Acts 22:28 — King James Version← Study notes
“And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born.”
Acts 22:28 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Acts 22:2819 words
ἀπεκρίθηapekrithēanswer
δὲdeand / but
ὁhothe
χιλίαρχοςchiliarchos(chief, high) captain
ἘγὼEgōI
πολλοῦpolloumany / much
κεφαλαίουkephalaiousum
τὴνtēnthe
πολιτείανpoliteiancommonwealth, freedom
ταύτηνtautēnhe (it was that), hereof, it
ἐκτησάμηνektēsamēnobtain, possess, provide
ὁhothe
δὲdeand / but
ΠαῦλοςPaulosPaul, Paulus
ἔφηephēaffirm, say
ἘγὼEgōI
δὲdeand / but
καὶkaiand / also
γεγέννημαιgegennēmaibear, beget, be born
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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