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Acts 23:16

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Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.	And when Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul.	Then Paul called one of the centurions unto [him], and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And^G1161 when Paul's^G3972 sister's^G79 son^G5207 heard^G191 of their lying in wait^G1749, he went^G3854 and^G2532 entered^G1525 into^G1519 the castle^G3925, and told^G518 Paul^G3972.

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Original Greek

ἀκούσας δὲ ὁ υἱὸς τῆς ἀδελφῆς Παύλου τὴν ἐνέδραν, παραγενόμενος καὶ εἰσελθὼν εἰς τὴν παρεμβολήν, ἀπήγγειλε τῷ Παύλῳ.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
ἀκούσας	akousas	G191	V-AAP-NSM	heard
δὲ	de	G1161	CONJ	And
ὁ	ho	G3588	T-NSM	*
υἱὸς	huios	G5207	N-NSM	son
τῆς	tēs	G3588	T-GSF	*
ἀδελφῆς	adelphēs	G79	N-GSF	sister's
Παύλου	Paulou	G3972	N-GSM	when Paul's
τὴν	tēn	G3588	T-ASF	*
ἐνέδραν,	enedran	G1749	N-ASF	of their lying in wait
παραγενόμενος	paragenomenos	G3854	V-2ADP-NSM	he went
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
εἰσελθὼν	eiselthōn	G1525	V-2AAP-NSM	entered
εἰς	eis	G1519	PREP	into
τὴν	tēn	G3588	T-ASF	the
παρεμβολήν,	parembolēn	G3925	N-ASF	castle
ἀπήγγειλε	apēngeile	G518	V-AAI-3S	and told
τῷ	tō	G3588	T-DSM	*
Παύλῳ.	Paulō	G3972	N-DSM	Paul

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G79 — ἀδελφή (adelphḗ, ad-el-fay'): a sister — feminine of ἀδελφός; a sister (naturally or ecclesiastically):--sister.
• G191 — ἀκούω (akoúō, ak-oo'-o): I hear, listen — a primary verb; to hear (in various senses):--give (in the) audience (of), come (to the ears), (shall) hear(-er, -ken), be noised, be reported, understand.
• G518 — ἀπαγγέλλω (apangéllō, ap-ang-el'-lo): I report, bring a report, announce — from ἀπό and the base of ἄγγελος; to announce:--bring word (again), declare, report, shew (again), tell.
• G1161 — δέ (dé, deh): but, on the other hand, and — a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
• G1519 — εἰς (eis, ice): into, in, among, till, for — a primary preposition; to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases:--(abundant-)ly, against, among, as, at, (back-)ward, before, by, concerning, + continual, + far more exceeding, for (intent, purpose), fore, + forth, in (among, at, unto, -so much that, -to), to the intent that, + of one mind, + never, of, (up-)on, + perish, + set at one again, (so) that, therefore(-unto), throughout, til, to (be, the end, -ward), (here-)until(-to), …ward, (where-)fore, with. Often used in composition with the same general import, but only with verbs (etc.) expressing motion (literally or figuratively).
• G1525 — εἰσέρχομαι (eisérchomai, ice-er'-khom-ahee): I go in, come in, enter — from εἰς and ἔρχομαι; to enter (literally or figuratively):--X arise, come (in, into), enter in(-to), go in (through).
• G1749 — ἔνεδρον (énedron, en'-ed-ron): ambush — neuter of the same as ἐνέδρα; an ambush, i.e. (figuratively) murderous design:--lying in wait.
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G3854 — παραγίνομαι (paragínomai, par-ag-in'-om-ahee): I appear, come, arrive at — from παρά and γίνομαι; to become near, i.e. approach (have arrived); by implication, to appear publicly:--come, go, be present.
• G3925 — παρεμβολή (parembolḗ, par-em-bol-ay'): a camp, barracks, army in battle array — from a compound of παρά and ἐμβάλλω; a throwing in beside (juxtaposition), i.e. (specially), battle-array, encampment or barracks (tower Antonia):--army, camp, castle.
• G3972 — Παῦλος (Paûlos, pow'-los): Paul — of Latin origin; (little; but remotely from a derivative of παύω, meaning the same); Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle:--Paul, Paulus.
• G5207 — υἱός (huiós, hwee-os'): a son, descendent — apparently a primary word; a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship:--child, foal, son.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• he went — 2 Samuel 17:17
• when — Job 5:13, Proverbs 21:30, Lamentations 3:37, 1 Corinthians 3:19

Reciprocal references (8): 1 Samuel 19:2, 1 Samuel 23:9, Proverbs 24:15, Jeremiah 36:19, Jeremiah 37:20, Acts 21:34, Acts 23:30, Acts 26:22

Related Topics

• Nave’s: CASTLE, CLAUDIUS LYSIUS, FRIENDSHIP, MINISTER, Christian, PAUL

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