What Does Acts 21:33 Mean?

“Then”

the when, i.e., at the time that (of the past or future, also in consecution)

“came near”

to make near, i.e., (reflexively) approach

the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in english idiom)

“the chief captain”

the commander of a thousand soldiers ("chiliarch"; i.e., colonel

“and took”

to seize (for help, injury, attainment, or any other purpose; literally or figuratively)

“him”

the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons

“and”

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

“commanded”

"hail"; to incite by word, i.e., order

“him to be bound with”

to bind (in various applications, literally or figuratively)

“chains”

a fetter or manacle

“two”

"two"

“and”

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

“demanded”

to question, i.e., ascertain by inquiry (as a matter of information merely; and thus differing from g2065, which properly means a request as a favor;

“what”

an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)

“he was”

whatsoever

might (could, would, or should) be

“and”

and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words

“what”

an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)

“he had”

he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are

“done”

to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)