Acts 23:17
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And Paul, calling to him one of the centurions, said: Bring this young man to the tribune: for he hath some thing to tell him.

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Acts 23:23 Then having called two centurions, he said to them: Make ready two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea: and seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen, for the third hour of the night.

Acts 22:26 Which the centurion hearing, went to the tribune and told him, saying: What art thou about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen.

Proverbs 22:3 The prudent man saw the evil, and hid himself: the simple passed on, and suffered loss.

Matthew 8:8,9 And the centurion, making answer, said: Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldst enter under my roof; but only say the word, and my servant shall be healed. . . .

Matthew 10:16 Behold I send you as sheep in the midst of wolves. Be ye therefore wise as serpents and simple as doves.

Context
The Plot to Kill Paul
16Which when Paul's sister's son had heard, of their lying in wait, he came and entered into the castle and told Paul. 17And Paul, calling to him one of the centurions, said: Bring this young man to the tribune: for he hath some thing to tell him. 18And he, taking him, brought him to the tribune and said: Paul, the prisoner, desired me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath some thing to say to thee.…
Cross References
John 18:12
Then the band and the tribune and the servants of the Jews took Jesus and bound him.

Acts 23:16
Which when Paul's sister's son had heard, of their lying in wait, he came and entered into the castle and told Paul.

Acts 23:18
And he, taking him, brought him to the tribune and said: Paul, the prisoner, desired me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath some thing to say to thee.

Lexicon
Then
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

Paul
Παῦλος (Paulos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3972: Paul, Paulus. Of Latin origin; Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle.

called
προσκαλεσάμενος (proskalesamenos)
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 4341: To call to myself, summon. Middle voice from pros and kaleo; to call toward oneself, i.e. Summon, invite.

one
ἕνα (hena)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 1520: One. (including the neuter Hen); a primary numeral; one.

of the
τῶν (tōn)
Article - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

centurions
ἑκατονταρχῶν (hekatontarchōn)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1543: A centurion of the Roman army. Or hekatontarchos hek-at-on'-tar-khos; from hekaton and archo; the captain of one hundred men.

[and] said,
ἔφη (ephē)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 5346: To say, declare. Properly, the same as the base of phos and phaino; to show or make known one's thoughts, i.e. Speak or say.

“Take
ἄπαγε (apage)
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 520: To lead, carry, take away; met: To be led astray, seduced. From apo and ago; to take off.

this
τοῦτον (touton)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

young man
νεανίαν (neanian)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3494: A young man, youth; a man in his prime (used even of a man of 40). From a derivative of neos; a youth.

to
πρὸς (pros)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.

the
τὸν (ton)
Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

commander;
χιλίαρχον (chiliarchon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5506: A commander of a thousand men, a military tribune. From chilioi and archo; the commander of a thousand soldiers

he has
ἔχει (echei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.

something
τι (ti)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.

to tell
ἀπαγγεῖλαί (apangeilai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 518: To report (from one place to another), bring a report, announce, declare. From apo and the base of aggelos; to announce.

him.”
αὐτῷ (autō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.


Additional Translations
Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.”

Then Paul, having summoned one of the centurions, was saying, "Take this young man to the commander, for he has something to report to him."

Then Paul called one of the centurions to him, and said, Bring this young man to the chief captain: for he has a certain thing to tell him.

And Paul called unto him one of the centurions, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain; for he hath something to tell him.

And Paul, having called one of the centurions, said, Take this youth to the chiliarch, for he has something to report to him.

And Paul called unto him one of the centurions, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath something to tell him.

Then Paul called one of the centurions to him, and said, Bring this young man to the chief captain: for he hath a certain thing to tell him.

and Paul called one of the Captains and said, "Take this young man to the Tribune, for he has information to give him."

Paul summoned one of the centurions, and said, "Bring this young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to tell him."

and Paul having called near one of the centurions, said, 'This young man lead unto the chief captain, for he hath something to tell him.'
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