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Koine Greek wordlink #95295

SR GNT Acts 16:25 ἐπηκροῶντο (epaʸkroōnto) ‘praying were singing_hymns to god were listening and to them the’ Strongs=18740 Lemma=epakroaomai^*
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=imperfect voice=middle person=3rd number=plural
Year=53 AD Event=Philippian_jailer_converted TimeSeries=Paul_and_Silas_imprisoned,Second_Missionary_Journey,Philippian_jailer_converted

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Only use of identical word form ἐπηκροῶντο (V-IIM3··P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐπηκροῶντο’ (V-IIM3··P) is always and only glossed as ‘were listening’.

Acts 16:25 ‘praying were singing_hymns to god were listening and to them the’ SR GNT Acts 16:25 word 17

OET-LV: 25 But to the midnight, Paulos and Silas praying, were _singing _hymns the to_god, and the prisoners were _listening to _them. (ACT_16:25)

OET-RV: 25 Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing praises to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. (ACT 16:25)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘epakroaomai’ in the Greek originals.

Key: V=verb