Acts 24:23
New Testament • 11 words with Strong's data
"And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul, and to let him have liberty, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister or come unto him."
Word-by-Word Analysis
צָוָה
tsâvâh
(intensively) to constitute, enjoin
ἑκατοντάρχης
hekatontárchēs
the captain of one hundred men
שָׁמַר
shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
Παῦλος
Paûlos
(little; but remotely from a derivative of G3973 (παύω), meaning the same); Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
דְּרוֹר
dᵉrôwr
freedom; hence, spontaneity of outflow, and so clear
חָלִילָה
châlîylâh
literal fora profaned thing; used (interj.) far be it!
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)
יָדַע
yâdaʻ
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o...
שָׁרַת
shârath
to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
Key Terms in This Verse
יָדַע yâdaʻ
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, in...
Study H3045 →חָלִילָה châlîylâh
literal fora profaned thing; used (interj.) far be it!
Study H2486 →שָׁרַת shârath
to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to
Study H8334 →Παῦλος Paûlos
(little; but remotely from a derivative of G3973 (παύω), meaning the same); Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle
Study G3972 →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 →שָׁמַר shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
Study H8104 →Cross References
And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.
And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.
And when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul.
I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment hall.
When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.
He hoped also that money should have been given him of Paul, that he might loose him: wherefore he sent for him the oftener, and communed with him.
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