Acts
Acts 22:28
28“I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander.
“But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Ἐγὼ | Egō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| paid | ἐκτησάμην | ektēsamēn | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular | G2932 I win, get, buy, possess |
| a high | πολλοῦ | pollou | Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular | G4183 much, many, often |
| price | κεφαλαίου | kephalaiou | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G2774 the chief matter, a sum of money |
| citizenship | πολιτείαν | politeian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G4174 citizen body, citizenship |
| said | Ἀπεκρίθη | Apekrithē | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G611 I answer, reply |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| commander | χιλίαρχος | chiliarchos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5506 a military tribune |
| But | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| I | Ἐγὼ | Egō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| was born a citizen | γεγέννημαι | gegennēmai | Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular | G1080 I beget, bring forth, give birth to |
| Paul | Παῦλος | Paulos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3972 Paul |
| replied | ἔφη | ephē | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G5346 I say |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.