Acts

Acts 23:27

²⁷This man was seized by the Jews, and they were about to kill him when I came with my troops to rescue him. For I had learned that he is a Roman citizen,

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This	τοῦτον	touton	Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
man	ἄνδρα	andra	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G435 a male human being, a man
was seized	συλλημφθέντα	syllēmphthenta	Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular	G4815 I seize, apprehend, become pregnant
by	ὑπὸ	hypo	Preposition	G5259 by, under, about
the	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3588 the
Jews	Ἰουδαίων	Ioudaiōn	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G2453 Jewish
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
they	αὐτῶν	autōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
were about	μέλλοντα	mellonta	Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3195 I am about to
to kill	ἀναιρεῖσθαι	anaireisthai	Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive	G337 I take up, abolish, murder
when I came	ἐπιστὰς	epistas	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2186 I stand by, am urgent, befall one, impend
with	σὺν	syn	Preposition	G4862 with
troops	στρατεύματι	strateumati	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G4753 an army
to rescue	ἐξειλάμην	exeilamēn	Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular	G1807 I remove, choose, rescue
For I had learned	μαθὼν	mathōn	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3129 I learn, ascertain
that	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
he is	ἐστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
a Roman citizen	Ῥωμαῖός	Rhōmaios	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4514 Roman, a Roman citizen

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