The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him.
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “to be brought in” (εἰσάγεσθαι) before him here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to be brought” (ἄγεσθαι) before into here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.
ἐκέλευσενekeleusencommandedκελεύω (keleuō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “commanded”, a single actionG2753I command, order, direct, bid.commandedὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.χιλίαρχοςchiliarchosmilitary officerχιλίαρχοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “military officer”, the subject formG5506a commander of a thousand men, a military tribune.εἰσάγεσθαιeisagesthaito be broughtεἰσάγω (eisagō)verb, present passive infinitive — “to be brought”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1521I lead in, bring in, introduce.to be broughtαὐτὸνautonthat heαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “that he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.that heεἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.παρεμβολήνparembolēnbarracksπαρεμβολή (parembolē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “barracks”, the object formG3925a camp, fort, castle, barracks, army in battle array.This verse uses “barracks”.εἴπαςeipasto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).μάστιξινmastixinby scourgingμάστιξ (mastix)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “by scourging”, the to- or for-formG3148(a) a scourge, lash, of leathern thongs with pieces of metal sewn up in them, (b) met: severe pains (sufferings), disease.by scourgingἀνετάζεσθαιanetazesthaito questionἀνετάζω (anetazō)verb, present passive infinitive — “to question”, an ongoing or repeated actionG426I examine (a person on trial, a witness) judicially (frequently by the aid of torture).αὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἵναhinain order thatἵναconjunction — “in order that”G2443in order that, so that.This verse uses “in order that”.ἐπιγνῷepignōto come to knowἐπιγινώσκω (epiginōskō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to come to know”, a single actionG1921I come to know by directing my attention to him or it, I perceive, discern, recognize; aor: I found out.This verse uses “come to know”.δι’dithroughδιά (dia)preposition — “through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.ἣνhēnwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.αἰτίανaitiancauseαἰτία (aitia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “cause”, the object formG156a cause, reason, excuse; a charge, accusation; guilt; circumstances, case.οὕτωςhoutōsthusοὕτω(ς)adverb — “thus”G3779thus, so, in this manner.This verse uses “thus”.ἐπεφώνουνepephōnounto shoutἐπιφωνέω (epiphōneō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to shout”, an ongoing action in the pastG2019I call out, shout, clamor at.This verse uses “shout”.αὐτῷautōheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
ἄγεσθαιagesthaito be broughtἄγω (agō)verb, present passive infinitive — “to be brought”, an ongoing or repeated actionG71I lead, lead away, bring (a person, or animal), guide, spend a day, go.
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
the chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, saying, 'By scourges let him be examined;' that he might know for what cause they were crying so against him.
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American Standard Version (1901)
the chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, bidding that he should be examined by scourging, that he might know for what cause they so shouted against him.
Young’s Literal Translation
the chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, saying, 'By scourges let him be examined;' that he might know for what cause they were crying so against him.
World English Bible
the commanding officer commanded him to be brought into the barracks, ordering him to be examined by scourging, that he might know for what crime they shouted against him like that.
Darby Translation
the chiliarch commanded him to be brought into the fortress, saying that he should be examined by scourging, that he might ascertain for what cause they cried thus against him.
Douay-Rheims
The tribune commanded him to be brought into the castle, and that he should be scourged and tortured: to know for what cause they did so cry out against him.
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