Acts 21:37
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“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?”
μέλλω
to intend, i.e. be about to be, do, or suffer something (of persons or things, especially events; in the sense of purpose, duty, necessity, probability, possibility, or hesitation)
ἔξεστι
is it permitted
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ἔξεστι
so also neuter present participle of the same (with or without some form of G1510 (εἰμί) expressed); impersonally, it is right (through the figurative idea of being out in public)
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γινώσκω
do you know?
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γινώσκω
To know, to understand, to perceive. Ginosko. This is eternal life that they may know You. The deepest knowing is relational not informational. God wants to be known.
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λέγω
says
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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Παῦλος
Paul
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Παῦλος
(little; but remotely from a derivative of G3973 (παύω), meaning the same); Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle
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παρεμβολή
barracks
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παρεμβολή
a throwing in beside (juxtaposition), i.e. (specially), battle-array, encampment or barracks (tower Antonia)
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χιλίαρχος
commander;
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χιλίαρχος
the commander of a thousand soldiers ("chiliarch"; i.e. colonel
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φημί
he was saying;
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φημί
to show or make known one's thoughts, i.e. speak or say
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τέ
then
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τέ
both or also (properly, as correlation of G2532 (καί))
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Ἑλληνιστί
Greek
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Ἑλληνιστί
Hellenistically, i.e. in the Grecian language
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εἰσάγω
to be brought
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εἰσάγω
to introduce (literally or figuratively)
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ἔπω
to say
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ἔπω
to speak or say (by word or writing)
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τὶς
something
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τὶς
some or any person or object
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εἰ
If
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εἰ
if, whether, that, etc.
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