Acts 23:17
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“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.”
ἔχω
To have, to hold, to possess. I have learned in whatever state I am to be content. Contentment is not about having more but appreciating what you have.
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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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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προσκαλέομαι
Having called to him
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προσκαλέομαι
to call toward oneself, i.e. summon, invite
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νεανίας
young man
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νεανίας
a youth (up to about forty years)
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ἑκατοντάρχης
centurions
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ἑκατοντάρχης
the captain of one hundred men
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τὶς
something
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τὶς
some or any person or object
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