A.T. Robertson Commentary Acts 20:37

"And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul`s neck and kissed him," — Acts 20:37 (ASV)

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.