What Does Acts 21:39 Mean?

“said”

to speak or say (by word or writing)

“But”

but, and, etc

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

“Paul”

(little; but remotely from a derivative of g3973, meaning the same); paulus, the name of a roman and of an apostle

“I”

i, me

“a man”

man-faced, i.e., a human being

properly, indicative of affirmation or concession (in fact); usually followed by a contrasted clause with g1161 (this one, the former, etc.)

“am”

i exist (used only when emphatic)

“which am a Jew”

judaean, i.e., belonging to jehudah

“of Tarsus”

a tarsean, i.e., native of tarsus

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

“a city in Cilicia”

cilicia, a region of asia minor

“of no”

the absolute negative (compare g3361) adverb; no or not

“mean”

unmarked, i.e., (figuratively) ignoble

“city”

a town (properly, with walls, of greater or less size)

“a citizen”

a townsman

“I beseech”

to beg (as binding oneself), i.e., petition

“But”

but, and, etc

“thee”

of thee, thy

“suffer”

to turn over (transfer), i.e., allow

“me”

to me

“to speak”

to talk, i.e., utter words

“unto”

a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e., toward (with the genitive case, the side of, i.e., pertaining to; with the dative case, by the side of,

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

“the people”

a people (in general; thus differing from g1218, which denotes one's own populace)