20 {
"verseID": "Acts.25.20",
"source": "Ἀπορούμενος δὲ ἐγὼ τὴν περὶ τούτου ζήτησιν, ἔλεγον εἰ βούλοιτο πορεύεσθαι εἰς Ἱερουσαλήμ, κἀκεῖ κρίνεσθαι περὶ τούτων.",
"text": "*Aporoumenos de egō tēn peri toutou zētēsin*, I *elegon* if he *bouloito poreuesthai* to *Ierousalēm*, and there to be *krinesthai* concerning these things.",
"grammar": {
"*Aporoumenos*": "present middle/passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - being perplexed",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and",
"*egō*": "nominative, 1st person singular pronoun - I",
"*tēn peri toutou zētēsin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - the investigation concerning this",
"*elegon*": "imperfect active indicative, 1st person singular - I was saying/asking",
"*bouloito*": "present middle/passive optative, 3rd person singular - he would be willing",
"*poreuesthai*": "present middle/passive infinitive - to go/journey",
"*Ierousalēm*": "accusative, feminine, singular - Jerusalem (proper name)",
"*krinesthai*": "present middle/passive infinitive - to be judged"
},
"variants": {
"*Aporoumenos*": "being perplexed/at a loss/uncertain",
"*zētēsin*": "investigation/inquiry/examination",
"*elegon*": "was saying/asking/telling",
"*bouloito*": "would be willing/wish/desire",
"*poreuesthai*": "to go/journey/travel",
"*krinesthai*": "to be judged/tried/examined"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "Acts.25.21",
"source": "Τοῦ δὲ Παύλου ἐπικαλεσαμένου τηρηθῆναι αὐτὸν εἰς τὴν τοῦ Σεβαστοῦ διάγνωσιν, ἐκέλευσα τηρεῖσθαι αὐτόν ἕως οὗ πέμψω αὐτὸν πρὸς Καίσαρα.",
"text": "*Tou de Paulou epikalesamenou tērēthēnai auton* for *tēn tou Sebastou diagnōsin*, I *ekeleusa tēreisthai auton* until which I *pempsō auton pros Kaisara*.",
"grammar": {
"*Tou de Paulou epikalesamenou*": "genitive absolute - but when Paul had appealed",
"*tērēthēnai*": "aorist passive infinitive - to be kept/detained",
"*auton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - him",
"*tēn tou Sebastou diagnōsin*": "accusative, feminine, singular + genitive, masculine, singular - the decision of Augustus",
"*ekeleusa*": "aorist active indicative, 1st person singular - I commanded/ordered",
"*tēreisthai*": "present passive infinitive - to be kept",
"*auton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - him",
"*pempsō*": "aorist active subjunctive, 1st person singular - I might send",
"*auton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - him",
"*pros Kaisara*": "preposition + accusative, masculine, singular - to Caesar"
},
"variants": {
"*epikalesamenou*": "having appealed/called upon/invoked",
"*tērēthēnai*": "to be kept/detained/held in custody",
"*Sebastou*": "Augustus/Emperor (imperial title)",
"*diagnōsin*": "decision/judgment/investigation",
"*ekeleusa*": "commanded/ordered/directed",
"*tēreisthai*": "to be kept/guarded/held",
"*pempsō*": "might send/dispatch/forward"
}
}
22 {
"verseID": "Acts.25.22",
"source": "Ἀγρίππας δὲ πρὸς τὸν Φῆστον ἔφη, Ἐβουλόμην καὶ αὐτὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἀκοῦσαι. Ὁ δέ Αὔριον, φησίν, ἀκούσῃ αὐτοῦ.",
"text": "*Agrippas de pros ton Phēston ephē*, I *eboulomēn* also myself *tou anthrōpou akousai*. He *de* Tomorrow, *phēsin*, you will *akousē* him.",
"grammar": {
"*Agrippas*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Agrippa (proper name)",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but",
"*pros ton Phēston*": "preposition + accusative, masculine, singular - to Festus",
"*ephē*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - he was saying",
"*eboulomēn*": "imperfect middle/passive indicative, 1st person singular - I was wishing/wanting",
"*tou anthrōpou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - the man",
"*akousai*": "aorist active infinitive - to hear",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but",
"*phēsin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - he says",
"*akousē*": "future middle indicative, 2nd person singular - you will hear"
},
"variants": {
"*ephē*": "was saying/declared/stated",
"*eboulomēn*": "was wishing/wanting/desiring",
"*akousai*": "to hear/listen to/give audience to",
"*phēsin*": "says/declares/states",
"*akousē*": "will hear/listen to"
}
}
23 {
"verseID": "Acts.25.23",
"source": "Τῇ οὖν ἐπαύριον, ἐλθόντος τοῦ Ἀγρίππα, καὶ τῆς Βερνίκης, μετὰ πολλῆς φαντασίας, καὶ εἰσελθόντων εἰς τὸ ἀκροατήριον, σύν τε τοῖς χιλιάρχοις, καὶ ἀνδράσιν τοῖς κατʼ ἐξοχὴν οὖσιν τῆς πόλεως, καὶ κελεύσαντος τοῦ Φήστου ἤχθη ὁ Παῦλος.",
"text": "On the *oun epaurion*, *elthontos tou Agrippa*, and *tēs Bernikēs*, with much *phantasias*, and having *eiselthontōn* into the *akroatērion*, with both the *chiliarchois*, and men who were *kat' exochēn ousin tēs poleōs*, and having *keleusantos tou Phēstou ēchthē ho Paulos*.",
"grammar": {
"*oun*": "inferential particle - therefore/so",
"*epaurion*": "dative, feminine, singular - next day",
"*elthontos tou Agrippa*": "genitive absolute - when Agrippa had come",
"*tēs Bernikēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - Bernice",
"*phantasias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - pomp/display/ceremony",
"*eiselthontōn*": "aorist active participle, genitive, masculine, plural - having entered",
"*akroatērion*": "accusative, neuter, singular - audience hall/hearing room",
"*chiliarchois*": "dative, masculine, plural - commanders/tribunes",
"*kat' exochēn ousin*": "preposition + accusative, feminine, singular + present active participle, dative, masculine, plural - being of prominence",
"*tēs poleōs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of the city",
"*keleusantos tou Phēstou*": "genitive absolute - at the command of Festus",
"*ēchthē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - was brought",
"*ho Paulos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Paul"
},
"variants": {
"*epaurion*": "next day/following day/morrow",
"*phantasias*": "pomp/display/ceremony/pageantry",
"*eiselthontōn*": "having entered/come in/gone in",
"*akroatērion*": "audience hall/hearing room/place of hearing",
"*chiliarchois*": "commanders/tribunes/military officers",
"*kat' exochēn*": "of prominence/outstanding/distinguished",
"*ousin*": "being/who were",
"*keleusantos*": "having commanded/ordered/instructed",
"*ēchthē*": "was brought/led/conducted"
}
}
24 {
"verseID": "Acts.25.24",
"source": "Καί φησιν ὁ Φῆστος, Ἀγρίππα Βασιλεῦ, καὶ πάντες οἱ συμπαρόντες ἡμῖν ἄνδρες, θεωρεῖτε τοῦτον, περὶ οὗ πᾶν τὸ πλῆθος τῶν Ἰουδαίων ἐνέτυχόν μοι, ἔν τε Ἱεροσολύμοις, καὶ ἐνθάδε, ἐπιβοῶντες μὴ δεῖν ζῇν αὐτὸν μηκέτι.",
"text": "And *phēsin ho Phēstos*, *Agrippa Basileu*, and all the *symparontes* with us men, you *theōreite* this one, concerning whom all the *plēthos tōn Ioudaiōn enetychon* me, both in *Hierosolymois*, and here, *epiboōntes* not *dein zēn* him any longer.",
"grammar": {
"*phēsin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - says",
"*ho Phēstos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Festus",
"*Agrippa*": "vocative, masculine, singular - Agrippa",
"*Basileu*": "vocative, masculine, singular - King",
"*symparontes*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - being present with",
"*theōreite*": "present active imperative, 2nd person plural - observe/see/look at",
"*plēthos*": "nominative, neuter, singular - multitude/crowd",
"*tōn Ioudaiōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of the Jews",
"*enetychon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - appealed to/petitioned",
"*Hierosolymois*": "dative, neuter, plural - in Jerusalem",
"*epiboōntes*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - shouting out/crying out",
"*dein*": "present active infinitive - to be necessary",
"*zēn*": "present active infinitive - to live"
},
"variants": {
"*phēsin*": "says/declares/states",
"*symparontes*": "being present with/accompanying/gathered together",
"*theōreite*": "observe/see/look at",
"*plēthos*": "multitude/crowd/assembly",
"*enetychon*": "appealed to/petitioned/approached",
"*epiboōntes*": "shouting out/crying out/yelling",
"*dein*": "to be necessary/proper/fitting",
"*zēn*": "to live/be alive"
}
}
25 {
"verseID": "Acts.25.25",
"source": "Ἐγὼ δὲ καταλαβόμενος μηδὲν ἄξιον θανάτου αὐτὸν πεπραχέναι, καὶ αὐτοῦ δὲ τούτου ἐπικαλεσαμένου τὸν Σεβαστόν, ἔκρινα πέμπειν αὐτόν.",
"text": "*Egō de katalabomenos mēden axion thanatou auton peprachenai*, and when he himself *de toutou epikalesamenou ton Sebaston*, I *ekrina pempein auton*.",
"grammar": {
"*Egō*": "nominative, 1st person singular pronoun - I",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and",
"*katalabomenos*": "aorist middle participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having found/perceived",
"*mēden*": "accusative, neuter, singular - nothing",
"*axion*": "accusative, neuter, singular - worthy",
"*thanatou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of death",
"*auton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - him",
"*peprachenai*": "perfect active infinitive - to have done",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but",
"*toutou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - this one himself",
"*epikalesamenou*": "aorist middle participle, genitive, masculine, singular - having appealed to",
"*ton Sebaston*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Augustus/the Emperor",
"*ekrina*": "aorist active indicative, 1st person singular - I decided",
"*pempein*": "present active infinitive - to send",
"*auton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - him"
},
"variants": {
"*katalabomenos*": "having found/perceived/determined",
"*axion*": "worthy/deserving/meriting",
"*peprachenai*": "to have done/committed/performed",
"*epikalesamenou*": "having appealed to/called upon/made appeal",
"*Sebaston*": "Augustus/Emperor (imperial title)",
"*ekrina*": "decided/determined/resolved",
"*pempein*": "to send/dispatch"
}
}
26 {
"verseID": "Acts.25.26",
"source": "Περὶ οὗ ἀσφαλές τι γράψαι τῷ κυρίῳ οὐκ ἔχω. Διὸ προήγαγον αὐτὸν ἐφʼ ὑμῶν, καὶ μάλιστα ἐπὶ σοῦ, Βασιλεῦ Ἀγρίππα, ὅπως, τῆς ἀνακρίσεως γενομένης, σχῶ τί γράψαι.",
"text": "Concerning whom *asphales ti grapsai tō kyriō ouk echō*. Therefore I *proēgagon auton eph' hymōn*, and especially before you, *Basileu Agrippa*, so that, *tēs anakriseōs genomenēs*, I might *schō ti grapsai*.",
"grammar": {
"*asphales*": "accusative, neuter, singular - definite/certain",
"*ti*": "accusative, neuter, singular - anything",
"*grapsai*": "aorist active infinitive - to write",
"*tō kyriō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to the lord/master",
"*ouk echō*": "present active indicative, 1st person singular - I do not have",
"*proēgagon*": "aorist active indicative, 1st person singular - I brought forth/presented",
"*auton*": "accusative, masculine, singular - him",
"*eph' hymōn*": "preposition + genitive, 2nd person plural - before you (plural)",
"*Basileu*": "vocative, masculine, singular - King",
"*Agrippa*": "vocative, masculine, singular - Agrippa",
"*tēs anakriseōs genomenēs*": "genitive absolute - when the examination has taken place",
"*schō*": "aorist active subjunctive, 1st person singular - I might have",
"*ti*": "accusative, neuter, singular - something",
"*grapsai*": "aorist active infinitive - to write"
},
"variants": {
"*asphales*": "definite/certain/specific",
"*grapsai*": "to write/record/document",
"*kyriō*": "lord/master/sovereign (referring to Emperor)",
"*proēgagon*": "brought forth/presented/produced",
"*anakriseōs*": "examination/investigation/inquiry",
"*genomenēs*": "having taken place/occurred/happened",
"*schō*": "might have/possess/obtain"
}
}
27 {
"verseID": "Acts.25.27",
"source": "Ἄλογον γάρ μοι δοκεῖ πέμποντα δέσμιον, μὴ καὶ τὰς κατʼ αὐτοῦ αἰτίας σημᾶναι.",
"text": "*Alogon gar* to me it *dokei pemonta desmion*, not also the against him *aitias sēmanai*.",
"grammar": {
"*Alogon*": "nominative, neuter, singular - unreasonable/absurd",
"*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for",
"*dokei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular - it seems",
"*pemonta*": "present active participle, accusative, masculine, singular - sending",
"*desmion*": "accusative, masculine, singular - prisoner",
"*aitias*": "accusative, feminine, plural - charges/accusations",
"*sēmanai*": "aorist active infinitive - to indicate/specify"
},
"variants": {
"*Alogon*": "unreasonable/absurd/irrational",
"*dokei*": "seems/appears/looks",
"*pemonta*": "sending/dispatching",
"*desmion*": "prisoner/captive/one in bonds",
"*aitias*": "charges/accusations/grounds",
"*sēmanai*": "to indicate/specify/make known"
}
}