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Acts 23:19

Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is that thou hast to tell me?

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ἐπιλαβόμενοςepilabomenostookἐπιλαμβάνομαι (epilambanomai)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “took”, a single actionG1949I lay hold of, take hold of, seize (sometimes with beneficent, sometimes with hostile, intent).tookδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.χειρὸςcheirosby the handχείρ (cheir)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “by the hand”, the of-formG5495a hand.by the handαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ὁhotheὁarticle, 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.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἀναχωρήσαςanachōrēsaswent with him asideἀναχωρέω (anachōreō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “went with him aside”, a single actionG402I return, retire, withdraw, depart (underlying idea perhaps of taking refuge from danger or of going into retirement).went with him asideκατ’katprivatelyκατά (kata)preposition — “privately”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.privatelyἰδίανidianone's ownἴδιος (idios)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “one's own”, the object formG2398one's own, belonging to one, private, personal; one's own people, one's own family, home, property.This verse uses “one's own”.ἐπυνθάνετοepunthanetoand askedπυνθάνομαι (punthanomai)verb, imperfect middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “and asked”, an ongoing action in the pastG4441I ask, inquire, ascertain by inquiry, understand.and askedΤίtihim, Whatτίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “him, What”, the subject formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “what”.him, Whatἐστινestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isὃhothatὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “that”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “that”.thatἔχειςecheisthou hastἔχω (echō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “thou hast”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.thou hastἀπαγγεῖλαίapangeilaito tellἀπαγγέλλω (apangellō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to tell”, a single actionG518I report (from one place to another), bring a report, announce, declare.to tellμοιmoiIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, dative, singular — “I”, the to- or for-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).me

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And the chief captain having taken him by the hand, and having withdrawn by themselves, inquired, 'What is that which thou hast to tell me?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the chief captain took him by the hand, and going aside asked him privately, What is it that thou hast to tell me?

Young’s Literal Translation

And the chief captain having taken him by the hand, and having withdrawn by themselves, inquired, 'What is that which thou hast to tell me?'

World English Bible

The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, “What is it that you have to tell me?”

Darby Translation

And the chiliarch having taken him by the hand, and having gone apart in private, inquired, What is it that thou hast to report to me?

Douay-Rheims

And the tribune taking him by the hand, went aside with him privately, and asked him: What is it that thou hast to tell me?

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