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This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman. (KJV)
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τὸνton<the>
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (T-ASM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Acts 23:27 word 1
ἄνδραandraman
Lemma: ἀνήρ (anēr) · Strong's: G0435G
Parsing: Noun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (N-ASM)
Meaning: man — ἀνήρ, ἀνδρός, ὁ, ; [in LXX chiefly for אִישׁ, frequently אֱנוֹשׁ, also אָדָם, etc. ; ] ; a man, Lat. vir. ; 1. As opposite to a woman, Act.8:12, 1Ti.2:12; as a husband, Mat.1:16, Jhn.4:16, Rom.7:2, Tit.1:6. ; 2. As…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 162 times. Also: Matthew 7:24, Matthew 7:26, Matthew 12:41, Matthew 14:21, Matthew 14:35, Matthew 15:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0435G; TFLSJ G0435G; TAGNT Acts 23:27 word 2
τοῦτονtoutonthis
Lemma: οὗτος (ohutos) · Strong's: G3778
Parsing: Demonstrative pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (D-ASM)
Meaning: this/he/she/it — οὗτος, αὕτη, τοῦτο, genitive, τούτου, ταύτης, τούτου, ; [in LXX chiefly for זֹאת ,זֶה ; ] ; demonstr. pron. (related to ἐκεῖνος as hic to ille), ; this; 1. as subst., this one, he; (a) absol.: Mat.3:17, Mrk.9:7,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 1423 times. Also: Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 3:3, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 3:17, Matthew 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3778; TFLSJ G3778; TAGNT Acts 23:27 word 3
συλλημφθένταsullēmphthentahaving been seized
Lemma: συλλαμβάνω (sullambanō) · Strong's: G4815
Parsing: Verb · Aorist · Passive · Participle · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (V-APP-ASM)
Meaning: to seize/conceive/help — συλ-λαμβάνω ; [in LXX for תָּפַשׂ, הָרָה, etc. ; ] ; 1. with accusative, to bring together, collect. ; 2. to seize, take: with accusative of person(s), as a prisoner, Mat.26:55, Mrk.14:48, Luk.22:54, Jhn.18:12, Act.1:16…
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Used 16 times. Also: Matthew 26:55, Mark 14:48, Luke 1:24, Luke 1:31, Luke 1:36, Luke 2:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4815; TFLSJ G4815; TAGNT Acts 23:27 word 4
ὑπὸhupoby
Lemma: ὑπό (hupo) · Strong's: G5259G
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: by/under: by — ὑπό (before smooth breathing ὑπ᾽, Mat.8:9b, Luk.7:8b; before rough breathing ὑφ᾽, Rom.3:9; on the neglect of elision in Mt, Lk, ll. witha, Gal.3:22, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., iv), ; prep. with genitive, dative (not…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 179 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:6, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5259G; TFLSJ G5259G; TAGNT Acts 23:27 word 5
τῶνtōnthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (T-GPM)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Acts 23:27 word 6
ἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnJews
Lemma: Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaios) · Strong's: G2453
Parsing: Noun · Genitive · Plural · Masculine · Person Gentilic (N-GPM-PG)
Meaning: Jew — Ἰουδαῖος, -αία, -αῖον ; (Ἰούδας), ; Jewish: ἀνήρ, Act.10:28 22:3; ἄνθρωπος, Act.21:39; ψευδοπροφήτης, 13:6; ἀσχιερεύς, 19:14; γυνή, 16:1 24:24; γῆ, Jhn.3:22; χώρα, Mrk.1:5. Substantively, ; (a) Ἰουδαῖος, ὁ, a Jew:…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 195 times. Also: Matthew 2:2, Matthew 27:11, Matthew 27:29, Matthew 27:37, Matthew 28:15, Mark 7:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2453; TFLSJ G2453; TAGNT Acts 23:27 word 7
καὶkaiand
Lemma: καί (kai) · Strong's: G2532
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: and — καί, ; conj., ; and ; I. Copulative. ; 1. Connecting single words; (a) in general: Mat.2:18, 16:1, Mrk.2:15, Luk.8:15, Heb.1:1, al. mult.; repeated before each of the terms in a series, Mat.23:23, Luk.14:21, Rom.7:12,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 9450 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2532; TFLSJ G2532; TAGNT Acts 23:27 word 8
μέλλονταmellontabeing about
Lemma: μέλλω (mellō) · Strong's: G3195
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Participle · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (V-PAP-ASM)
Meaning: to ensue — μέλλω, ; [in LXX: Job.3:8 (עָתִיד) 19:25 (אַחֲרוֹן); elsewhere for fut., and frequently in Wi, II, 4Mac ; ] ; to be about to be or do; 1. with inf. (Bl., §62, 4; 68, 2; M, Pr., 114); (a) of intending or being about to…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 110 times. Also: Matthew 2:13, Matthew 3:7, Matthew 11:14, Matthew 12:32, Matthew 16:27, Matthew 17:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3195; TFLSJ G3195; TAGNT Acts 23:27 word 9
ἀναιρεῖσθαιanaireisthaito be executed
Lemma: ἀναιρέω (anaireō) · Strong's: G0337
Parsing: Verb · Present · Passive · Infinitive (V-PPN)
Meaning: to kill — ἀν-αιρέω, -ῶ ; [in LXX for הָרַג hi., מוּת hi., נָכָה hi., etc. ; ] ; 1. to take up: mid., Act.7:21. ; 2. to take away, make an end of, destroy (for late exx. of various senses, see MM, VGT, see word); (a) of things (as…
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Used 24 times. Also: Matthew 2:16, Luke 22:2, Luke 23:32, Acts 2:23, Acts 5:33, Acts 5:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0337; TFLSJ G0337; TAGNT Acts 23:27 word 10
ὑπ᾽hup᾽by
Lemma: ὑπό (hupo) · Strong's: G5259G
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: by/under: by — ὑπό (before smooth breathing ὑπ᾽, Mat.8:9b, Luk.7:8b; before rough breathing ὑφ᾽, Rom.3:9; on the neglect of elision in Mt, Lk, ll. witha, Gal.3:22, see WH, App., 146; Tdf., Pr., iv), ; prep. with genitive, dative (not…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 179 times. Also: Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 3:6, Matthew 3:13, Matthew 3:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G5259G; TFLSJ G5259G; TAGNT Acts 23:27 word 11
αὐτῶν,autōnthem,
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Genitive · Plural · Masculine (P-GPM)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Acts 23:27 word 12
ἐπιστὰςepistashaving come up
Lemma: ἐφίστημι (ephistēmi) · Strong's: G2186
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-2AAP-NSM)
Meaning: to approach — ἐφ-ίστημι ; [in LXX for נָצַב ni., שִׁית, נָתַן, etc. ; ] ; 1. causal in pres., impf., fut., 1 aor., to set upon or by, set up, etc. (Æsch., Hdt., Arist., al). ; 2. Intrans. in mid, and in pf. and 2 aor. act.; (a) to…
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Used 21 times. Also: Luke 2:9, Luke 2:38, Luke 4:39, Luke 10:40, Luke 20:1, Luke 21:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G2186; TFLSJ G2186; TAGNT Acts 23:27 word 13
σὺνsunwith
Lemma: σύν (sun) · Strong's: G4862
Parsing: Preposition (PREP)
Meaning: with — σύν (old Att. ξύν), ; prep. with dative, ; expressing association, fellowship and inclusion. It gradually gave way to μετά, with genitive (cf. LS, see word; Bl., §41, 3), and is therefore comparatively infrequent in NT,…
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Used 131 times. Also: Matthew 25:27, Matthew 26:35, Matthew 27:38, Matthew 27:44, Mark 2:26, Mark 4:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4862; TFLSJ G4862; TAGNT Acts 23:27 word 14
τῷtōthe
Lemma: ὁ (ho) · Strong's: G3588
Parsing: Definite article · Dative · Singular · Neuter (T-DSN)
Meaning: the/this/who — ὁ, ἡ, τό, ; the prepositive article (ἄρθρον προτακτικόν), originally a demonstr. pron. (so usually in Hom.), in general corresponding to the Eng. definite article. ; I. As demonstr. pron. ; 1. As frequently in Hom.,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 20654 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3588; TFLSJ G3588; TAGNT Acts 23:27 word 15
στρατεύματιstrateumatitroop
Lemma: στράτευμα (strateuma) · Strong's: G4753
Parsing: Noun · Dative · Singular · Neuter (N-DSN)
Meaning: troops — στράτευμα, -τος, τό; (στρατεύω), [in LXX: 1Ma.9:34, 2Ma.5:24 2Mac 8:21 2Mac 12:38 2Mac 13:13; pl., Jdth.11:8, 4Ma.5:1 * ; ] ; 1. = στρατεία (Hdt., al.). ; 2. an army, a host: pl., Mat.22:7, Rev.9:16 19:14, 19; =…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 8 times. Also: Matthew 22:7, Luke 23:11, Acts 23:10, Revelation 9:16, Revelation 19:14, Revelation 19:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4753; TFLSJ G4753; TAGNT Acts 23:27 word 16
ἐξειλάμηνexeilamēnI rescued
Lemma: ἐξαιρέω (exaireō) · Strong's: G1807
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Middle · Indicative · 1st · Singular (V-2AMI-1S)
Meaning: to take out/select — ἐξ-αιρέω -ῶ ; [in LXX chiefly for נָצַל hi. ; ] ; to take out: with accusative, ὀφθαλμόν, Mat.5:29 18:9; mid. ; (a) to take out for oneself, choose: Act.26:17 (Thayer, see word; Page, Ac., l.with, but see infr.); (b) to…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 8 times. Also: Matthew 5:29, Matthew 18:9, Acts 7:10, Acts 7:34, Acts 12:11, Acts 26:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1807; TFLSJ G1807; TAGNT Acts 23:27 word 17
αὐτόνautonhim
Lemma: αὐτός (autos) · Strong's: G0846
Parsing: Personal pronoun · Accusative · Singular · Masculine (P-ASM)
Meaning: it/s/he — αὐτός, -ή, -ό, ; determinative pron., in late Gk. much more frequently than in cl. (WM, 178f.; Jannaris, HGG, §1399). ; 1. Emphatic (so always in nom. exc. when preceded by the art., see infr., iii); (1) self (ipse),…
Greek editions with this word: TR, Byzantine
Used 5846 times. Also: Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:11, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G0846; TFLSJ G0846; TAGNT Acts 23:27 word 18
μαθὼνmathōnhaving learned
Lemma: μανθάνω (manthanō) · Strong's: G3129
Parsing: Verb · 2nd Aorist · Active · Participle · Nominative · Singular · Masculine (V-2AAP-NSM)
Meaning: to learn — μανθάνω ; [in LXX chiefly for לָמַד ; ] ; 1. to learn, esp. by inquiry: absol., 1Co.14:31, 1Ti.2:11, 2Ti.3:7; with accusative of thing(s), Jhn.7:15 (sc. αὐτά), Rom.16:17, 1Co.14:35, Php.4:9, 2Ti.3:14, Rev.14:3; before…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 25 times. Also: Matthew 9:13, Matthew 11:29, Matthew 24:32, Mark 13:28, John 6:45, John 7:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3129; TFLSJ G3129; TAGNT Acts 23:27 word 19
ὅτιhotithat
Lemma: ὅτι (hoti) · Strong's: G3754G
Parsing: Conjunction (CONJ)
Meaning: that/since: that — ὅτι, ; conjc. (prop. neut. of ὅστις). ; I. As conjc, introducing an objective clause, that; 1. after verbs of seeing, knowing, thinking, saying, feeling: Mat.3:9 6:32 11:25, Mrk.3:28, Luk.2:49, Jhn.2:22, Act.4:13,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 858 times. Also: Matthew 2:16, Matthew 2:22, Matthew 2:23, Matthew 3:9, Matthew 4:6, Matthew 4:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G3754G; TFLSJ G3754G; TAGNT Acts 23:27 word 20
ῬωμαῖόςRhōmaiosa Roman
Lemma: Ῥωμαῖος (Rhōmaios) · Strong's: G4514
Parsing: Noun · Nominative · Singular · Masculine · Location Gentilic (N-NSM-LG)
Meaning: Roman — Ῥωμαῖος, -α, -ον ; Roman: Jhn.11:48, Act.2:10 (RV, from Rome), Act.16:21, 37-38 22:25-27, 29 23:27 25:16 28:17.†; (AS)
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 13 times. Also: John 11:48, Acts 2:10, Acts 16:21, Acts 16:37, Acts 16:38, Acts 22:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G4514; TFLSJ G4514; TAGNT Acts 23:27 word 21
ἐστιν·estinhe is;
Lemma: εἰμί (eimi) · Strong's: G1510
Parsing: Verb · Present · Active · Indicative · 3rd · Singular (V-PAI-3S)
Meaning: to be — εἰμί, ; with various uses and significations, like the English verb to be. ; I. As substantive verb. ; 1. Of persons and things, to be, exist: Act.17:28, Jhn.1:1, 8:58, 17:5, al; ὁ ὢν καὶ ὁ ἦν (for past ptcp.), Rev.1:4,…
Greek editions with this word: SBLGNT, TR, Byzantine
Used 2406 times. Also: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESG G1510; TFLSJ G1510; TAGNT Acts 23:27 word 22
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| This | → | οὗτος G3778 this/he/she/it |
| man | → | ἀνήρ G0435G man |
| was seized | → | συλλαμβάνω G4815 to seize/conceive/help |
| by | → | ὑπό G5259G by/under: by |
| the | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| Jews | → | Ἰουδαῖος G2453 Jew |
| and | → | καί G2532 and |
| they | → | αὐτός G0846 it/s/he |
| were about | → | μέλλω G3195 to ensue |
| to kill [him] | → | ἀναιρέω G0337 to kill |
| when I came | → | ἐφίστημι G2186 to approach |
| with | → | σύν G4862 with |
| [my] | → | ὁ G3588 the/this/who |
| troops | → | στράτευμα G4753 troops |
| to rescue [him] | → | ἐξαιρέω G1807 to take out/select |
| For I had learned | → | μανθάνω G3129 to learn |
| that | → | ὅτι G3754G that/since: that |
| he is | → | εἰμί G1510 to be |
| a Roman citizen | → | Ῥωμαῖος G4514 Roman |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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