Acts 21:39

39SaidεἶπενhoweverδὲὁPaulΠαῦλος·IἘγὼa manἄνθρωποςindeedμένamεἰμιa JewἸουδαῖος,of TarsusΤαρσεὺςτῆςof CiliciaΚιλικίας,not [of an]οὐκinsignificantἀσήμουcityπόλεωςa citizenπολίτης·I imploreδέομαιnowδέyouσου,allowἐπίτρεψόνmeμοιto speakλαλῆσαιtoπρὸςtheτὸνpeopleλαόν.

But Paul said, “I am indeed a Jew, a man of Tarsus of Cilicia, a citizen [of] no insignificant city. Now I implore you, allow me to speak to the people.”

Vocab difficulty

66.0

Rare words

  • Ταρσεὺς

    Ταρσεύς

    belonging to Tarsus, a Tarsian.

  • ἀσήμου

    ἄσημος

    (lit: unmarked, unstamped), undistinguished, obscure, unknown.

  • πολίτης

    πολίτης

    a citizen, fellow-citizen.