Act 20:37 | RWP | e4.org | They all wept sore ( ικανος κλαυθμος εγενετο παντων ). Literally, There came considerable weeping of all (on the part of all, genitive case). Kissed him ( κατεφιλουν αυτον ). Imperfect active of καταφιλεω , old verb, intensive with κατα and repetition shown also by the tense: They kept on kissing or kissed repeatedly, probably one after the other falling on his neck. Cf. also .

‏ Acts 20:37

They all wept sore ( ικανος κλαυθμος εγενετο παντων ). Literally, There came considerable weeping of all (on the part of all, genitive case).

Kissed him ( κατεφιλουν αυτον ). Imperfect active of καταφιλεω, old verb, intensive with κατα and repetition shown also by the tense: They kept on kissing or kissed repeatedly, probably one after the other falling on his neck. Cf. also Mt 26:49.