Act 22:2 | NET2full | STEP | (When they heard that he was addressing them in Aramaic , they became even quieter .) Then Paul said ,

‏ Acts 22:2

2 (When they heard ^{▼▼tn ἀκούσαντες (akousantes) has been taken temporally.} that he was addressing ^{▼▼tn Or “spoke out to.” L&N 33.27 has “to address an audience, with possible emphasis upon loudness—‘to address, to speak out to.’ πολλῆς δέ σιγῆς γενομένης προσεφώνησεν τῇ ᾿Εβραίδι διαλέκτῳ ‘when they were quiet, he addressed them in Hebrew’ Ac 21:40.”} them in Aramaic, ^{▼▼tn Grk “in the Hebrew language.” See the note on “Aramaic” in 21:40.} they became even ^{▼▼tn BDAG 613-14 s.v. μᾶλλον 1 “Abs. μ. can mean to a greater degree (than before), even more, now more than ever Lk 5:15; Jn 5:18; 19:8; Ac 5:14; 22:2; 2 Cor 7:7.”} quieter.) ^{▼▼tn BDAG 440 s.v. ἡσυχία 2 has “παρέχειν ἡσυχίαν quiet down, give a hearing…Ac 22:2.”} ^{▼▼sn This is best taken as a parenthetical note by the author.} Then ^{▼▼tn Grk “and.” Since this represents a continuation of the speech begun in v. 1, καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the logical sequence.} Paul said,