Acts 21:37 — King James Version← Study notes
“And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said unto the chief captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek?”
Acts 21:37 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Acts 21:3723 words
ΜέλλωνMellōnabout, after that, be
(almost)
τεtealso, and, both
εἰσάγεσθαιeisagesthaibring
in(-to), (+ was to) lead into
εἰςeisinto / to
τὴνtēnthe
παρεμβολὴνparembolēnarmy, camp, castle
ὁhothe
ΠαῦλοςPaulosPaul, Paulus
λέγειlegeisay
τῷtōthe
χιλιάρχῳchiliarchō(chief, high) captain
ΕἰEiforasmuch as, if, that
ἔξεστίνexestinbe lawful, let, (-est)
μοιmoiI
εἰπεῖνeipeinsay
τιtia (kind
of), any (man, thing
πρὸςprosto / toward
σέseyou
ὁhothe
δὲdeand / but
ἔφηephēaffirm, say
ἙλληνιστὶHellēnistiGreek
γινώσκειςginōskeisallow, be aware (of), feel
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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