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Acts 21:39

But Paul answered, “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Now I beg you to allow me to speak to the people.”
Acts 21:39
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Original language and places

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)

Εἶπεν δὲ ὁ Παῦλος· ἐγὼ ἄνθρωπος μέν εἰμι Ἰουδαῖος Ταρσεὺς τῆς Κιλικίας οὐκ ἀσήμου πόλεως πολίτης, δέομαι δέ σου· ἐπίτρεψόν μοι λαλῆσαι πρὸς τὸν λαόν.

  1. ΕἶπενEipen“Said”
    Verb, 2nd aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἔπω, ἐρῶ, εἶπον · “to say” · Strong's G2036
  2. δὲde“however”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  4. Παῦλος·Paulos“Paul;”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Παῦλος · “Paul” · Strong's G3972G
  5. ἐγὼegō“I myself”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G1473
  6. ἄνθρωποςanthrōpos“a man”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · “a human” · Strong's G0444
  7. μένmen“indeed”
    Particle · “on one hand” · Strong's G3303
  8. εἰμιeimi“am”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  9. ἸουδαῖοςIoudaios“a Jew”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · “Jewish” · Strong's G2453
  10. ΤαρσεὺςTarseus“of Tarsus”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from Ταρσεύς · “of Tarsus” · Strong's G5018
  11. τῆςtēs“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. ΚιλικίαςKilikias“of Cilicia”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from Κιλικία, Κιλικία · “Cilicia” · Strong's G2791
  13. οὐκouk“not [of an]”
    Particle, negative · from οὐ · “no” · Strong's G3756
  14. ἀσήμουasēmou“insignificant”
    Adjective, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἄσημος · “insignificant” · Strong's G0767
  15. πόλεωςpoleōs“city”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from πόλις · “city” · Strong's G4172
  16. πολίτης,politēs“a citizen,”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from πολίτης · “citizen” · Strong's G4177
  17. δέομαιdeomai“I implore”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), indicative, 1st person singular · “to pray” · Strong's G1189
  18. δέde“however”
    Conjunction · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  19. σου·sou“you;”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  20. ἐπίτρεψόνepitrepson“do allow”
    Verb, aorist, active, imperative, 2nd person singular · from ἐπιτρέπω · “to permit” · Strong's G2010
  21. μοιmoi“me”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, dative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  22. λαλῆσαιlalēsai“to speak”
    Verb, aorist, active, infinitive · from λαλέω · “to speak” · Strong's G2980
  23. πρὸςpros“to”
    Preposition · from πρός · “to/with” · Strong's G4314
  24. τὸνton“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  25. λαόν.laon“people.”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from λαός · “a people” · Strong's G2992
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)