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AndδὲPaul,ὁ Παῦλοςcallingπροσκαλεσάμενοςoneἕναof the centurions,τῶν ἑκατονταρχῶνsaid,ἔφη“Takeἄπαγεthisτοῦτονyoung manΤὸν νεανίανtoπρὸςthe commander,τὸν χιλίαρχονforγὰρhe hasἔχειsomethingτιto reportἀπαγγεῖλαίto him.”αὐτῷ
Acts 23:17
Study it in the app“And Paul, calling one of the centurions, said, “Take this young man to the commander, for he has something to report to him.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 23:17, word by word
- PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos
Paul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulos” appears- callingπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenos
summon
Call to oneself, summon.
Where else “proskalesamenos” appears- oneἕναhena
one
The quantity one, or a single one within a group.
Where else “hena” appears- of the centurionsἑκατονταρχῶνhekatontarchōn
centurion
Centurion: a Roman officer in command of about a hundred soldiers.
Where else “hekatontarchōn” appears- saidἔφηephē
say
Say.
Where else “ephē” appears- “Takeἄπαγεapage
lead away
To take someone away, like a prisoner.
Where else “apage” appears- young manνεανίανneanian
young man
Young man.
Where else “neanian” appears- the commanderχιλίαρχονchiliarchon
commander
Commander: an officer over a thousand soldiers.
Where else “chiliarchon” appears- he hasἔχειechei
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echei” appears- to reportἀπαγγεῖλαίapangeilai
report, tell
Report, announce, tell what happened.
Where else “apangeilai” appears
The context
16But the son of Paul’s sister, having heard of the ambush, came and entered into the barracks and told Paul.
17 · This verse (above)
18So he took him and brought him to the commander and says, “The prisoner Paul called me and asked me to bring this young man to you, since he has something to say to you.”
To study Acts 23 in a group
1. What it says
What does the Lord say to Paul the night after his appearance before the council? (v. 11)
2. What it means
Paul's nephew learns of a plot and reports it. What does the commander do with that information? (vv. 12-24)
3. How I live it
Paul was encouraged at a moment of great tension (v. 11). Who encouraged you when you needed it, and how can you do that for someone else?