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Soοὖνthe soldiers,Οἱ στρατιῶταιaccording toκατὰwhat had been orderedτὸ διατεταγμένονthem,αὐτοῖςtookἀναλαβόντεςPaulτὸν Παῦλονandbrought himἤγαγονbyδιὰnightνυκτὸςtoεἰςAntipatris.τὴν Ἀντιπατρίδα
Acts 23:31
Study it in the app“So the soldiers, according to what had been ordered them, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 23:31, word by word
- the soldiersστρατιῶταιstratiōtai
soldier
Soldier.
Where else “stratiōtai” appears- what had been orderedδιατεταγμένονdiatetagmenon
instruct, arrange
Give instructions, order, arrange, appoint.
Where else “diatetagmenon” appears- tookἀναλαβόντεςanalabontes
take up
To lift something to carry it, or take someone aboard to go with him.
Where else “analabontes” appears- PaulΠαῦλονPaulon
Paul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulon” appears- brought himἤγαγονēgagon
lead
To lead a person or an animal from one place to another.
Where else “ēgagon” appears- nightνυκτὸςnyktos
night
Night. "By night".
Where else “nyktos” appears- AntipatrisἈντιπατρίδαAntipatrida
Antipatris
Antipatris, a city between Jerusalem and Caesarea, founded by Herod in honor of his father.
Where else “Antipatrida” appears
The context
30And when it was disclosed to me that there would be a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once, ordering the accusers also to state their case against him before you.”
31 · This verse (above)
32And the next day, leaving the horsemen to go on with him, they returned to the barracks.
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?