Acts 22:27
Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.
Then the chiefe captaine came; and said vnto him, Tell me, art thou a Romane? He said, Yea.
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Acts 22:27
1. First, principal, highest, leading, greatest, most excellent, most important, or most responsible in rank, order, degree, value, or guilt. 2. A leader, head, principal ruler, officer, or principal member of a group.
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1. A commander, chief, or officer set over an army, guard, band, company, people, or body. 2. A leader who goes before or conducts others in a work, course, or deliverance.
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Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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1. To speak, relate, declare, report, inform, explain, reveal, recount, or make known. 2. To know, discern, or determine, especially in 'cannot tell' or 'who can tell.' 3. To count, number, or enumerate.
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1. The second-person singular present form of be: are, when one person is addressed. 2. Skill, craft, or skilled workmanship used to make or prepare something.
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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
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A native or citizen of Rome.
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1. Indeed, marking confirmation, emphasis, addition, continuation, or heightening of what is said; it may also emphasize a question. 2. Yes, expressing an affirmative answer or declaration.
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26When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman.
26When the Centurion heard that, hee went and told the chiefe captaine, saying, Take heede what thou doest, for this man is a Romane.
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.
Selected passage28And 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.