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Acts 23:17 — King James Version← Study notes

Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.


Acts 23:17Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 23:1720 words
GreekMeaning
προσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenos
Having called to himverbG4341
δὲde
thenwordG1161
ho
thearticleG3588
ΠαῦλοςPaulos
PaulnounG3972
ἕναhena
into / toadjectiveG1519
τῶνtōn
of thearticleG3588
ἑκατονταρχῶνhekatontarchōn
centurionsnounG1543
ἔφηephē
he was sayingverbG5346
ΤὸνTon
thearticleG3588
νεανίανneanian
young mannounG3494
τοῦτονtouton
thisdemonstrativeG3778
ἄπαγεapage
bring, carry away, lead (away)verbG520
πρὸςpros
toprepositionG4314
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
χιλίαρχονchiliarchon
commandernounG5506
ἔχειechei
he hasverbG2192
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
ἀπαγγεῖλαίapangeilai
to reportverbG518
τιti
somethingpronounG5100
αὐτῷautō
to himpronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 23:17

And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul. Now therefore ye with the council signify to the tribune that he bring him down unto you tomorrow, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him. And when Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 49 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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