Acts
Acts 21:31
31While they were trying to kill him, the commander of the Roman regimentc received a report that all Jerusalem was in turmoil.
Footnotes
- c 21:31 Literally the commander of the cohort
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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2 Corinthians 11:23–33 · Acts 17:5 · Acts 26:9–10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.