Acts 21:40
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying, ”
ἵστημι
To stand, to set, to place. Histemi. Having done all stand. Stand therefore. When you have done everything else there is still this. Stand in what Christ has already accomplished.
γίνομαι
having taken place
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γίνομαι
To become, to come into being, to happen. Ginomai. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. What is true in heaven is meant to become true on earth through prayer.
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χείρ
hand
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χείρ
Hand. Cheir. Into Your hands I commit my spirit. The hands that made the universe were the hands that were nailed to the cross. He gave everything including His hands.
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λέγω
saying:
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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πολύς
great
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πολύς
Many, much, great. Polus. Much fruit. Many witnesses. Great grace. God is not stingy. He gives abundantly to those who are connected to the vine.
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λαός
people,
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λαός
A people, a nation, a community. You are a chosen people a royal priesthood a holy nation God's special possession. This is your identity.
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Παῦλος
Paul
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Παῦλος
(little; but remotely from a derivative of G3973 (παύω), meaning the same); Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle
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Ἑβραΐς
Hebrew
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Ἑβραΐς
the Hebraistic (Hebrew) or Jewish (Chaldee) language
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προσφωνέω
he addressed them
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προσφωνέω
to sound towards, i.e. address, exclaim, summon
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διάλεκτος
language
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διάλεκτος
a (mode of) discourse, i.e. "dialect"
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κατασείω
made a sign
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κατασείω
to sway downward, i.e. make a signal
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ἐπιτρέπω
When was permitting
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ἐπιτρέπω
to turn over (transfer), i.e. allow
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σιγή
silence
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σιγή
silence
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