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Acts 21:33

The commander came up and arrested Paul, ordering that he be bound with two chains. Then he asked who he was and what he had done.
Acts 21:33
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

τότε ἐγγίσας ὁ χιλίαρχος ἐπελάβετο αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐκέλευσεν δεθῆναι ἁλύσεσιν δυσὶν καὶ ἐπυνθάνετο τίς εἴη καὶ τί ἐστιν πεποιηκώς.

  1. τότεtote“Then”
    Adverb · “then” · Strong's G5119
  2. ἐγγίσαςengisas“having drawn near”
    Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἐγγίζω · “to come near” · Strong's G1448
  3. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. χιλίαρχοςchiliarchos“commander”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “military officer” · Strong's G5506
  5. ἐπελάβετοepelabeto“laid hold”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἐπιλαμβάνω · “to catch” · Strong's G1949
  6. αὐτοῦautou“of him”
    Personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  7. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  8. ἐκέλευσενekeleusen“he commanded [him]”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from κελεύω · “to order” · Strong's G2753
  9. δεθῆναιdethēnai“to be bound”
    Verb, aorist, passive, infinitive · from δέω · “to bind” · Strong's G1210
  10. ἁλύσεσινhalusesin“with chains”
    Noun, dative, plural, feminine · from ἅλυσις · “chain” · Strong's G0254
  11. δυσὶνdusin“two”
    Adjective, dative, plural, feminine · from δύο · “two” · Strong's G1417
  12. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  13. ἐπυνθάνετοepunthaneto“he was inquiring”
    Verb, imperfect, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 3rd person singular · from πυνθάνομαι · “to inquire” · Strong's G4441
  14. τίςtis“who”
    Interrogative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine · “which?” · Strong's G5101
  15. εἴηeiē“he would be”
    Verb, present, active, optative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  16. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  17. τίti“what”
    Interrogative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter · from τίς · “which?” · Strong's G5101
  18. ἐστινestin“it is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  19. πεποιηκώς.pepoiēkōs“he having done.”
    Verb, perfect, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ποιέω · “to do/make” · Strong's G4160G
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)