King James Version
Acts 2:12 in the King James Version says “And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?” — study this verse from Acts chapter 2 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?”
Acts 2:12 · KJV
Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,
Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.
And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this?
Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.
But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words:
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“amazed”
G1839to put (stand) out of wits, i.e., astound, or (reflexively) become astounded, insane
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“to”
G4314a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of,
“saying”
G3004properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an
“meaneth”
G2309to determine (as an active option from subjective impulse; whereas g1014 properly denotes rather a passive acquiescence in objective considerations),
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