Acts 23:34
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia;”
πυνθάνομαι
to question, i.e. ascertain by inquiry (as a matter of information merely; and thus differing from G2065 (ἐρωτάω), which properly means a request as a favor; and from G154 (αἰτέω), which is strictly a demand for something due; as well as from G2212 (ζητέω), which implies a search for something hidden; and from G1189 (δέομαι), which involves the idea of urgent need); by implication, to learn (by casual intelligence)
ποῖος
what
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ποῖος
individualizing interrogative (of character) what sort of, or (of number) which one
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ἡγεμών
governor
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ἡγεμών
a leader, i.e. chief person (or figuratively, place) of a province
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ἐπαρχία
province
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ἐπαρχία
a special region of government, i.e. a Roman præfecture
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εἰμί
he is
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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Κιλικία
Cilicia he is,
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Κιλικία
Cilicia, a region of Asia Minor
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ἐπερωτάω
having asked
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ἐπερωτάω
to ask for, i.e. inquire, seek
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