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Acts 20:37

20:36 And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all.

And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him,

KJV

They all wept a lot, and fell on Paul’s neck and kissed him,

And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul’s neck, and kissed him,

And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul’s neck, and kissed him,

20:38 Sorrowing most of all for the words which he spake, that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him unto the ship.

What does Acts 20:37 mean?

Acts 20:37 is a verse in the book of Acts, in the New Testament. In the original Greek, key words include δέ (de), πᾶς (pas), κλαυθμός (klauthmos).

Greek interlinear

Andδέde/deh/G1161a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).

they

allπᾶςpas/pas/G3956including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole:--all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one), X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.

weptκλαυθμόςklauthmos/klowth-mos'/G2805from 2799; lamentation:--wailing, weeping, X wept.

sore,ἱκανόςhikanos/hik-an-os'/G2425from hiko (hikano or hikneomai, akin to 2240) (to arrive); competent (as if coming in season), i.e. ample (in amount) or fit (in character):--able, + content, enough, good, great, large, long (while), many, meet, much, security, sore, sufficient, worthy.

andκαίkai/kahee/G2532apparently, 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.

fellἐπιπίπτωepipipto/ep-ee-pip'-to/G1968from 1909 and 4098; to embrace (with affection) or seize (with more or less violence; literally or figuratively):--fall into (on, upon) lie on, press upon.

onἐπίepi/ep-ee'/G1909a primary preposition; properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.:--about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).

Paul's∏αῦλοςPaulos/pow'-los/G3972of Latin origin; (little; but remotely from a derivative of 3973, meaning the same); Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle:--Paul, Paulus.

neck,τράχηλοςtrachelos/trakh'-ay-los/G5137probably from 5143 (through the idea of mobility); the throat (neck), i.e. (figuratively) life:--neck.

and

kissedκαταφιλέωkataphileoG2705from 2596 and 5368; to kiss earnestly:--kiss.

him,αὐτόςautos/ow-tos'/G846from the particle au (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) 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 848.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Acts 20:37 say?

Acts 20:37 (King James Version) reads: "And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him,"

Is Acts 20:37 in the Old or New Testament?

Acts 20:37 is in the New Testament of the Bible, in the book of Acts.

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