Acts

Acts 16:38

³⁸So the officers relayed this message to the magistrates, who were alarmed to hear that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
the	οἱ	hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
officers	ῥαβδοῦχοι	rhabdouchoi	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G4465 a lictor, Roman officer
relayed	Ἀπήγγειλαν	Apēngeilan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G518 I report, bring a report, announce
this	ταῦτα	tauta	Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3778 this, he, she, it
message	ῥήματα	rhēmata	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G4487 a thing spoken
to the	τοῖς	tois	Article - Dative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
magistrates	στρατηγοῖς	stratēgois	Noun - Dative Masculine Plural	G4755 a general, magistrate, captain of the temple
were alarmed	ἐφοβήθησαν	ephobēthēsan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G5399 I fear, am terrified
to hear	ἀκούσαντες	akousantes	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G191 I hear, listen
that	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
were	εἰσιν	eisin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
Roman citizens	Ῥωμαῖοί	Rhōmaioi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G4514 Roman, a Roman citizen

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