Acts 21:33 — compare English translations
Compare translationsActs 21:33 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
τότε
tóte
G5119
then
ἐγγίσας
engízō
G1448
to approach
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
χιλίαρχος
chilíarchos
G5506
military commander
ἐπελάβετο
epilambánomai
G1949
to overtake
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἐκέλευσεν
keleúō
G2753
to command
δεθῆναι
déō
G1210
to bind
ἁλύσεσι
hálysis
G254
chain
δυσί
dýo
G1417
two
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἐπυνθάνετο
pynthánomai
G4441
to ask
τίς
tís
G5101
who
εἴη
eimí
G1510
to be
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τί
tís
G5101
who
ἐστιν
eimí
G1510
to be
πεποιηκώς
poiéō
G4160
to make
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then the commanding officer came near, arrested him, commanded him to be bound with two chains, and inquired who he was and what he had done.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then, approaching, the commander took hold of him and commanded him to be bound with two chains, and he was asking who he might be and what he had done.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).