King James Version

Acts 23:34

And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia;

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the governor” (ὁ ἡγεμών) before and here.

ἀναγνοὺςanagnoushad readἀναγινώσκω (anaginōskō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “had read”, a single actionG314I read, know again, know certainly, recognize, discern.had readδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.καὶkailetterκαίconjunction — “letter”G2532and, even, also, namely.the letterἐπερωτήσαςeperōtēsashe askedἐπερωτάω (eperōtaō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he asked”, a single actionG1905I interrogate, question, demand of.he askedἐκekofἐκpreposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofποίαςpoiaswhatποῖος (poios)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “what”, the of-formG4169of what sort.whatἐπαρχείαςeparcheiasprovinceἐπαρχεία (eparcheia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “province”, the of-formG1885sphere of duty, province.This verse uses “province”.provinceἐστὶνestinhe wasεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he was”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.he wasκαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andπυθόμενοςputhomenoswhen he understoodπυνθάνομαι (punthanomai)verb, aorist middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “when he understood”, a single actionG4441I ask, inquire, ascertain by inquiry, understand.when he understoodὅτιhotithatὅτιconjunction — “that”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “that”.thatἀπὸapohe was ofἀπόpreposition — “he was of”G575from, away from.he was ofΚιλικίαςkilikiasCiliciaΚιλικία (kilikia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “Cilicia”, the of-formG2791Cilicia, a Roman province between the Taurus range of mountains and the coast in the south-east corner of Asia Minor, linked up with the province of Syria.Cilicia

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἡγεμώνhēgemōnwhen the governorἡγεμώνnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “when the governor”, the subject formG2232a leader, guide; a commander; a governor (of a province); plur: leaders.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And the governor having read [it], and inquired of what province he is, and understood that [he is] from Cilicia;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when he had read it, he asked of what province he was; and when he understood that he was of Cilicia,

Young’s Literal Translation

And the governor having read [it], and inquired of what province he is, and understood that [he is] from Cilicia;

World English Bible

When the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. When he understood that he was from Cilicia, he said,

Darby Translation

And having read [it], and asked of what eparchy he was, and learned that [he was] of Cilicia,

Douay-Rheims

And when he had read it, and had asked of what province he was, and understood that he was of Cilicia;

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