Acts
Acts 22:27
27The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?”
“Yes,” he answered.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| 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 |
| went | Προσελθὼν | Proselthōn | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4334 I come near, consent to |
| to | αὐτῷ | autō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| and asked | εἶπεν | eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| Tell | Λέγε | Lege | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| me | μοι | moi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| are | εἶ | ei | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| you | σὺ | sy | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| a Roman citizen | Ῥωμαῖος | Rhōmaios | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4514 Roman, a Roman citizen |
| Yes | Ναί | Nai | Particle | G3483 yes, certainly, even so |
| he answered | ἔφη | ephē | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G5346 I say |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.