New American Standard Bible 1995

Acts 2:5-12

5NowδὲdeG1161there were JewsἸουδαῖοι,IoudaioiG2453livingκατοικοῦντεςkatoikountesG2730in JerusalemἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmG2419,devoutεὐλαβεῖςeulabeisG2126menἄνδρεςandresG435from everyπαντὸςpantosG3956nationἔθνουςethnousG1484underὑπὸhupoG5259heavenοὐρανόν.ouranonG3772.

6And whenthisταύτηςtautēsG3778soundφωνῆςphōnēsG5456occurredγενομένηςgenomenēsG1096,the crowdπλῆθοςplēthosG4128cameG4905togetherσυνῆλθενsunēlthenG4905,and were bewilderedσυνεχύθη,sunechuthēG4797becauseὅτιhotiG3754eachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538oneεἷςheisG1520of them was hearingἤκουονēkouonG191them speakλαλούντωνlalountōnG2980in his ownἰδίᾳidiaG2398languageδιαλέκτῳdialektōG1258.

7They were amazedἐξίσταντοexistantoG1839and astonishedἐθαύμαζονethaumazonG2296,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, “WhyἰδοὺidouG2400,are not allG3956theseοὗτοίhoutoiG3778who are speakingλαλοῦντεςlalountesG2980GalileansΓαλιλαῖοι;GalilaioiG1057?

8And howπῶςpōsG4459is it that we eachἕκαστοςhekastosG1538hearἀκούομενakouomenG191themin our ownἰδίᾳidiaG2398languageδιαλέκτῳdialektōG1258to whichᾗhēG3739we were bornἐγεννήθημεν,egennēthēmenG1080?

9ParthiansΠάρθοιParthoiG3934and MedesΜῆδοιMēdoiG3370and ElamitesἘλαμῖταιElamitaiG1639,and residentsκατοικοῦντεςkatoikountesG2730of MesopotamiaΜεσοποταμίαν,MesopotamianG3318,JudeaG2453andCappadociaΚαππαδοκίαν,KappadokianG2587,PontusΠόντονPontonG4195andAsiaἈσίαν,AsianG773,

10PhrygiaΦρυγίανPhrugianG5435andPamphyliaΠαμφυλίαν,PamphulianG3828,EgyptΑἴγυπτονAiguptonG125and the districtsμέρηmerēG3313of LibyaΛιβύηςLibuēsG3033aroundκατὰkataG2596CyreneΚυρήνηνKurēnēnG2957, andvisitorsἐπιδημοῦντεςepidēmountesG1927from RomeῬωμαῖοι,RhōmaioiG4514,bothτεteG5037JewsG2453andproselytesG4339,

11CretansΚρῆτεςKrētesG2912and ArabsἌραβες,ArabesG690--we hearἀκούομενakouomenG191them in our owntonguesγλώσσαιςglōssaisG1100speakingλαλούντωνlalountōnG2980of the mightyG3167deedsG3167of Godθεοῦ;¶theouG2316.”

12Andthey allπάντεςpantesG3956continued in amazementἐξίσταντοexistantoG1839and greatG1280perplexityG1280,sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004to oneἄλλοςallosG243anotherἄλλονallonG243, “WhatτίtiG5101does thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778meanθέλειtheleiG2309 G1510?”

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