Acts 21:37 Greek Word Analysis

0	said	εἶπεν	g2036
17	But	δέ	g1161
2		ὁ	g3588
3	Paul	Παῦλος	g3972
4	I	Ἐγὼ	g1473
5	a man	ἄνθρωπος	g444
6		μέν	g3303
7	am	εἰμι	g1510
8	which am a Jew	Ἰουδαῖος	g2453
9	of Tarsus	Ταρσεὺς	g5018
10		τῆς	g3588
11	a city in Cilicia	Κιλικίας	g2791
12	of no	οὐκ	g3756
13	mean	ἀσήμου	g767
14	city	πόλεως	g4172
15	a citizen	πολίτης·	g4177
16	I beseech	δέομαι	g1189
17	But	δέ	g1161
18	thee	σου	g4675
19	suffer	ἐπίτρεψόν	g2010
20	me	μοι	g3427
21	to speak	λαλῆσαι	g2980
22	unto	πρὸς	g4314
23		τὸν	g3588
24	the people	λαόν	g2992

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said unto the chief captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek?

American Standard Version (ASV)

And as Paul was about to be brought into the castle, he saith unto the chief captain, May I say something unto thee? And he said, Dost thou know Greek?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And when Paul was about to be taken into the building, he said to the chief captain, May I say something to you? And he said, Have you a knowledge of Greek?

Darby English Bible (DBY)

But as he was about to be led into the fortress, Paul says to the chiliarch, Is it allowed me to say something to thee? And he said, Dost thou know Greek?

World English Bible (WEB)

As Paul was about to be brought into the barracks, he asked the commanding officer, "May I speak to you?" He said, "Do you know Greek?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And Paul being about to be led into the castle, saith to the chief captain, `Is it permitted to me to say anything unto thee?' and he said, `Greek dost thou know?