Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThey saw tongues like flames of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. Young's Literal Translation and there appeared to them divided tongues, as it were of fire; it sat also upon each one of them, King James Bible And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. Greek Theyαὐτοῖς (autois) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. saw ὤφθησαν (ōphthēsan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 3708: Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear. tongues γλῶσσαι (glōssai) Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural Strong's 1100: The tongue; by implication, a language. like ὡσεὶ (hōsei) Adverb Strong's 5616: As if, as it were, like; with numbers: about. From hos and ei; as if. flames of a fire πυρός (pyros) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's 4442: Fire; the heat of the sun, lightning; fig: strife, trials; the eternal fire. A primary word; 'fire'. that separated διαμεριζόμεναι (diamerizomenai) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Plural Strong's 1266: To divide up into parts, break up; I distribute. From dia and merizo; to partition thoroughly. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. came to rest ἐκάθισεν (ekathisen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2523: Another form for kathezomai; to seat down, i.e. Set; intransitively, to sit; figuratively, to settle. on ἐφ’ (eph’) Preposition Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. each ἕκαστον (hekaston) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 1538: Each (of more than two), every one. As if a superlative of hekas; each or every. of them. αὐτῶν (autōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. |
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