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Koine Greek wordlink #100273

SR GNT Acts 21:40 σιγῆς (sigaʸs) ‘people great and silence having become he called_out in his’ Strongs=46020 Lemma=sigē
Word role=noun case=genitive gender=feminine number=singular
Year=60 AD Event=Paul_gives_his_testimony TimeSeries=Paul_gives_his_testimony

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Only use of identical word form σιγῆς (N-GFS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘σιγῆς’ (N-GFS) is always and only glossed as ‘silence’.

Acts 21:40 ‘people great and silence having become he called_out in his’ SR GNT Acts 21:40 word 27

OET-LV: 40 And of_ him _having _permitted, the Paulos having _stood on the stairs, gestured with _his hand to _the people, and great silence having _become, he _called _out in _his Hebraios language saying, (ACT_21:40)

OET-RV: 40 The commander nodded, so the soldiers stood Paul on the stairs where he gestured to the people. The crowd quietened down, and so Paul spoke loudly in his Hebrew language: (ACT 21:40)

Greek words (1) other than σιγῆς (N-GFS) with a gloss related to ‘silence’

REV 8:1 σιγή (sigaʸ) N-NFS ‘seal seventh became silence in heaven for about’ SR GNT Rev 8:1 word 10

OET-LV:  And whenever he _opened _up the seal the seventh, became silence in the heaven for _about an_half _hour. (REV_8:1)

OET-RV:  Then the lamb broke the seventh seal and there was silence in heaven for about half an hour. (REV 8:1)

Key: N=noun GFS=genitive,feminine,singular NFS=nominative,feminine,singular