The governor read the letter and asked what province Paul was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia,Acts 23:34
Original language and places
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Original language (Greek)
ἀναγνοὺς δὲ καὶ ἐπερωτήσας ἐκ ποίας ἐπαρχείας ἐστὶν καὶ πυθόμενος ὅτι ἀπὸ Κιλικίας,
- ἀναγνοὺςanagnous“Having read [it]”Verb, 2nd aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἀναγινώσκω · “to read” · Strong's G0314
- δὲde“then”Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- ἐπερωτήσαςeperōtēsas“having asked”Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from ἐπερωτάω · “to question” · Strong's G1905
- ἐκek“from”Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
- ποίαςpoias“what”Interrogative pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ποῖος · “what?” · Strong's G4169
- ἐπαρχείαςeparcheias“province”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἐπαρχία · “province” · Strong's G1885
- ἐστὶνestin“he is”Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
- καὶkai“and”Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
- πυθόμενοςputhomenos“having learned”Verb, 2nd aorist, middle (deponent), participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from πυνθάνομαι · “to inquire” · Strong's G4441
- ὅτιhoti“that”Conjunction · “that/since” · Strong's G3754G
- ἀπὸapo“from”Preposition · from ἀπό · “away from” · Strong's G0575
- Κιλικίας,Kilikias“Cilicia [he is],”Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from Κιλικία, Κιλικία · “Cilicia” · Strong's G2791
Places named in this verse
- Ciliciaregion · Identification: certain · Map of Cilicia (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Cilicia on OpenBible.info