Acts 22:29

Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Then	οὖν oun	G3767	(adverbially) certainly · conjunction
straightway	εὐθέως eutheōs	G2112	directly · adverb
departed	ἀπέστησαν apestēsan	G868	to remove · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
from	ἀπ᾽ ap᾽	G575	"off · preposition
him	αὐτοῦ autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
which	οἱ hoi	G3588	the (sometimes to be supplied · article — nominative plural masculine
should	μέλλοντες mellontes	G3195	to intend · verb — present active participle, nominative plural masculine
examined	ἀνετάζειν. anetazein	G426	to investigate (judicially) · verb — present active infinitive
him	αὐτὸν auton	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
captain	χιλίαρχος chiliarchos	G5506	the commander of a thousand soldiers ("chiliarch" · noun — nominative singular masculine
also	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
afraid	ἐφοβήθη ephobēthē	G5399	to frighten · verb — aorist passive deponent indicative, 3rd person singular
knew	ἐπιγνοὺς epignous	G1921	to know upon some mark · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
that	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
was	ἐστί estí	G2076	he (she or it) is
Roman	Ῥωμαῖός Rhōmaios	G4514	Romæan · noun — nominative singular masculine, a people or place name
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
because	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
had	ἦν ēn	G2258	I (thou
bound	δεδεκώς.¶ dedekōs	G1210	to bind (in various applications · verb — perfect active participle, nominative singular masculine
him	αὐτὸν auton	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine

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Cross-references

Acts 21:33 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…
Acts 22:24-26 The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefor…
Acts 16:38-39 And the serjeants told these words unto the magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were Romans.
Hebrews 11:35 Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurre…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 22:22–end

Paul was going on with this account of himself, had shown them his commission to preach among the Gentiles without any peevish reflections upon the Jews, and we may suppose designed next to show how he was afterwards, by a special direction of the Holy Ghost at Antioch, separated to this service, how tender he was of the Jews, how respectful to them, and how careful to give them the precedency in all places whither he came, and to unite Jews and Gentiles in one body; and then to show how wonderfully God had owned him, and what good service had been done to the interest of God's kingdom among men in general, without damage to any of the true interests of the Jewish church in particular. But,…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 22:29

chief captain also was afraid, &c.--See on Act 16:38.

Adam Clarke on Acts 22:29

After he knew that he was a Roman - He who was going to scourge him durst not proceed to the torture when Paul declared himself to be a Roman. A passage from Cicero, Orat. pro Verr. Act. ii. lib. v. 64, throws the fullest light on this place: Ille, quisquis erat, quem tu in crucem rapiebas, qui tibi esset ignotus, cum civem se Romanum esse diceret, apud te Praetorem, si non effugium, ne moram quidem mortis mentione atque usurpatione civitatis assequi potuit? "Whosoever he might be whom thou wert hurrying to the rack, were he even unknown to thee, if he said that he was a Roman citizen, he would necessarily obtain from thee, the Praetor, by the simple mention of Rome, if not an escape, yet at…

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John Gill on Acts 22:29

Then straightway they departed from him, which should have examined him,.... By scourging; namely, the soldiers, who under the inspection of the centurion, and by the order of the chief captain, were binding him with thongs to scourge him, and thereby extort from him his crime, which was the cause of all this disturbance; but hearing that he was a Roman, either of their own accord, or rather at the order of their officers, either the centurion or chief captain, or both, left binding him, and went their way: and the chief captain also was afraid after he knew that he was a Roman; lest he should be called to an account for his conduct, and his commission should be taken from him: chiefly, an…

The Church Fathers

The tribune also feared, after he discovered that he was a Roman citizen. For citizen, the same word in Greek is placed, which above was for inhabitant, that is, πολίτης.
— Bede, Retractions on Acts

But later he was bound in Jerusalem according to the prophecy. What then follows from this? Having loosened him, he led him before the Jews. Therefore it was not a falsehood. For the tribune feared, he says, having recognized that he is a Roman, that is, of the class of officials.
— Oecumenius, Commentary on Acts

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Dictionary and topics

Citizenship — The rights and privileges of a citizen in distinction from a foreigner (Luke 15:15; 19:14; Acts 21:39). Under the Mosaic law non-Israelites, with the exception of the Moabites and the Ammonites and…
Lysias, Claudius — The chief captain (chiliarch) who commanded the Roman troops in Jerusalem, and sent Paul under guard to the procurator Felix at Caesarea (Acts 21:31-38; 22:24-30). His letter to his superior officer…
Claudius Lysius · A Roman military officer — A Roman military officer
Courts Of Justice · Of the romans in Judea: Never examined their own citizens by torture — Of the romans in Judea: Never examined their own citizens by torture
Roman Empire · The rights of citizens — The rights of citizens
Roman Empire, The · Allusions to judicial affairs of: Person accused, examined by scourging — Allusions to judicial affairs of: Person accused, examined by scourging
Trial · The right of — The right of

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Acts 22:29

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 22:22–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 22:29

Adam Clarke on Acts 22:29

John Gill on Acts 22:29

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Acts 22:29

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 22:22–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 22:29

Adam Clarke on Acts 22:29

John Gill on Acts 22:29

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Acts 22:23–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Acts 22:28