Verse 28

{ "verseID": "Acts.22.28", "source": "Ἀπεκρίθη τε ὁ χιλίαρχος, Ἐγὼ πολλοῦ κεφαλαίου τὴν πολιτείαν ταύτην ἐκτησάμην. Ὁ δὲ Παῦλος ἔφη, Ἐγὼ δὲ καὶ γεγέννημαι.", "text": "*Apekrithē te ho chiliarchos*, *Egō pollou kephalaiou* the *politeian tautēn ektēsamēn*. The *de Paulos ephē*, *Egō de kai gegennēmai*.", "grammar": { "*Apekrithē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - he answered", "*te*": "particle - and/both (connective)", "*ho chiliarchos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - the commander", "*Egō*": "personal pronoun, nominative - I", "*pollou*": "genitive, neuter, singular - much/great", "*kephalaiou*": "genitive, neuter, singular - sum of money/capital", "*politeian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - citizenship", "*tautēn*": "demonstrative pronoun, accusative, feminine, singular - this", "*ektēsamēn*": "aorist middle indicative, 1st person singular - I acquired/obtained", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*Paulos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Paul (proper name)", "*ephē*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - he said/affirmed", "*kai*": "conjunction - also/even", "*gegennēmai*": "perfect passive indicative, 1st person singular - I have been born" }, "variants": { "*Apekrithē*": "answered/replied/responded", "*pollou kephalaiou*": "large sum/great price/much money", "*politeian*": "citizenship/civil rights", "*ektēsamēn*": "acquired/obtained/purchased", "*ephē*": "said/affirmed/declared", "*gegennēmai*": "I was born/I have been born (meaning born a citizen, not purchased)" } }

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