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Acts 23:18

So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say unto thee.

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ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.μὲνmenon one handμένparticle — “on one hand”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.οὖνounSoοὖνconjunction — “So”G3767therefore, then.Soπαραλαβὼνparalabōnhe tookπαραλαμβάνω (paralambanō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he took”, a single actionG3880I take from, receive from, or: I take to, receive (apparently not used of money), admit, acknowledge; I take with me.he tookαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himἤγαγενēgagenand broughtἄγω (agō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “and brought”, a single actionG71I lead, lead away, bring (a person, or animal), guide, spend a day, go.and broughtπρὸςproshim toπρόςpreposition — “him to”G4314to, towards, with.him toτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.χιλίαρχονchiliarchonchief captainχιλίαρχος (chiliarchos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “chief captain”, the object formG5506a commander of a thousand men, a military tribune.the chief captainκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andφησίνphēsinsaidφημί (phēmi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “said”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5346I say, declare.saidὉhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δέσμιοςdesmiosprisonerδέσμιοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “prisoner”, the subject formG1198one bound, a prisoner.the prisonerΠαῦλοςpaulosPaulΠαῦλοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Paul”, the subject formG3972Paul, Paulus.προσκαλεσάμενόςproskalesamenoscalledπροσκαλέομαι (proskaleomai)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “called”, a single actionG4341I call to myself, summon.calledμεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meἠρώτησενērōtēsenunto him, and prayed meἐρωτάω (erōtaō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “unto him, and prayed me”, a single actionG2065(a) I ask (a question), question, (b) I request, make a request to, pray.unto him, and prayed meτοῦτονtoutonthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “this”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.thisτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.νεανίανneanianyoung manνεανίας (neanias)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “young man”, the object formG3494a young man, youth; a man in his prime (used even of a man of 40).young manἀγαγεῖνagageinto bringἄγω (agō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to bring”, a single actionG71I lead, lead away, bring (a person, or animal), guide, spend a day, go.πρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoσέsetheeσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “thee”, the object formG4771you.theeἔχοντάechontawho hathἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “who hath”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.who hathτιtisomethingτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “something”, the object formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.somethingλαλῆσαίlalēsaito sayλαλέω (laleō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to say”, a single actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.This verse uses “say”.to sayσοιsoiunto theeσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “unto thee”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto thee

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

He indeed, then, having taken him, brought him unto the chief captain, and saith, 'The prisoner Paul, having called me near, asked [me] this young man to bring unto thee, having something to say to thee.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

So he took him, and brought him to the chief captain, and saith, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and asked me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say to thee.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

So he took him and brought him to the commanding officer and said, “Paul, the prisoner, summoned me and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”

Darby Translation

He therefore, having taken him with [him], led him to the chiliarch, and says, The prisoner Paul called me to [him] and asked me to lead this youth to thee, who has something to say to thee.

Douay-Rheims

And he taking him, brought him to the tribune, and said: Paul, the prisoner, desired me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath some thing to say to thee.

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