KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Acts 22:27–28
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Acts 22:27
27Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.
27Then the chiefe captaine came; and said vnto him, Tell me, art thou a Romane? He said, Yea.
Acts 22:28
28And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born.
28And the chiefe captaine answered, With a great summe obteined I this freedome. And Paul said, But I was free borne.
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DEFINED WORDS
Acts 22:27
Principal, foremost, highest in rank or importance; also a leader.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
To speak, relate, count, declare, inform, or make known.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
A native or citizen of Rome.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Yes; truly; an expression of affirmation or emphasis.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
DEFINED WORDS
Acts 22:28
Principal, foremost, highest in rank or importance; also a leader.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Replied or responded; spoke in answer to a person, statement, or situation.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Gained; procured; acquired.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
A state of exemption from the power or control of another; liberty; exemption from slavery, servitude or confinement.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
But; marking a contrast or qualification in the sentence.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Being at liberty; not being under necessity or restraint, physical or moral; a word of general application to the body, the will or mind, and to corporations. Clear of crime or offense; guiltless; innocent.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
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