Acts 22:28
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born.”
γεννάω
To beget, to be born. Gennao. That which is born of the Spirit is spirit. New birth is divine not human. You cannot birth yourself into the kingdom. God does it.
πολύς
with a great
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πολύς
Many, much, great. Polus. Much fruit. Many witnesses. Great grace. God is not stingy. He gives abundantly to those who are connected to the vine.
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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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κεφάλαιον
sum
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κεφάλαιον
a principal thing, i.e. main point; specially, an amount (of money)
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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
was saying;
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φημί
to show or make known one's thoughts, i.e. speak or say
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κτάομαι
bought.
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κτάομαι
to get, i.e. acquire (by any means; own)
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πολιτεία
citizenship
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πολιτεία
citizenship; concretely, a community
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