Acts
Acts 21:31–32
31While they were trying to kill him, the commander of the Roman regimentc received a report that all Jerusalem was in turmoil. 32Immediately he took some soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When the people saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
Footnotes
- c 21:31 Literally the commander of the cohort
Word by word
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Acts 21:31
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| they were trying | Ζητούντων | Zētountōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Plural | G2212 I seek, search for, desire |
| to kill | ἀποκτεῖναι | apokteinai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G615 I put to death, kill |
| him | αὐτὸν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| the | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| commander | χιλιάρχῳ | chiliarchō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G5506 a military tribune |
| of the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| regiment | σπείρης | speirēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4686 a cohort |
| received | ἀνέβη | anebē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G305 I go up, mount, ascend |
| a report | φάσις | phasis | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G5334 report, tidings |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| all | ὅλη | holē | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3650 all, the whole, entire |
| Jerusalem | Ἰερουσαλήμ | Ierousalēm | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G2419 Jerusalem |
| was in turmoil | συνχύννεται | synchynnetai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G4797 I bewilder, stir up |
Acts 21:32
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immediately | ἐξαυτῆς | exautēs | Adverb | G1824 immediately, instantly |
| he took | παραλαβὼν | paralabōn | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3880 I take, receive |
| soldiers | στρατιώτας | stratiōtas | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G4757 a soldier |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| centurions | ἑκατοντάρχας | hekatontarchas | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G1543 a centurion |
| ran down | κατέδραμεν | katedramen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2701 I run down |
| to | ἐπ’ | ep’ | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| saw | ἰδόντες | idontes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3708 I see, look upon, experience |
| the | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| commander | χιλίαρχον | chiliarchon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5506 a military tribune |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | τοὺς | tous | Article - Accusative Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| soldiers | στρατιώτας | stratiōtas | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G4757 a soldier |
| they stopped | ἐπαύσαντο | epausanto | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural | G3973 I cause to cease |
| beating | τύπτοντες | typtontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5180 I beat, strike, wound, inflict punishment |
| Paul | Παῦλον | Paulon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3972 Paul |
Cross-references
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Acts 21:31 2 Corinthians 11:23–33 · Acts 17:5 · Acts 26:9–10
Acts 21:32 Acts 23:27 · Acts 5:40 · Isaiah 3:15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.