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Andδὲwhen he had read itἀναγνοὺςandκαὶaskedἐπερωτήσαςfromἐκwhatποίαςprovinceἐπαρχείαςhe was,ἐστὶνandκαὶlearnedπυθόμενοςthatὅτιhe wasfromἀπὸCilicia,Κιλικίας
Acts 23:34
Study it in the app“And when he had read it and asked from what province he was, and learned that he was from Cilicia,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 23:34, word by word
- when he had read itἀναγνοὺςanagnous
read
Read.
Where else “anagnous” appears- askedἐπερωτήσαςeperōtēsas
ask
Ask, question.
Where else “eperōtēsas” appears- whatποίαςpoias
what kind of?
Which? what kind of?
Where else “poias” appears- provinceἐπαρχείαςeparcheias
province
Province: a territory governed by a representative of Rome.
Where else “eparcheias” appears- he wasἐστὶνestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- learnedπυθόμενοςpythomenos
learn
To come to know something because someone tells you.
Where else “pythomenos” appears- CiliciaΚιλικίαςKilikias
Cilicia
Cilicia, a region in the south-east of present-day Turkey; its capital was Tarsus.
Where else “Kilikias” appears
The context
33When they had come into Caesarea and delivered the letter to the governor, they presented Paul also to him.
34 · This verse (above)
35he said, “I will hear you when your accusers also arrive.” And he ordered him to be kept under guard in the praetorium of Herod.
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?