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Andδὲthe commander,ὁ χιλίαρχοςtakingἐπιλαβόμενοςhimαὐτοῦby the handτῆς χειρὸςandκαὶwithdrawingἀναχωρήσαςprivately,κατ’ ἰδίανasked him,ἐπυνθάνετο“WhatΤίis itἐστινthatὃyou haveἔχειςto reportἀπαγγεῖλαίto me?”μοι
Acts 23:19
Study it in the app“And the commander, taking him by the hand and withdrawing privately, asked him, “What is it that you have to report to me?””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 23:19, word by word
- the commanderχιλίαρχοςchiliarchos
commander
Commander: an officer over a thousand soldiers.
Where else “chiliarchos” appears- takingἐπιλαβόμενοςepilabomenos
seize
To grip someone, or arrest them.
Where else “epilabomenos” appears- by the handχειρὸςcheiros
hand
The part of the body at the end of the arm, used to hold and touch.
Where else “cheiros” appears- withdrawingἀναχωρήσαςanachōrēsas
withdraw
Withdraw, go away, leave.
Where else “anachōrēsas” appears- privatelyἰδίανidian
privately
Away from the crowd, with a few or alone.
Where else “idian” appears- asked himἐπυνθάνετοepynthaneto
ask
To ask questions to find out something one does not know.
Where else “epynthaneto” appears- is itἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- you haveἔχειςecheis
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echeis” appears- to reportἀπαγγεῖλαίapangeilai
report, tell
Report, announce, tell what happened.
Where else “apangeilai” appears
The context
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.”
19 · This verse (above)
20And he said, “The Jews have agreed to ask you that you bring down Paul tomorrow to the council, as though it were going to inquire somewhat more exactly about him.
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?