Acts 21:35

ὅτε δὲ ἐγένετο ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀναβαθμούς συνέβη βαστάζεσθαι αὐτὸν ὑπὸ τῶν στρατιωτῶν διὰ τὴν βίαν τοῦ ὄχλου
And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people.
Word Reference
Original Word Definitions
ὅτε
G3753 CONJ
hote
at which (thing) too, i.e., when
  • when whenever, while, as long as
δὲ
G1161 CONJ
de
but, and, etc
  • but, moreover, and, etc.
ἐγένετο
G1096 V-2ADI-3S
ginomai
to cause to be (___%___gen___%___-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
  • to become, i.e., to come into existence, begin to be, receive being
    • "to become, i.e., to come to pass, happen
    • of events
    to arise, appear in history, come upon the stage
    • of men appearing in public
    to be made, finished
    • of miracles, to be performed, wrought
    to become, be made
ἐπὶ
G1909 PREP
epi
properly, 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
  • upon, on, at, by, before
    • "of position, on, at, by, over, against"to, over, on, at, across, against
τοὺς
G3588 T-APM
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
ἀναβαθμούς
G304 N-APM
anabathmos
a stairway
  • an ascent
    • "a means of going up, a flight of stairs, stairs
συνέβη
G4819 V-2AAI-3S
symbainō
to walk (figuratively, transpire) together, i.e., concur (take place)
  • to walk with the feet near together
    • "to come together, meet with one"of things which fall out at the same time, to happen, turn out, come to pass
βαστάζεσθαι
G941 V-PPN
bastazō
to lift, literally or figuratively (endure, declare, sustain, receive, etc.)
  • to take up with the hands
    • "to take up in order to carry or bear, to put upon one's self (something) to be carried
    • to bear what is burdensome
    to bear, to carry
    • to carry on one's person
      • "to sustain, i.e., uphold, support
    to bear away, carry off
αὐτὸν
G846 P-ASM
autos
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
  • himself, herself, themselves, itself
    • "he, she, it"the same
ὑπὸ
G5259 PREP
hypo
under, i.e., (with the genitive case) of place (beneath), or with verbs (the agency or means, through); (with the accusative case) of place (whither (underneath) or where (below) or time (when (at))
  • by, under
τῶν
G3588 T-GPM
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
στρατιωτῶν
G4757 N-GPM
stratiōtēs
a camper-out, i.e., a (common) warrior (literally or figuratively)
  • a (common) soldier
    • "metaphorically a champion of the cause of Christ
διὰ
G1223 PREP
dia
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
  • through
    • of place
      • with
        • "in
      of time
      • throughout
        • "during
      of means
      • by
        • "by the means of
    through
    • the ground or reason by which something is or is not done
      • by reason of
        • "on account of"because of for this reason"therefore"on this account
τὴν
G3588 T-ASF
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
βίαν
G970 N-ASF
bia
force
  • strength, whether of body or mind
    • "strength in violent action, force
τοῦ
G3588 T-GSM
ho
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
  • this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than ___%___the___%___ counted
ὄχλου
G3793 N-GSM
ochlos
a throng (as borne along); by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot
  • a crowd
    • a casual collection of people
      • a multitude of men who have flocked together in some place
        • "a throng
      a multitude
      • the common people, as opposed to the rulers and leading men
        • "with contempt: the ignorant multitude, the populace
      a multitude
      • the multitudes, seems to denote troops of people gathered together without order

ὅτε δὲ ἐγένετο ἐπὶ τοὺς ἀναβαθμούς συνέβη βαστάζεσθαι αὐτὸν ὑπὸ τῶν στρατιωτῶν διὰ τὴν βίαν τοῦ ὄχλου
35
And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people.
Cross References

Genesis 6:11

וַתִּשָּׁחֵת הָאָרֶץ לִפְנֵי הָֽאֱלֹהִים וַתִּמָּלֵא הָאָרֶץ חָמָֽס׃
11
The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

Acts 21:40

ἐπιτρέψαντος δὲ αὐτοῦ ὁ Παῦλος ἑστὼς ἐπὶ τῶν ἀναβαθμῶν κατέσεισεν τῇ χειρὶ τῷ λαῷ πολλῆς δὲ σιγῆς γενομένης προσεφώνησεν τῇ Ἑβραΐδι διαλέκτῳ λέγων
40
And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,

Habakkuk 1:2

עַד-אָנָה יְהוָה שִׁוַּעְתִּי וְלֹא תִשְׁמָע אֶזְעַק אֵלֶיךָ חָמָס וְלֹא תוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃
2
O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence, and thou wilt not save!

Jeremiah 23:10

כִּי מְנָֽאֲפִים מָלְאָה הָאָרֶץ כִּֽי-מִפְּנֵי אָלָה אָבְלָה הָאָרֶץ יָבְשׁוּ נְאוֹת מִדְבָּר וַתְּהִי מְרֽוּצָתָם רָעָה וּגְבוּרָתָם לֹא-כֵֽן׃
10
For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourneth; the pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up, and their course is evil, and their force is not right.

Psalms 58:2

אַף-בְּלֵב עוֹלֹת תִּפְעָלוּן בָּאָרֶץ חֲמַס יְדֵיכֶם תְּפַלֵּֽסֽוּן׃
2
Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.

Psalms 55:9

בַּלַּע אֲדֹנָי פַּלַּג לְשׁוֹנָם כִּֽי-רָאִיתִי חָמָס וְרִיב בָּעִֽיר׃
9
Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
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