Acts 22:27

22:26 When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.

Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me art thou a Roman?1161 He said, Yea.

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The commanding officer came and asked him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” He said, “Yes.”

Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.

Then the chief captain came, and said to him, Tell me, are you a Roman? He said, Yes.

22:28 And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born.

What does Acts 22:27 mean?

Acts 22:27 is a verse in the book of Acts, in the New Testament. In the original Greek, key words include δέ (de), χιλίαρχος (chiliarchos), προσέρχομαι (proserchomai).

Greek interlinear

Thenδέde/deh/G1161a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).

the

chief

captainχιλίαρχοςchiliarchos/khil-ee'-ar-khos/G5506from 5507 and 757; the commander of a thousand soldiers ("chiliarch"; i.e. colonel:--(chief, high) captain.

came,προσέρχομαιproserchomai/pros-er'-khom-ahee/G4334from 4314 and 2064 (including its alternate); to approach, i.e. (literally) come near, visit, or (figuratively) worship, assent to:--(as soon as he) come (unto), come thereunto, consent, draw near, go (near, to, unto).

and

saidλέγωepo/ep'-o/G2036a primary verb (used only in the definite past tense, the others being borrowed from 2046, 4483, and 5346); to speak or say (by word or writing):--answer, bid, bring word, call, command, grant, say (on), speak, tell. Compare 3004.

unto

him,αὐτόςautos/ow-tos'/G846from the particle au (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.

Tellλέγωlego/leg'-o/G3004a primary verb; properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas 2036 and 5346 generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while 4483 is properly to break silence merely, and 2980 means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean:--ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter.

artεἰμί εἰei/i/G1488second person singular present of 1510; thou art:--art, be.

thouσύsu/soo/G4771the person pronoun of the second person singular; thou:-- thou. See also 4571, 4671, 4675; and for the plural 5209, 5210, 5213, 5216.

Roman?

said,φημίphemi/fay-mee'/G5346properly, the same as the base of 5457 and 5316; to show or make known one's thoughts, i.e. speak or say:--affirm, say. Compare 3004.

Yea.ναίnai/nahee/G3483a primary particle of strong affirmation; yes:--even so, surely, truth, verily, yea, yes.

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And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness.1343 Then he suffered him.

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What does Acts 22:27 say?

Acts 22:27 (King James Version) reads: "Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me art thou a Roman?1161 He said, Yea."

Is Acts 22:27 in the Old or New Testament?

Acts 22:27 is in the New Testament of the Bible, in the book of Acts.

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