What Does Acts 22:28 Mean?

“answered”

to conclude for oneself, i.e., (by implication) to respond; by hebraism (compare h6030) to begin to speak (where an address is expected)

“And”

both or also (properly, as correlation of g2532)

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

“the chief captain”

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

“I”

i, me

“With a great”

(singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) many; neuter (singular) as adverbial, largely; neuter (plural) as adverb or noun often, mostly, largely

“sum”

a principal thing, i.e., main point; specially, an amount (of money)

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

“freedom”

citizenship; concretely, a community

the he (she or it), i.e., this or that (often with article repeated)

“obtained”

to get, i.e., acquire (by any means; own)

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

“And”

but, and, etc

“Paul”

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

“said”

to show or make known one's thoughts, i.e., speak or say

“I”

i, me

“And”

but, and, etc

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

“was free born”

to procreate (properly, of the father, but by extension of the mother); figuratively, to regenerate