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Acts 21

Acts 21:33 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Then
tote (Greek #5119)
the when, i.e. at the time that (of the past or future, also in consecution)
KJV usage: that time, then.
Pronounce: tot'-eh
Origin: from (the neuter of) 3588 and 3753
the chief captain
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
chiliarchos (Greek #5506)
the commander of a thousand soldiers ("chiliarch"; i.e. colonel
KJV usage: (chief, high) captain.
Pronounce: khil-ee'-ar-khos
Origin: from 5507 and 757
came near
eggizo (Greek #1448)
to make near, i.e. (reflexively) approach
KJV usage: approach, be at hand, come (draw) near, be (come, draw) nigh.
Pronounce: eng-id'-zo
Origin: from 1451
, and took
epilambanomai (Greek #1949)
to seize (for help, injury, attainment, or any other purpose; literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: catch, lay hold (up-)on, take (by, hold of, on).
Pronounce: ep-ee-lam-ban'-om-ahee
Origin: middle voice from 1909 and 2983
him
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
commanded
keleuo (Greek #2753)
"hail"; to incite by word, i.e. order
KJV usage: bid, (at, give) command(-ment).
Pronounce: kel-yoo'-o
Origin: from a primary κέλλω (to urge on)
him to be bound
deo (Greek #1210)
to bind (in various applications, literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: bind, be in bonds, knit, tie, wind. See also 1163, 1189.
Pronounce: deh'-o
Origin: a primary verb
f with two
duo (Greek #1417)
"two"
KJV usage: both, twain, two.
Pronounce: doo'-o
Origin: a primary numeral
chains
halusis (Greek #254)
a fetter or manacle
KJV usage: bonds, chain.
Pronounce: hal'-oo-sis
Origin: of uncertain derivation
; and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
demanded
punthanomai (Greek #4441)
to question, i.e. ascertain by inquiry (as a matter of information merely; and thus differing from 2065, which properly means a request as a favor; and from 154, which is strictly a demand for something due; as well as from 2212, which implies a search for something hidden; and from 1189, which involves the idea of urgent need); by implication, to learn (by casual intelligence)
KJV usage: ask, demand, enquire, understand.
Pronounce: poon-than'-om-ahee
Origin: middle voice prolonged from a primary πύθω (which occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses)
who
tis (Greek #5101)
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
KJV usage: every man, how (much), + no(-ne, thing), what (manner, thing), where (-by, -fore, -of, -unto, - with, -withal), whether, which, who(-m, -se), why.
Pronounce: tis
Origin: probably emphatic of 5100
he was
an (Greek #302)
a primary particle, denoting a supposition, wish, possibility or uncertainty
KJV usage: (what-, where-, wither-, who-)soever. Usually unexpressed except by the subjunctive or potential mood. Also contracted for 1437.
Pronounce: an
eien (Greek #1498)
might (could, would, or should) be
KJV usage: mean, + perish, should be, was, were.
Pronounce: i'-ane
Origin: optative (i.e. English subjunctive) present of 1510 (including the other person)
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
what
tis (Greek #5101)
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
KJV usage: every man, how (much), + no(-ne, thing), what (manner, thing), where (-by, -fore, -of, -unto, - with, -withal), whether, which, who(-m, -se), why.
Pronounce: tis
Origin: probably emphatic of 5100
he had
esti (Greek #2076)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
KJV usage: are, be(-long), call, X can(-not), come, consisteth, X dure for a while, + follow, X have, (that) is (to say), make, meaneth, X must needs, + profit, + remaineth, + wrestle.
Pronounce: es-tee'
Origin: third person singular present indicative of 1510
done
poieo (Greek #4160)
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
KJV usage: abide, + agree, appoint, X avenge, + band together, be, bear, + bewray, bring (forth), cast out, cause, commit, + content, continue, deal, + without any delay, (would) do(-ing), execute, exercise, fulfil, gain, give, have, hold, X journeying, keep, + lay wait, + lighten the ship, make, X mean, + none of these things move me, observe, ordain, perform, provide, + have purged, purpose, put, + raising up, X secure, shew, X shoot out, spend, take, tarry, + transgress the law, work, yield. Compare 4238.
Pronounce: poy-eh'-o
Origin: apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary
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Acts 21:11• 11and coming to us and taking the girdle of Paul, and having bound his own hands and feet, said, Thus saith the Holy Spirit, The man whose this girdle is shall the Jews thus bind in Jerusalem, and deliver him up into the hands of the Gentiles. (Acts 21:11)
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Acts 20:23• 23only that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city, saying that bonds and tribulations await me. (Acts 20:23)
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Eph. 6:20• 20for which I am an ambassador bound with a chain, that I may be bold in it as I ought to speak. (Eph. 6:20)

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Acts 21:11• 11and coming to us and taking the girdle of Paul, and having bound his own hands and feet, said, Thus saith the Holy Spirit, The man whose this girdle is shall the Jews thus bind in Jerusalem, and deliver him up into the hands of the Gentiles. (Acts 21:11)
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Acts 12:6• 6And when Herod was going to bring him forth, that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards before the door kept the prison. (Acts 12:6)
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Acts 20:23• 23only that the Holy Spirit testifies to me in every city, saying that bonds and tribulations await me. (Acts 20:23)
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Acts 22:25,29• 25But as they stretched him forward with the thongs, Paul said to the centurion who stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man who is a Roman and uncondemned?
 29Immediately therefore those who were going to examine him left him, and the chiliarch also was afraid when he ascertained that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him. (Acts 22:25,29)
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Acts 28:20• 20For this cause therefore I have called you to me to see and to speak to you; for on account of the hope of Israel I have this chain about me. (Acts 28:20)
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Judg. 15:13• 13And they spoke to him, saying, No; but we will bind thee fast, and deliver thee into their hand; but we certainly shall not put thee to death. And they bound him with two new cords, and brought him up from the cliff. (Judg. 15:13)
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Judg. 16:8,12,21• 8Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven fresh cords which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.
 12And Delilah took new ropes, and bound him with them, and said to him, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson! Now there were liers in wait abiding in the chamber. And he broke them from off his arms like a thread.
 21And the Philistines seized him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gazah, and bound him with fetters of bronze; and he had to grind in the prison-house. (Judg. 16:8,12,21)
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Eph. 6:20• 20for which I am an ambassador bound with a chain, that I may be bold in it as I ought to speak. (Eph. 6:20)
and demanded.
Acts 22:24• 24the 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. (Acts 22:24)
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Acts 25:16• 16to whom I answered, It is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man before that the accused have the accusers face to face, and he have got opportunity of defence touching the charge. (Acts 25:16)
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John 18:29‑30• 29Pilate therefore went out to them and said, What accusation do ye bring against this man?
 30They answered and said to him, If this man were not an evildoer, we should not have delivered him up to thee. (John 18:29‑30)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Then the chiliarch came up and laid hold upon him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains, and inquired who he might be, and what he had done.

W. Kelly Translation

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Then the chief officer came near and laid hold on him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains, and enquired who he might be, and what he had done.