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Acts 2:4

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← Acts 2:3	Acts 2:4 (KJV)	Acts 2:5 →
And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.	And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.	And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And^G2532 they were^G4130 all^G537 filled^G4130 with the Holy^G40 Ghost^G4151, and^G2532 began^G756 to speak with^G2980 other^G2087 tongues^G1100, as^G2531 the Spirit^G4151 gave^G1325 them^G846 utterance^G669.

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Original Greek

καὶ ἐπλήσθησαν ἅπαντες Πνεύματος Ἁγίου, καὶ ἤρξαντο λαλεῖν ἑτέραις γλώσσαις, καθὼς τὸ Πνεῦμα ἐδίδου αὐτοῖς ἀποφθέγγεσθαι.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	And
ἐπλήσθησαν	eplēsthēsan	G4130	V-API-3P	they were filled
ἅπαντες	hapantes	G537	A-NPM	all
Πνεύματος	Pneumatos	G4151	N-GSN	Ghost
Ἁγίου,	Hagiou	G40	A-GSN	with the Holy
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
ἤρξαντο	ērxanto	G756	V-ADI-3P	began
λαλεῖν	lalein	G2980	V-PAN	to speak with
ἑτέραις	heterais	G2087	A-DPF	other
γλώσσαις,	glōssais	G1100	N-DPF	tongues
καθὼς	kathōs	G2531	ADV	as
τὸ	to	G3588	T-NSN	the
Πνεῦμα	Pneuma	G4151	N-NSN	Spirit
ἐδίδου	edidou	G1325	V-IAI-3S	gave
αὐτοῖς	autois	G846	P-DPM	them
ἀποφθέγγεσθαι.	apophthengesthai	G669	V-PNN	utterance

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G40 — ἅγιος (hágios, hag'-ee-os): set apart, holy, sacred — from (an awful thing) (compare ἁγνός, θάλπω); sacred (physically, pure, morally blameless or religious, ceremonially, consecrated):--(most) holy (one, thing), saint.
• G537 — ἅπας (hápas, hap'-as): all, the whole — from Α (as a particle of union) and πᾶς; absolutely all or (singular) every one:--all (things), every (one), whole.
• G669 — ἀποφθέγγομαι (apophthéngomai, ap-of-theng'-om-ahee): I speak out, declare — from ἀπό and φθέγγομαι; to enunciate plainly, i.e. declare:--say, speak forth, utterance.
• G756 — ἄρχομαι (árchomai, ar'-khom-ahee): I begin — middle voice of ἄρχω (through the implication, of precedence); to commence (in order of time):--(rehearse from the) begin(-ning).
• G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): he, she, it, they, them, same — from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
• G1100 — γλῶσσα (glōssa, gloce-sah'): the tongue, a language, nation — of uncertain affinity; the tongue; by implication, a language (specially, one naturally unacquired):--tongue.
• G1325 — δίδωμι (dídōmi, did'-o-mee): I offer, give — a prolonged form of a primary verb (which is used as an alternative in most of the tenses); to give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection):--adventure, bestow, bring forth, commit, deliver (up), give, grant, hinder, make, minister, number, offer, have power, put, receive, set, shew, smite (+ with the hand), strike (+ with the palm of the hand), suffer, take, utter, yield.
• G2087 — ἕτερος (héteros, het'-er-os): another, different — of uncertain affinity; (an-, the) other or different:--altered, else, next (day), one, (an-)other, some, strange.
• G2531 — καθώς (kathṓs, kath-oce'): just as, as — from κατά and ὡς; just (or inasmuch) as, that:--according to, (according, even) as, how, when.
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G2980 — λαλέω (laléō, lal-eh'-o): I speak, say — a prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. utter words:--preach, say, speak (after), talk, tell, utter. Compare λέγω.
• G4130 — πλήθω (plḗthō, play'-tho): I fill — a prolonged form of a primary (which appears only as an alternate in certain tenses and in the reduplicated form pimplemi); to "fill" (literally or figuratively (imbue, influence, supply)); specially, to fulfil (time):--accomplish, full (…come), furnish.
• G4151 — πνεῦμα (pneûma, pnyoo'-mah): wind, breath, spirit — from πνέω; a current of air, i.e. breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e. (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital principle, mental disposition, etc., or (superhuman) an angel, demon, or (divine) God, Christ's spirit, the Holy Spirit:--ghost, life, spirit(-ual, -ually), mind. Compare ψυχή.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

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