Acts

Acts 21:39

³⁹But Paul answered, “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Now I beg you to allow me to speak to the people.”

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
Paul	Παῦλος	Paulos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3972 Paul
answered	Εἶπεν	Eipen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
I	Ἐγὼ	Egō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
am	εἰμι	eimi	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
a Jew	Ἰουδαῖος	Ioudaios	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2453 Jewish
from Tarsus	Ταρσεὺς	Tarseus	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5018 belonging to Tarsus
in Cilicia	Κιλικίας	Kilikias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G2791 Cilicia
a citizen	πολίτης	politēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4177 a citizen
no	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
ordinary	ἀσήμου	asēmou	Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular	G767 undistinguished, obscure
city	πόλεως	poleōs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G4172 a city
Now	δέ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
I beg	δέομαι	deomai	Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular	G1189 I request, beg
you	σου	sou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
to allow	ἐπίτρεψόν	epitrepson	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular	G2010 I allow, permit
me	μοι	moi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
to speak	λαλῆσαι	lalēsai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G2980 I speak, say
to	πρὸς	pros	Preposition	G4314 to, towards, with
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
people	λαόν	laon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2992 a people, the crowd

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