemma: ἄν (an) · Strong's: G0302
Parsing: Particle or Disjunctive (PRT)
Meaning: if — ἄν, ; conditional particle, ; which cannot usually be separately translated in English, its force depending on the constructions which contain it (see further, LS, see word; WM, §xlii; M, Pr., 165 ff.; MM, VGT, see…
Greek editions with this word: TR, Byzantine
Used 181 times. Also: Matthew 2:13, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 5:19, Matthew 5:21, Matthew 5:22, Matthew 5:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0302; TFLSJ G0302; TAGNT Acts 2:12 word 11
θέλειtheleiintends
Lemma: θέλω (thelō) · Strong's: G2309
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PAI-3S)
Meaning: to will/desire — θέλω (the strengthened form ἐθέλω is found in Hom., and is the more frequently in Attic; see Rutherford, NPhr., 415f.), ; [in LXX for חפץ ,אבה; with neg., מאן pi., etc. ; ] ; to will, be willing, wish, desire (more…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
Used 211 times. Also: Matthew 1:19, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 5:40, Matthew 5:42, Matthew 7:12, Matthew 8:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2309; TFLSJ G2309; TAGNT Acts 2:12 word 12
τοῦτοtoutothis
Lemma: οὗτος (ohutos) · Strong's: G3778
Parsing: Demonstrative pronoun · Nominative · Singular · Neuter (D-NSN)
Meaning: this/he/she/it — οὗτος, αὕτη, τοῦτο, genitive, τούτου, ταύτης, τούτου, ; [in LXX chiefly for זֹאת ,זֶה ; ] ; demonstr. pron. (related to ἐκεῖνος as hic to ille), ; this; 1. as subst., this one, he; (a) absol.: Mat.3:17, Mrk.9:7,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1423 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 3:3, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:17, Matthew 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3778; TFLSJ G3778; TAGNT Acts 2:12 word 13
εἶναι;einaito be?
Lemma: εἶναι (einai) · Strong's: G1511
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Infinitive (V-PAN)
Meaning: to exist — εἰμί, ; with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be. ; I. As substantive verb. ; 1. Of persons and things, to be, exist: Act.17:28, Jhn.1:1, 8:58, 17:5, al; ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν (for past ptcp.), Rev.1:4,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 126 times. Also: Matthew 16:13, Matthew 16:15, Matthew 17:4, Matthew 19:21, Matthew 20:27, Matthew 22:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1511; TFLSJ G1511; TAGNT Acts 2:12 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Astounded | → | ἐξίστημι G1839 to amaze |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| perplexed | → | διαπορέω G1280 be perplexed |
| they asked | → | λέγω G3004G to say |
| one another | → | ἄλλος G0243 another |
| . . . | → | ἄλλος G0243 another |
| What | → | τίς G5101 which? |
| does | → | θέλω G2309 to will/desire |
| this | → | οὗτος G3778 this/he/she/it |
| mean | → | εἰμί G1510 to be |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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).
🎤 SermonWeek helper
Tap the mic and talk.
Or just say “yes” or “no”.
Things you can say
Simple word rules, no AI service. It only opens pages for you; it never saves or sends anything. Open the full helper page