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Soδὲthe commanderὁ χιλίαρχοςcame upπροσελθὼνandsaidεἶπενto him,αὐτῷ“TellΛέγεme,μοιareεἶyouσὺa Roman?”ῬωμαῖοςAndδὲheὁsaid,ἔφη“Yes.”Ναί
Acts 22:27
Study it in the app“So the commander came up and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman?” And he said, “Yes.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 22:27, word by word
- the commanderχιλίαρχοςchiliarchos
commander
Commander: an officer over a thousand soldiers.
Where else “chiliarchos” appears- came upπροσελθὼνproselthōn
come near
To come up close to someone, go toward them.
Where else “proselthōn” appears- saidεἶπενeipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appears- areεἶei
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ei” appears- a RomanῬωμαῖοςRhōmaios
Roman
Roman.
Where else “Rhōmaios” appears- saidἔφηephē
say
Say.
Where else “ephē” appears- “YesΝαίNai
yes
Yes.
Where else “Nai” appears
The context
26And 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.”
27 · This verse (above)
28And the commander answered, “I acquired this citizenship for a large sum.” And Paul said, “But I was born a citizen too.”
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?