Acts 21:32

Immediately he took some soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When the people saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.
Acts 21:32
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Original language (Greek)

ὃς ἐξαυτῆς παραλαβὼν στρατιώτας καὶ ἑκατοντάρχας κατέδραμεν ἐπ᾽ αὐτούς. οἱ δὲ ἰδόντες τὸν χιλίαρχον καὶ τοὺς στρατιώτας ἐπαύσαντο τύπτοντες τὸν Παῦλον.

  1. ὃςhos“who”
    Relative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  2. ἐξαυτῆςexautēs“at once”
    Adverb · “immediately” · Strong's G1824
  3. παραλαβὼνparalabōn“having taken with [him]”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from παραλαμβάνω · “to take” · Strong's G3880
  4. στρατιώταςstratiōtas“soldiers”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from στρατιώτης · “soldier” · Strong's G4757
  5. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  6. ἑκατοντάρχαςhekatontarchas“centurions”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from ἑκατόνταρχος · “centurion” · Strong's G1543
  7. κατέδραμενkatedramen“ran down”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from κατατρέχω · “to rush down” · Strong's G2701
  8. ἐπ᾽ep᾽“upon”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  9. αὐτούς.autous“them.”
    Personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  10. οἱhoi“<the>”
    Article, nominative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. δὲde“And”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  12. ἰδόντεςidontes“having seen”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from εἴδω · “to perceive” · Strong's G1492H
  13. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. χιλίαρχονchiliarchon“commander”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from χιλίαρχος · “military officer” · Strong's G5506
  15. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  16. τοὺςtous“the”
    Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  17. στρατιώταςstratiōtas“soldiers”
    Noun, accusative, plural, masculine · from στρατιώτης · “soldier” · Strong's G4757
  18. ἐπαύσαντοepausanto“they stopped”
    Verb, aorist, middle, indicative, 3rd person plural · from παύω · “to cease” · Strong's G3973
  19. τύπτοντεςtuptontes“beating”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from τύπτω · “to strike” · Strong's G5180
  20. τὸνton“<the>”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  21. Παῦλον.Paulon“Paul.”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from Παῦλος · “Paul” · Strong's G3972G
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)