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Andτεwhile they were seekingζητούντωνto killἀποκτεῖναιhim,αὐτὸνa reportφάσιςwent upἀνέβηto the commanderτῷ χιλιάρχῳof the cohortτῆς σπείρηςthatὅτιallὅληJerusalemἸερουσαλήμwas in confusion.συγχύννεται
Acts 21:31
Study it in the app“And while they were seeking to kill him, a report went up to the commander of the cohort that all Jerusalem was in confusion.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 21:31, word by word
- while they were seekingζητούντωνzētountōn
try
To try for something; to be after someone's life is to plan to kill them.
Where else “zētountōn” appears- to killἀποκτεῖναιapokteinai
kill
Kill.
Where else “apokteinai” appears- a reportφάσιςphasis
news, report
News, report, information given to someone.
Where else “phasis” appears- went upἀνέβηanebē
go up
To go upward: up a mountain, to Jerusalem or to heaven.
Where else “anebē” appears- to the commanderχιλιάρχῳchiliarchōi
commander
Commander: an officer over a thousand soldiers.
Where else “chiliarchōi” appears- of the cohortσπείρηςspeirēs
cohort
Cohort, a body of about six hundred soldiers.
Where else “speirēs” appears- allὅληholē
whole, all
Whole, entire, all.
Where else “holē” appears- JerusalemἸερουσαλήμIerousalēm
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “Ierousalēm” appears- was in confusionσυγχύννεταιsynchynnetai
stir up
Agitate a crowd; be in tumult.
Where else “synchynnetai” appears
Translation note
The Roman cohort was quartered in the Antonia fortress, beside the temple, connected with its courts by steps.
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
30And the whole city was stirred up, and the people came running together; and seizing Paul, they were dragging him out of the temple, and at once the doors were shut.
31 · This verse (above)
32He at once took soldiers and centurions and ran down to them; and when they saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
To study Acts 21 in a group
1. What it says
What does the prophet Agabus do, and what do the believers who hear him ask of Paul? (vv. 10-12)
2. What it means
What does Paul answer those who weep to keep him from going up to Jerusalem, and how do they react? (vv. 13-14)
3. How I live it
Paul's friends wanted to protect him, but in the end said "The Lord's will be done" (v. 14). When is it hard for you to let someone you love go?