Acts 22:28
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
“I paid a high price for my citizenship, said the commander. “But I was born a citizen, Paul replied.

Young's Literal Translation
and the chief captain answered, ‘I, with a great sum, did obtain this citizenship;’ but Paul said, ‘But I have been even born [so].’

King James Bible
And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was [free] born.

Greek
“I
Ἐγὼ (Egō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

paid
ἐκτησάμην (ektēsamēn)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 2932: (a) I acquire, win, get, purchase, buy, (b) I possess, win mastery over. A primary verb; to get, i.e. Acquire.

a high
πολλοῦ (pollou)
Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's 4183: Much, many; often.

price
κεφαλαίου (kephalaiou)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's 2774: Neuter of a derivative of kephale; a principal thing, i.e. Main point; specially, an amount.

[for my]
τὴν (tēn)
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

citizenship,”
πολιτείαν (politeian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4174: From polites; citizenship; concretely, a community.

said
Ἀπεκρίθη (Apekrithē)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 611: From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak.

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

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

“But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

I
Ἐγὼ (Egō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

was born a citizen,”
γεγέννημαι (gegennēmai)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1080: From a variation of genos; to procreate; figuratively, to regenerate.

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

replied.
ἔφη (ephē)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 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.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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