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Andδὲwhen the centurionὁ ἑκατοντάρχηςheard this,ἀκούσαςgoingπροσελθὼνto the commanderτῷ χιλιάρχῳhe reported it,ἀπήγγειλενsaying,λέγων“WhatΤίare you aboutμέλλειςto do?ποιεῖνForγὰρthisοὗτοςmanὁ ἄνθρωποςisἐστινa Roman.”Ῥωμαῖός
Acts 22:26
Study it in the app“And when the centurion heard this, going to the commander he reported it, saying, “What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 22:26, word by word
- when the centurionἑκατοντάρχηςhekatontarchēs
centurion
Centurion: a Roman officer in command of about a hundred soldiers.
Where else “hekatontarchēs” appears- heard thisἀκούσαςakousas
hear
To perceive a sound, a voice or words with the ears.
Where else “akousas” appears- goingπροσελθὼνproselthōn
come near
To come up close to someone, go toward them.
Where else “proselthōn” appears- to the commanderχιλιάρχῳchiliarchōi
commander
Commander: an officer over a thousand soldiers.
Where else “chiliarchōi” appears- he reported itἀπήγγειλενapēngeilen
report, tell
Report, announce, tell what happened.
Where else “apēngeilen” appears- sayingλέγωνlegōn
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legōn” appears- are you aboutμέλλειςmelleis
be about to
Something on the point of happening.
Where else “melleis” appears- to doποιεῖνpoiein
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poiein” appears- manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpos” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- a RomanῬωμαῖόςRhōmaios
Roman
Roman.
Where else “Rhōmaios” appears
The context
25But when they had stretched him out with the straps, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it lawful for you to whip a man who is a Roman and uncondemned?”
26 · This verse (above)
27So the commander came up and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” And he said, “Yes.”
To study Acts 22 in a group
1. What it says
Paul tells his story to the crowd: what was he like before, what happened on the road, and what did Ananias say? (vv. 3-16)
2. What it means
Why does Paul begin by saying that he too persecuted the disciples and was zealous for God? (vv. 3-5)
3. How I live it
Telling your own story simply can draw others near. What part of your life could you share with someone without pressuring them?