Acts 20:37
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©GreekStrong'sOrigin
And they [began] to weepκλαυθμὸς
(klauthmos)
2805: weepingfrom klaió
aloudἱκανὸς
(ikanos)
2425: sufficient, fitfrom hikneomai (to come, reach, attain to)
and embracedἐπιπεσόντες
(epipesontes)
1968: to fall uponfrom epi and piptó
Paul,Παύλου
(paulou)
3972: (Sergius) Paulus (a Rom. proconsul), also Paul (an apostle)of Latin origin
and repeatedly kissedκατεφίλουν
(katephiloun)
2705: to kiss ferventlyfrom kata and phileó
him, 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
ικανος  adjective - nominative singular masculine
hikanos  hik-an-os':  competent (as if coming in season), i.e. ample (in amount) or fit (in character)
δε  conjunction
de  deh:  but, and, etc. -- also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
εγενετο  verb - second aorist middle deponent indicative - third person singular
ginomai  ghin'-om-ahee:  to cause to be (gen-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
κλαυθμος  noun - nominative singular masculine
klauthmos  klowth-mos':  lamentation -- wailing, weeping, wept.
παντων  adjective - genitive plural masculine
pas  pas:  apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole
και  conjunction
kai  kahee:  and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
επιπεσοντες  verb - second aorist active participle - nominative plural masculine
epipipto  ep-ee-pip'-to:  to embrace (with affection) or seize (with more or less violence; literally or figuratively) -- fall into (on, upon) lie on, press upon.
επι  preposition
epi  ep-ee':  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.
τον  definite article - accusative singular masculine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
τραχηλον  noun - accusative singular masculine
trachelos  trakh'-ay-los:  the throat (neck), i.e. (figuratively) life -- neck.
του  definite article - genitive singular masculine
ho  ho:  the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
παυλου  noun - genitive singular masculine
Paulos  pow'-los:  Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle -- Paul, Paulus.
κατεφιλουν  verb - imperfect active indicative - third person
kataphileo  kat-af-ee-leh'-o:  to kiss earnestly -- kiss.
αυτον  personal pronoun - accusative singular masculine
autos  ow-tos':  the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And they began to weep aloud and embraced Paul, and repeatedly kissed him,

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
There was a great deal of weeping by everyone. They embraced Paul and kissed him,

International Standard Version
All of them cried and cried as they put their arms around Paul and kissed him affectionately.

NET Bible
They all began to weep loudly, and hugged Paul and kissed him,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And there was great weeping among all of them, and they were embracing him and kissing him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Everyone cried a lot as they put their arms around Paul and kissed him.

King James 2000 Bible
And they all wept much, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him,
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