Acts 23:27
New Testament • 10 words with Strong's data
"This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
יְהוּדִי
Yᵉhûwdîy
a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew), or descendant of Jehudah (i.e. Judah)
שָׁחַט
shâchaṭ
to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre)
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
חַיִל
chayil
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
יָשַׁע
yâshaʻ
properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
בַּעַל
baʻal
a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense)
בִּין
bîyn
to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
κουστωδία
koustōdía
"custody", i.e. a Roman sentry
Key Terms in This Verse
יָשַׁע yâshaʻ
properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
Study H3467 →בִּין bîyn
to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
Study H995 →חַיִל chayil
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
Study H2428 →בַּעַל baʻal
a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense)
Study H1167 →יְהוּדִי Yᵉhûwdîy
a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew), or descendant of Jehudah (i.e. Judah)
Study H3064 →אִישׁ ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Study H376 →Cross References
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