Acts 23:34

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,

📖 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

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

• 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;

• 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 But Paul said, I am a Jew from Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city: and, I implore you, allow me to speak to the people.
• Acts 25:1 : 1 Now when Festus had come into the province, after three days he went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem.
• Esth 1:1 : 1 Now it happened in the days of Ahasuerus (this is the Ahasuerus who reigned from India to Ethiopia over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces).
• Esth 8:9 : 9 Then the king's scribes were called at that time, in the third month, which is the month of Sivan, on the twenty-third day; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded to the Jews, and to the governors and officials and rulers of the provinces from India to Ethiopia, one hundred twenty-seven provinces, to every province according to its script, and to every people in their language, and to the Jews in their writing and language.
• Dan 2:49 : 49 Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego over the affairs of the province of Babylon: but Daniel sat in the gate of the king.
• Dan 6:1 : 1 It pleased Darius to appoint over the kingdom one hundred and twenty princes, who should be over the whole kingdom;
• Luke 23:6 : 6 When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man was a Galilean.
• Acts 6:9 : 9 Then certain members from the synagogue, called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, and Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and those from Cilicia and Asia, disputed with Stephen.
• Acts 15:41 : 41 And he went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.