Acts
Acts 23:23–24
23Then he called two of his centurions and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea in the third hour of the night.d 24Provide mounts for Paul to take him safely to Governor Felix.”
Footnotes
- d 23:23 That is, at nine tonight
Word by word
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Acts 23:23
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | Καὶ | Kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| he called | προσκαλεσάμενός | proskalesamenos | Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4341 I summon |
| two | δύο | dyo | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G1417 two |
| of | τῶν | tōn | Article - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3588 the |
| centurions | ἑκατονταρχῶν | hekatontarchōn | Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural | G1543 a centurion |
| said | εἶπεν | eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| Prepare | Ἑτοιμάσατε | Hetoimasate | Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G2090 I make ready, prepare |
| two hundred | διακοσίους | diakosious | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G1250 two hundred |
| soldiers | στρατιώτας | stratiōtas | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G4757 a soldier |
| seventy | ἑβδομήκοντα | hebdomēkonta | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G1440 seventy |
| horsemen | ἱππεῖς | hippeis | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G2460 a mounted soldier |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| two hundred | διακοσίους | diakosious | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural | G1250 two hundred |
| spearmen | δεξιολάβους | dexiolabous | Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural | G1187 one posted on the right hand, a spear-man |
| to | ὅπως | hopōs | Conjunction | G3704 how, in order that, so that |
| go | πορευθῶσιν | poreuthōsin | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Plural | G4198 I travel, journey, go |
| to | ἕως | heōs | Preposition | G2193 until, as far as |
| Caesarea | Καισαρείας | Kaisareias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G2542 Caesarea |
| in | ἀπὸ | apo | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| the third | τρίτης | tritēs | Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular | G5154 third |
| hour | ὥρας | hōras | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G5610 an hour, season |
| of the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| night | νυκτός | nyktos | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3571 the night, night-time |
Acts 23:24
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provide | παραστῆσαι | parastēsai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G3936 I bring, present, come up to and stand by |
| mounts | κτήνη | ktēnē | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G2934 a beast of burden |
| Paul | Παῦλον | Paulon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3972 Paul |
| to take | διασώσωσι | diasōsōsi | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1295 I save, bring safely to |
| to | πρὸς | pros | Preposition | G4314 to, towards, with |
| Governor | ἡγεμόνα | hēgemona | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2232 a governor |
| Felix | Φήλικα | Phēlika | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5344 Felix |
Cross-references
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Acts 23:24 Acts 24:10 · Acts 23:26 · Acts 25:14 · Acts 23:33–24:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.