Acts

Acts 21:33

³³The commander came up and arrested Paul, ordering that he be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
commander	χιλίαρχος	chiliarchos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5506 a military tribune
came up	ἐγγίσας	engisas	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1448 I come near, approach
arrested	ἐπελάβετο	epelabeto	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G1949 I seize, take hold of
ordering that	ἐκέλευσεν	ekeleusen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2753 I command, order
he be bound	δεθῆναι	dethēnai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive	G1210 I bind
with two	δυσί	dysi	Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural	G1417 two
chains	ἁλύσεσι	halysesi	Noun - Dative Feminine Plural	G254 a light chain
Then	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
he asked	ἐπυνθάνετο	epynthaneto	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G4441 I ask, inquire
who	τίς	tis	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5101 who, which, what
he was	εἴη	eiē	Verb - Present Optative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
what	τί	ti	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G5101 who, which, what
he had done	πεποιηκώς	pepoiēkōs	Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4160 I do, make

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