Acts 23:34
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The governor read the letter and asked what province Paul was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia,

Young's Literal Translation
And the governor having read [it], and inquired of what province he is, and understood that [he is] from Cilicia;

King James Bible
And when the governor had read [the letter], he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that [he was] of Cilicia;

Greek
[The governor] read [the letter]
Ἀναγνοὺς (Anagnous)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 314: To read, know again, know certainly, recognize, discern. From ana and ginosko; to know again, i.e. to read.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

asked
ἐπερωτήσας (eperōtēsas)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1905: To interrogate, question, demand of. From epi and erotao; to ask for, i.e. Inquire, seek.

what
ποίας (poias)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 4169: Of what sort. From the base of pou and hoios; individualizing interrogative what sort of, or which one.

province
ἐπαρχείας (eparcheias)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 1885: Sphere of duty, province. From a compound of epi and archo; a special region of government, i.e. A Roman pr?Fecture.

[Paul] was
ἐστὶν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

from.
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

Learning
πυθόμενος (pythomenos)
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4441: To ask, inquire, ascertain by inquiry, understand.

that
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

[he was] from
ἀπὸ (apo)
Preposition
Strong's 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses.

Cilicia,
Κιλικίας (Kilikias)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 2791: Probably of foreign origin; Cilicia, a region of Asia Minor.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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