Acts 23:34

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

After reading the letter, the governor asked which province Paul was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἀναγνοὺς δὲ ὁ ἡγεμών, καὶ ἐπερωτήσας ἐκ ποίας ἐπαρχίας ἐστίν. Καὶ πυθόμενος ὅτι ἀπὸ Κιλικίας·

Transliteration

Anagnous de the hēgemōn, and eperōtēsas from what eparchias estin. And pythomenos that from Kilikias;

Grammar Details

• *Anagnous*: aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having read
• *de*: postpositive particle - but/and
• *hēgemōn*: nominative masculine singular - governor
• *eperōtēsas*: aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having questioned
• *eparchias*: genitive feminine singular - province
• *estin*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - he is
• *pythomenos*: aorist middle participle, nominative masculine singular - having learned
• *Kilikias*: genitive feminine singular - Cilicia

Word Meanings

• *Anagnous*: having read/read through
• *hēgemōn*: governor/ruler/prefect
• *eperōtēsas*: having asked/questioned/inquired
• *eparchias*: province/district
• *pythomenos*: having learned/understood/ascertained
• *Kilikias*: Cilicia (Roman province in southeast Asia Minor)

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia;

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  When the governor had read the letter, he asked from what province he was. And when he understood that he was from Cilicia,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when he had read it, he asked of what province he was; and when he understood that he was of Cilicia,

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when the governor had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia;

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  When the debite had redde the letter he axed of what countre he was and when he vnderstode that he was of Cicill

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Whan the Debyte had red the letter, he axed off what countre he was. And wha he vnderstode that he was of Celicia,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  So when the Gouernour had read it, hee asked of what prouince he was: and when he vnderstoode that he was of Cilicia,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when the deputie had read the letter he asked of what coutrey he was. And when he vnderstoode that he was of Celicia,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And when the governor had read [the letter], he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that [he was] of Cilicia;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  When the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. When he understood that he was from Cilicia, he said,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the governor having read `it', and inquired of what province he is, and understood that `he is' from Cilicia;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when he had read it, he asked of what province he was; and when he understood that he was of Cilicia,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when he had read it, he asked of what province he was; and when he understood that he was of Cilicia,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And after reading it, he said, What part of the country do you come from? And, hearing that he was from Cilicia,

• World English Bible (2000)

  When the governor had read it, he asked what province he was from. When he understood that he was from Cilicia, he said,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  When the governor had read the letter, he asked what province he was from. When he learned that he was from Cilicia,

Referenced Verses

• Acts 21:39 : 39 Paul answered, 'I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Please let me speak to the people.'
• Acts 25:1 : 1 Festus, therefore, having arrived in the province, went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea after three days.
• Esth 1:1 : 1 It happened during the days of Ahasuerus, that Ahasuerus who ruled over 127 provinces from India to Ethiopia.
• Esth 8:9 : 9 The king’s scribes were summoned on that day, the third month (the month of Sivan), on the twenty-third day, and an edict was written exactly as Mordecai commanded concerning the Jews, to the satraps, governors, and officials of the 127 provinces from India to Cush, each province in its own script and language, and to the Jews in their own script and language.
• Dan 2:49 : 49 At Daniel's request, the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to manage the affairs of the province of Babylon, while Daniel remained in the king's court.
• Dan 6:1 : 1 Darius the Mede received the kingdom at about sixty-two years of age.
• Luke 23:6 : 6 When Pilate heard this, he asked if the man was a Galilean.
• Acts 6:9 : 9 However, some members of the Synagogue of Freedmen (as it was called), consisting of Jews from Cyrene, Alexandria, Cilicia, and Asia, rose up and began to debate with Stephen.
• Acts 15:41 : 41 He traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.