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Acts 2:3 Interlinear

“And there appeared of them cloven tongues like as of fire it sat and upon each of them”

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Acts 2 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	καὶ	G2532	And	and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
2	ὤφθησαν	G3700	there appeared	to gaze (i.e., with wide-open eyes, as at something remarkable; and thus differing from g0991, which denotes simply voluntary observation; and from g1
3	αὐτῶν	G846	of them	the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
4	διαμεριζόμεναι	G1266	cloven	to partition thoroughly (literally in distribution, figuratively in dissension)
5	γλῶσσαι	G1100	tongues	the tongue; by implication, a language (specially, one naturally unacquired)
6	ὡσεὶ	G5616	like as	as if
7	πυρός	G4442	of fire	"fire" (literally or figuratively, specially, lightning)
8	ἐκάθισεν	G2523	it sat	to seat down, i.e., set (figuratively, appoint); intransitively, to sit (down); figuratively, to settle (hover, dwell)
9	τε	G5037	and	both or also (properly, as correlation of g2532)
10	ἐφ'	G1909	upon	properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of re
11	ἕνα	G1520		one
12	ἕκαστον	G1538	each	each or every
13	αὐτῶν	G846	of them	the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons

Acts 2:3 (current)And there appeared of them cloven tongues like as of fire it sat and upon each of them