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And when they heard it , they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law: (KJV)
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Greek text follows the SBLGNT, Textus Receptus and Byzantine readings in STEPBible's Translators Amalgamated Greek NT.
οἱhoiThose
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (T-NPM)
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.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
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 21:20 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 21:20 word 2
ἀκούσαντεςakousanteshaving heard
Lemma: ἀκούω (akouō) · Strong's: G0191
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Active · Participle · Nominative · Plural · Masculine (V-AAP-NPM)
Meaning: to hear — ἀκούω, ; [in LXX chiefly for שׁמע ] ; to hear, listen, attend, perceive by hearing, comprehend by hearing. ; 1. Intrans.: Mrk.4:3 7:37, Jas.2:5, Rev.2:7, al.; τ. ὠσίν, Mat.13:15 (LXX); with cogn. dative, ακοῇ ἀ. (see:…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 435 times. Also: Matthew 2:3, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:18, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 4:12, Matthew 5:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0191; TFLSJ G0191; TAGNT Acts 21:20 word 3
ἐδόξαζονedoxazonwere glorifying
Lemma: δοξάζω (doxazō) · Strong's: G1392
Parsing: Verb · Imperfect · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-IAI-3P)
Meaning: to glorify — δοξάζω; (δόξα), [in LXX chiefly for כָּבַד ni., pi., also for פָּאַר, etc. ; ] ; 1. to think, suppose, hold an opinion (Æsch., Plat., al.). ; 2. To bestow δόξα (which see) on, to magnify, extol, praise (Thuc., iii, 45;…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 62 times. Also: Matthew 5:16, Matthew 6:2, Matthew 9:8, Matthew 15:31, Mark 2:12, Luke 2:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1392; TFLSJ G1392; TAGNT Acts 21:20 word 4
τὸνton<the>
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (T-ASM)
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.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
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 21:20 word 5
θεόν,theonGod,
Lemma: θεός (theos) · Strong's: G2316
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine · Title (N-ASM-T)
Meaning: God — θεός, -οῦ, ὁ, ἡ (Act.19:37 only; see M, Pr., 60, 244), late voc., θεέ (Mat.27:46; cf. Deu.3:24, al.), ; [in LXX chiefly for אֱלֹהִים, also for אֵל and other cognate forms, יהוה, etc. ; ] ; a god or deity, God. ; 1. In…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
Used 1338 times. Also: Matthew 1:23, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 4:3, Matthew 4:4, Matthew 4:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2316; TFLSJ G2316; TAGNT Acts 21:20 word 6
εἶπόνeiponThey said
Lemma: εἶπον (eipon) · Strong's: G2036
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-2AAI-3P)
Meaning: to say — εἶπον, 2 aorist of obsolete present ἔπω (cf. Veitch), used as aorist of λέγω, which see ; (AS)
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Used 955 times. Also: Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 3:15, Matthew 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2036; TFLSJ G2036; TAGNT Acts 21:20 word 7
τεtethen
Lemma: τε (te) · Strong's: G5037
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and/both — τέ, ; enclitic copulative particle (= Lat. -que as καί = and, ac, atque, not very frequently in NT, more than two-thirds of the occurrences being in Ac. ; 1. τέ solitarium, and, denoting a closer affinity than καί…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 227 times. Also: Matthew 22:10, Matthew 27:48, Matthew 28:12, Mark 15:36, Luke 2:16, Luke 12:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5037; TFLSJ G5037; TAGNT Acts 21:20 word 8
αὐτῷ·autōto him;
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Dative · Singular · Masculine (P-DSM)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Acts 21:20 word 9
θεωρεῖςtheōreisYou see
Lemma: θεωρέω (theōreō) · Strong's: G2334
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 2nd · Singular (V-PAI-2S)
Meaning: to see/experience — θεωρέω, -ῶ; (θεωρός, a spectator, θεάομαι) [in LXX chiefly for רָאָה, חָזָה ; ] (present and imperfect only, exc. Jhn.7:3 (fut.), Mat.28:1, Luk.23:48, Jhn.8:51, Rev.11:12 (aor.); El., § 24); 1. (cl.), to look at, gaze,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 58 times. Also: Matthew 27:55, Matthew 28:1, Mark 3:11, Mark 5:15, Mark 5:38, Mark 12:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2334; TFLSJ G2334; TAGNT Acts 21:20 word 10
ἀδελφέ,adelphebrother,
Lemma: ἀδελφός (adelphos) · Strong's: G0080
Parsing: Noun · Vocative · Singular · Masculine (N-VSM)
Meaning: brother — ἀδελφός, -οῦ, ὁ ; (ἀ- copul., δελφύς, womb), ; in cl., a brother, born of the same parent or parents. [In LXX (Hort, Ja., 102f.), for אָח ; ] ; 1. lit. of a brother (Gen.4:2, al.). ; 2. Of a neighbour (Lev.19:17). ; 3.…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 347 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 4:18, Matthew 4:21, Matthew 5:22, Matthew 5:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0080; TFLSJ G0080; TAGNT Acts 21:20 word 11
πόσαιposaihow many
Lemma: πόσος (posos) · Strong's: G4214
Parsing: Correlative or Interrogative pronoun · Nominative · Plural · Feminine (Q-NPF)
Meaning: how much/many? — πόσος, -η, -ον ; adj. of number, magnitude, degree, etc., ; how much, how great, how many: Mat.6:23, 2Co.7:11; of time, Mrk.9:21; neut., absol., Luk.16:5, 7; dative, πόσῳ, adverbially, how much, Mat.12:12; id. before…
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Used 27 times. Also: Matthew 6:23, Matthew 7:11, Matthew 10:25, Matthew 12:12, Matthew 15:34, Matthew 16:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4214; TFLSJ G4214; TAGNT Acts 21:20 word 12
μυριάδεςmuriadesmyriads
Lemma: μυριάς (murias) · Strong's: G3461
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Plural · Feminine (N-NPF)
Meaning: myriad — μυριάς, -άδος, ἡ; (μυρίος), [in LXX chiefly for רְבָבָה ; ] ; ten thousand, a myriad: pl., Act.19:19, Rev.5:11 9:16; hyperb., of vast numbers, Luk.12:1, Act.21:20, Heb.12:12, Ju 14.†; (AS)
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Used 8 times. Also: Luke 12:1, Acts 19:19, Hebrews 12:22, Jude 1:14, Revelation 5:11, Revelation 9:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3461; TFLSJ G3461; TAGNT Acts 21:20 word 13
εἰσὶνeisinthere are
Lemma: εἰμί (eimi) · Strong's: G1510
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-PAI-3P)
Meaning: to be — 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 2406 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1510; TFLSJ G1510; TAGNT Acts 21:20 word 14
ἐνenamong
Lemma: ἐν (en) · Strong's: G1722
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: in/on/among — ἐν, ; prep, (the most frequently of all in NT), with dative (= Heb. בְּ, Lat. in, with abl.). ; I. Of place, with dative of thing(s), of person(s), in, within, on, at, by, among: ἐν τ. πόλει, Luk.7:37; τ. οφθαλμῷ,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
Used 2826 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:1, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1722; TFLSJ G1722; TAGNT Acts 21:20 word 15
τοῖςtoisthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Plural · Masculine (T-DPM)
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.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
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 21:20 word 16
ἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisJews
Lemma: Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaios) · Strong's: G2453
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Plural · Masculine · Individual Gentilic (N-DPM-PG)
Meaning: Jew — Ἰουδαῖος, -αία, -αῖον ; (Ἰούδας), ; Jewish: ἀνήρ, Act.10:28 22:3; ἄνθρωπος, Act.21:39; ψευδοπροφήτης, 13:6; ἀσχιερεύς, 19:14; γυνή, 16:1 24:24; γῆ, Jhn.3:22; χώρα, Mrk.1:5. Substantively, ; (a) Ἰουδαῖος, ὁ, a Jew:…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT
Used 195 times. Also: Matthew 2:2, Matthew 27:11, Matthew 27:29, Matthew 27:37, Matthew 28:15, Mark 7:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2453; TFLSJ G2453; TAGNT Acts 21:20 word 17
τῶνtōnwho
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (T-GPM)
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.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
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 21:20 word 18
πεπιστευκότωνpepisteukotōnhaving believed
Lemma: πιστεύω (pisteuō) · Strong's: G4100
Parsing: Verb · Perfect · Active · Participle · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (V-RAP-GPM)
Meaning: to trust (in) — πιστεύω, ; [in LXX chiefly for אמן hi. ; ] ; 1. intrans., to have faith (in), to believe; in cl., with accusative, dative, in NT also with prep, (on the significance of the various constructions, see M, Pr., 67f.; Vau.…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 245 times. Also: Matthew 8:13, Matthew 9:28, Matthew 18:6, Matthew 21:22, Matthew 21:25, Matthew 21:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4100; TFLSJ G4100; TAGNT Acts 21:20 word 19
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 21:20 word 20
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 21:20 word 21
ζηλωταὶzēlōtaizealous ones
Lemma: ζηλωτής (zēlōtēs) · Strong's: G2207
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Plural · Masculine · Title (N-NPM-T)
Meaning: zealot — ζηλωτής, -οῦ, ὁ; (ζηλόω), [in LXX for קַנָּא (θεὸς ζ.), Exo.20:5 34:14, Deu.4:24 5:9 6:15; קַנּוֹא, Nam.1:2 (θεός); pl., I Est.8:72; ζ. τῶν νόμων, 2Ma.4:2; τὸν ζ. Φινεές, 4Ma.18:12 (cf. Num.25:11)* ; ] ; 1. in cl. an…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 6 times. Also: Acts 22:3, 1 Corinthians 14:12, Galatians 1:14, Titus 2:14, 1 Peter 3:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2207; TFLSJ G2207; TAGNT Acts 21:20 word 22
τοῦtoufor the
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (T-GSM)
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.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
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 21:20 word 23
νόμουnomoulaw
Lemma: νόμος (nomos) · Strong's: G3551
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Singular · Masculine (N-GSM)
Meaning: law — νόμος, -ου, ὁ ; (νέμω, to deal out, distribute), [in LXX chiefly for תּוֹרָה, also for חֻקָּה, etc. ; ] ; that which is assigned, hence, usage, custom, then law; in NT (only in Mt, Jo, Ja, and the Lucan and Pauline…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 198 times. Also: Matthew 5:17, Matthew 5:18, Matthew 7:12, Matthew 11:13, Matthew 12:5, Matthew 22:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3551; TFLSJ G3551; TAGNT Acts 21:20 word 24
ὑπάρχουσιν.huparchousinare.
Lemma: ὑπάρχω (huparchō) · Strong's: G5225
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Plural (V-PAI-3P)
Meaning: be already — ὑπάρχω ; [in LXX for הָיָה, יֵשׁ, לוּן, etc.; τ. ὑπάρχοντα for מִקְנֶה, רְכוּשׁ, etc. ; ] ; 1. to begin, make a beginning (Hom., Hdt., al.). ; 2. to be in existence, be ready, be at hand (Hdt., Thuc., al.): Act.19:40…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 61 times. Also: Matthew 19:21, Matthew 24:47, Matthew 25:14, Luke 7:25, Luke 8:3, Luke 8:41 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5225; TFLSJ G5225; TAGNT Acts 21:20 word 25
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| When they heard [this] | → | ἀκούω G0191 to hear |
| they glorified | → | δοξάζω G1392 to glorify |
| God | → | θεός G2316 God |
| Then | → | τε G5037 and/both |
| they said | → | εἶπον G2036 to say |
| to [Paul] | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| You see | → | θεωρέω G2334 to see/experience |
| brother | → | ἀδελφός G0080 brother |
| how many | → | πόσος G4214 how much/many? |
| thousands | → | μυριάς G3461 myriad |
| of | → | ἐν G1722 in/on/among |
| Jews | → | Ἰουδαῖος G2453 Jew |
| have believed | → | πιστεύω G4100 to trust (in) |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| all | → | πᾶς G3956 all |
| of them are | → | ὑπάρχω G5225 be already |
| zealous | → | ζηλωτής G2207 zealot |
| for the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| law | → | νόμος G3551 law |
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).
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