Acts 2:2
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And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a mighty wind coming: and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.

suddenly.

Acts 16:25,26 And at midnight, Paul and Silas, praying, praised God. And they that were in prison heard them. . . .

Isaiah 65:24 And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will hear; as they are yet speaking, I will hear.

Malachi 3:1 Behold I send my angel, and he shall prepare the way before my face. And presently the Lord, whom you seek, and the angel of the testament, whom you desire, shall come to his temple. Behold, he cometh, saith the Lord of hosts.

Luke 2:13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army, praising God and saying:

as.

1 Kings 19:11 And he said to him: Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord: and behold the Lord passeth, and a great and strong wind before the Lord, overthrowing the mountains, and breaking the rocks in pieces: but the Lord is not in the wind. And after the wind, an earthquake: but the Lord is not in the earthquake.

Psalm 18:10 And he ascended upon the cherubim, and he flew; he flew upon the wings of the winds.

Songs 4:16 Arise, O north wind, and come, O south wind, blow through my garden, and let the aromatical spices thereof flow.

Ezekiel 3:12,13 And the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me the voice of a great commotion, saying: Blessed be the glory of the Lord, from his place. . . .

Ezekiel 37:9,10 And he said to me: Prophesy to the spirit, prophesy, O son of man, and say to the spirit: Thus saith the Lord God: Come, spirit, from the four winds, and blow upon these slain, and let them live again. . . .

John 3:8 The Spirit breatheth where he will and thou hearest his voice: but thou knowest not whence he cometh and whither he goeth. So is every one that is born of the Spirit.

it.

Acts 4:31 And when they had prayed, the place was moved wherein they were assembled: and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost: and they spoke the word of God with confidence.

Context
The Holy Spirit at Pentecost
1And when the days of the Pentecost were accomplished, they were all together in one place: 2And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a mighty wind coming: and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3And there appeared to them parted tongues, as it were of fire: and it sat upon every one of them.…
Cross References
Ezekiel 3:12
And the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me the voice of a great commotion, saying: Blessed be the glory of the Lord, from his place.

Acts 2:3
And there appeared to them parted tongues, as it were of fire: and it sat upon every one of them.

Acts 2:6
And when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded in mind, because that every man heard them speak in his own tongue.

Acts 4:31
And when they had prayed, the place was moved wherein they were assembled: and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost: and they spoke the word of God with confidence.

1 Peter 1:12
To whom it was revealed that, not to themselves but to you, they ministered those things which are now declared to you by them that have preached the gospel to you: the Holy Ghost being sent down from heaven, on whom the angels desire to look.

Lexicon
Suddenly
ἄφνω (aphnō)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 869: Suddenly. Adverb from aphanes; unawares, i.e. Unexpectedly.

a sound
ἦχος (ēchos)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 2279: (a) a sound, noise, (b) a rumor, report. Of uncertain affinity; a loud or confused noise, i.e. Roar; figuratively, a rumor.

like
ὥσπερ (hōsper)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 5618: Just as, as, even as. From hos and per; just as, i.e. Exactly like.

a mighty
βιαίας (biaias)
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 972: Strong, violent. From bia; violent.

rushing
φερομένης (pheromenēs)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 5342: To carry, bear, bring; I conduct, lead; perhaps: I make publicly known. A primary verb.

wind
πνοῆς (pnoēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4157: (a) breath, (b) gust, breeze, wind. From pneo; respiration, a breeze.

came
ἐγένετο (egeneto)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.

from
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

heaven
οὐρανοῦ (ouranou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3772: Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

filled
ἐπλήρωσεν (eplērōsen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4137: From pleres; to make replete, i.e. to cram, level up, or to furnish, satisfy, execute, finish, verify, etc.

the
τὸν (ton)
Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

whole
ὅλον (holon)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3650: All, the whole, entire, complete. A primary word; 'whole' or 'all', i.e. Complete, especially as noun or adverb.

house
οἶκον (oikon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3624: A dwelling; by implication, a family.

where
οὗ (hou)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3757: Where, whither, when, in what place. Genitive case of hos as adverb; at which place, i.e. Where.

they were
ἦσαν (ēsan)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

sitting.
καθήμενοι (kathēmenoi)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 2521: To sit, be seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside. From kata; and hemai; to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside.


Additional Translations
Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.

And suddenly a sound like a violent rushing wind came out of heaven, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.

And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

And suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

And there came suddenly a sound out of heaven as of a violent impetuous blowing, and filled all the house where they were sitting.

And suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

when suddenly there came from the sky a sound as of a strong rushing blast of wind. This filled the whole house where they were sitting;

Suddenly there came from the sky a sound like the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.

and there came suddenly out of the heaven a sound as of a bearing violent breath, and it filled all the house where they were sitting,
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