8 {
"verseID": "Acts.25.8",
"source": "Ἀπολογουμένου αὐτοῦ, Ὅτι Οὔτε εἰς τὸν νόμον τῶν Ἰουδαίων, οὔτε εἰς τὸ ἱερόν, οὔτε εἰς Καίσαρά, τι ἥμαρτον.",
"text": "*Apologoumenou autou*, That Neither against the *nomon tōn Ioudaiōn*, nor against the *hieron*, nor against *Kaisara*, in anything have I *hēmarton*.",
"grammar": {
"*Apologoumenou autou*": "genitive absolute - as he was defending himself",
"*nomon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - law",
"*tōn Ioudaiōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of the Jews",
"*hieron*": "accusative, neuter, singular - temple",
"*Kaisara*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Caesar",
"*hēmarton*": "aorist active indicative, 1st person singular - I sinned/offended/did wrong"
},
"variants": {
"*Apologoumenou*": "defending himself/making defense/speaking in defense",
"*nomon*": "law/custom/code",
"*hieron*": "temple/sanctuary",
"*hēmarton*": "sinned/offended/did wrong/transgressed"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "Acts.25.9",
"source": "Ὁ Φῆστος δὲ, τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις θέλων χάριν καταθέσθαι, ἀποκριθεὶς τῷ Παύλῳ, εἶπεν, Θέλεις εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα ἀναβάς, ἐκεῖ περὶ τούτων κρίνεσθαι ἐπʼ ἐμοῦ;",
"text": "The *Phēstos de*, to the *Ioudaiois thelōn charin katatesthhai*, having *apokritheis* to *tō Paulō*, *eipen*, Do you *theleis* to *Hierosolyma anabas*, there concerning these things to be *krinesthai* before me?",
"grammar": {
"*Phēstos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Festus (proper name)",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and",
"*Ioudaiois*": "dative, masculine, plural - to the Jews",
"*thelōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - wanting/wishing",
"*charin katatesthhai*": "accusative, feminine, singular + aorist middle infinitive - to store up favor/deposit goodwill",
"*apokritheis*": "aorist passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having answered",
"*tō Paulō*": "dative, masculine, singular - to Paul",
"*eipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - said",
"*theleis*": "present active indicative, 2nd person singular - do you want/wish",
"*Hierosolyma anabas*": "accusative, neuter, plural + aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having gone up to Jerusalem",
"*krinesthai*": "present passive infinitive - to be judged"
},
"variants": {
"*thelōn*": "wanting/wishing/desiring",
"*charin katatesthhai*": "to store up favor/deposit goodwill/curry favor",
"*apokritheis*": "having answered/responded/replied",
"*theleis*": "do you want/wish/desire",
"*anabas*": "having gone up/ascended/traveled up",
"*krinesthai*": "to be judged/tried/examined"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "Acts.25.10",
"source": "Εἶπεν δὲ ὁ Παῦλος, Ἐπὶ τοῦ βήματος Καίσαρος ἑστώς εἰμι, οὗ με δεῖ κρίνεσθαι: Ἰουδαίους οὐδὲν ἠδίκησα, ὡς καὶ σὺ κάλλιον ἐπιγινώσκεις.",
"text": "*Eipen de ho Paulos*, At the *bēmatos Kaisaros hestōs eimi*, where me it *dei krinesthai*: *Ioudaious ouden ēdikēsa*, as also you *kallion epiginōskeis*.",
"grammar": {
"*Eipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - said",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and",
"*ho Paulos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Paul",
"*bēmatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - judgment seat/tribunal",
"*Kaisaros*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of Caesar",
"*hestōs eimi*": "perfect active participle, nominative, masculine, singular + present indicative, 1st person singular - I am standing",
"*dei*": "present active indicative, 3rd person singular, impersonal - it is necessary",
"*krinesthai*": "present passive infinitive - to be judged",
"*Ioudaious*": "accusative, masculine, plural - Jews",
"*ouden*": "accusative, neuter, singular - nothing",
"*ēdikēsa*": "aorist active indicative, 1st person singular - I wronged/harmed",
"*kallion*": "comparative adverb - better/quite well",
"*epiginōskeis*": "present active indicative, 2nd person singular - you know/understand thoroughly"
},
"variants": {
"*bēmatos*": "judgment seat/tribunal/court",
"*hestōs*": "standing/having taken my stand",
"*dei*": "it is necessary/must/ought",
"*ēdikēsa*": "wronged/harmed/injured",
"*kallion*": "better/quite well/rather well",
"*epiginōskeis*": "know thoroughly/understand fully/recognize clearly"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "Acts.25.11",
"source": "Εἰ μὲν γὰρ ἀδικῶ, καὶ ἄξιον θανάτου πέπραχά τι, οὐ παραιτοῦμαι τὸ ἀποθανεῖν: εἰ δὲ οὐδέν ἐστιν ὧν οὗτοι κατηγοροῦσίν μου, οὐδείς με δύναται αὐτοῖς χαρίσασθαι. Καίσαρα ἐπικαλοῦμαι.",
"text": "If *men gar adikō*, and *axion thanatou pepracha* anything, not *paraitoumai to apothanein*: if *de ouden estin* of which these *katēgorousin* me, no one me *dynatai autois charisasthai*. *Kaisara epikaloumai*.",
"grammar": {
"*men gar*": "particles - for on the one hand",
"*adikō*": "present active indicative, 1st person singular - I am doing wrong",
"*axion thanatou*": "accusative, neuter, singular + genitive, masculine, singular - worthy of death",
"*pepracha*": "perfect active indicative, 1st person singular - I have done/committed",
"*paraitoumai*": "present middle indicative, 1st person singular - I refuse/decline/ask to be excused from",
"*to apothanein*": "articular infinitive - the dying/to die",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and",
"*ouden estin*": "nominative, neuter, singular + present indicative, 3rd person singular - is nothing",
"*katēgorousin*": "present active indicative, 3rd person plural - they accuse",
"*dynatai*": "present middle/passive indicative, 3rd person singular - is able",
"*autois charisasthai*": "dative, masculine, plural + aorist middle infinitive - to grant as a favor to them",
"*Kaisara epikaloumai*": "accusative, masculine, singular + present middle indicative, 1st person singular - I appeal to Caesar"
},
"variants": {
"*adikō*": "doing wrong/committing injustice/am guilty",
"*axion*": "worthy/deserving/meriting",
"*pepracha*": "have done/committed/performed",
"*paraitoumai*": "refuse/decline/ask to be excused from",
"*apothanein*": "to die/be executed",
"*katēgorousin*": "accuse/bring charges against/make accusations",
"*dynatai*": "is able/can/has authority",
"*charisasthai*": "to grant as a favor/surrender as a concession/hand over to gratify",
"*epikaloumai*": "appeal to/call upon/invoke"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "Acts.25.12",
"source": "Τότε ὁ Φῆστος, συλλαλήσας μετὰ τοῦ συμβουλίου ἀπεκρίθη, Καίσαρα ἐπικέκλησαι; ἐπὶ Καίσαρα πορεύσῃ.",
"text": "Then *ho Phēstos*, having *syllalēsas* with *tou symbouliou apekrithē*, *Kaisara epikeklēsai*? To *Kaisara poreusē*.",
"grammar": {
"*ho Phēstos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Festus",
"*syllalēsas*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having conferred/spoken with",
"*tou symbouliou*": "genitive, neuter, singular - the council/advisors",
"*apekrithē*": "aorist passive deponent indicative, 3rd person singular - answered/replied",
"*Kaisara*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Caesar",
"*epikeklēsai*": "perfect middle/passive indicative, 2nd person singular - you have appealed to",
"*poreusē*": "future middle indicative, 2nd person singular - you will go/proceed"
},
"variants": {
"*syllalēsas*": "having conferred/consulted/spoken with",
"*symbouliou*": "council/advisors/advisory panel",
"*apekrithē*": "answered/replied/responded",
"*epikeklēsai*": "have appealed to/called upon/invoked",
"*poreusē*": "will go/proceed/travel to"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "Acts.25.13",
"source": "Ἡμερῶν δὲ διαγενομένων τινῶν Ἀγρίππας ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ Βερνίκη κατήντησαν εἰς Καισάρειαν ἀσπασόμενοι τὸν Φῆστον.",
"text": "*Hēmerōn de diagenomenōn tinōn Agrippas ho basileus* and *Bernikē katēntēsan* to *Kaisareian aspasomenoi ton Phēston*.",
"grammar": {
"*Hēmerōn de diagenomenōn tinōn*": "genitive absolute - and when some days had passed",
"*Agrippas*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Agrippa (proper name)",
"*ho basileus*": "nominative, masculine, singular - the king",
"*Bernikē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - Bernice (proper name)",
"*katēntēsan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - arrived at/came to",
"*Kaisareian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - Caesarea (proper name)",
"*aspasomenoi*": "future middle participle, nominative, masculine, plural - to greet/pay respects to",
"*ton Phēston*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Festus (proper name)"
},
"variants": {
"*diagenomenōn*": "having passed/elapsed/gone by",
"*basileus*": "king/ruler/monarch",
"*katēntēsan*": "arrived at/came to/reached",
"*aspasomenoi*": "to greet/pay respects to/welcome"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "Acts.25.14",
"source": "Ὡς δὲ πλείους ἡμέρας διέτριβεν ἐκεῖ, ὁ Φῆστος τῷ βασιλεῖ ἀνέθετο τὰ κατὰ τὸν Παῦλον, λέγων, Ἀνήρ τίς ἐστιν καταλελειμμένος ὑπὸ Φήλικος δέσμιος:",
"text": "As *de pleiousas hēmeras dietriben* there, *ho Phēstos tō basilei anetheto ta kata ton Paulon*, *legōn*, *Anēr tis estin kataleleimmenos* by *Phēlikos desmios*:",
"grammar": {
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but",
"*pleiousas hēmeras*": "accusative, feminine, plural - many days",
"*dietriben*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was staying/spending time",
"*ho Phēstos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Festus",
"*tō basilei*": "dative, masculine, singular - to the king",
"*anetheto*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular - laid before/presented/explained",
"*ta kata ton Paulon*": "accusative neuter plural article + preposition + accusative masculine singular - the matters concerning Paul",
"*legōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - saying",
"*Anēr tis estin*": "nominative, masculine, singular + indefinite pronoun + present indicative, 3rd person singular - a certain man is",
"*kataleleimmenos*": "perfect passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having been left behind",
"*Phēlikos*": "genitive, masculine, singular - by Felix (proper name)",
"*desmios*": "nominative, masculine, singular - prisoner"
},
"variants": {
"*pleiousas*": "many/several/more",
"*dietriben*": "was staying/spending time/remaining",
"*anetheto*": "laid before/presented/explained/referred",
"*kataleleimmenos*": "having been left behind/abandoned/left in custody",
"*desmios*": "prisoner/captive/one in bonds"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "Acts.25.15",
"source": "Περὶ οὗ, γενομένου μου εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα, ἐνεφάνισαν οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι τῶν Ἰουδαίων, αἰτούμενοι κατʼ αὐτοῦ δίκην.",
"text": "Concerning whom, *genomenou mou* to *Hierosolyma*, *enephanisan hoi archiereis* and *hoi presbyteroi tōn Ioudaiōn*, *aitoumenoi kat' autou dikēn*.",
"grammar": {
"*genomenou mou*": "genitive absolute - when I was/had come",
"*Hierosolyma*": "accusative, neuter, plural - Jerusalem (proper name)",
"*enephanisan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - informed/presented charges",
"*hoi archiereis*": "nominative, masculine, plural - the chief priests",
"*hoi presbyteroi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - the elders",
"*tōn Ioudaiōn*": "genitive, masculine, plural - of the Jews",
"*aitoumenoi*": "present middle participle, nominative, masculine, plural - requesting/asking",
"*kat' autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - against him",
"*dikēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - judgment/sentence/punishment"
},
"variants": {
"*genomenou*": "was/had come/had gone",
"*enephanisan*": "informed/presented charges/made representation",
"*archiereis*": "chief priests/high priests",
"*presbyteroi*": "elders/older men/presbyters",
"*aitoumenoi*": "requesting/asking/demanding",
"*dikēn*": "judgment/sentence/punishment/justice"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Acts.25.16",
"source": "Πρὸς οὓς ἀπεκρίθην, ὅτι Οὐκ ἔστιν ἔθος Ῥωμαίοις χαρίζεσθαί τινα ἄνθρωπον εἰς ἀπώλειαν, πρὶν ἢ ὁ κατηγορούμενος κατὰ πρόσωπον ἔχοι τοὺς κατηγόρους, τόπον τε ἀπολογίας λάβοι περὶ τοῦ ἐγκλήματος.",
"text": "To whom I *apekrithēn*, that It is not *ethos Rōmaiois charizesthai tina anthrōpon* for *apōleian*, before the *katēgoroumenos kata prosōpon echoi tous katēgorous*, *topon te apologias laboi* concerning *tou enklēmatos*.",
"grammar": {
"*apekrithēn*": "aorist passive deponent indicative, 1st person singular - I answered/replied",
"*ethos*": "nominative, neuter, singular - custom/practice",
"*Rōmaiois*": "dative, masculine, plural - for Romans",
"*charizesthai*": "present middle/passive infinitive - to surrender/hand over as a favor",
"*tina anthrōpon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - any man",
"*apōleian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - destruction/ruin/condemnation",
"*katēgoroumenos*": "present passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - the one being accused",
"*kata prosōpon*": "accusative, neuter, singular - face to face",
"*echoi*": "present active optative, 3rd person singular - might have",
"*tous katēgorous*": "accusative, masculine, plural - the accusers",
"*topon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - place/opportunity",
"*te*": "enclitic particle - and/both",
"*apologias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of defense",
"*laboi*": "aorist active optative, 3rd person singular - might receive",
"*tou enklēmatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - concerning the charge"
},
"variants": {
"*ethos*": "custom/practice/habit",
"*charizesthai*": "to surrender/hand over/grant as a favor",
"*apōleian*": "destruction/ruin/condemnation",
"*katēgoroumenos*": "one being accused/defendant",
"*kata prosōpon*": "face to face/in person/in the presence of",
"*topon*": "place/opportunity/chance",
"*apologias*": "defense/answer/vindication",
"*enklēmatos*": "charge/accusation/complaint"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Acts.25.17",
"source": "Συνελθόντων οὖν αὐτῶν ἐνθάδε, ἀναβολὴν μηδεμίαν ποιησάμενος τῇ ἑξῆς καθίσας ἐπὶ τοῦ βήματος, ἐκέλευσα ἀχθῆναι τὸν ἄνδρα.",
"text": "*Synelthontōn oun autōn enthade*, *anabolēn mēdemian poiēsamenos tē hexēs kathisas* upon *tou bēmatos*, I *ekeleusa achthēnai ton andra*.",
"grammar": {
"*Synelthontōn oun autōn enthade*": "genitive absolute - therefore when they had come together here",
"*anabolēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - delay",
"*mēdemian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - no/none",
"*poiēsamenos*": "aorist middle participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having made",
"*tē hexēs*": "dative, feminine, singular - on the next (day)",
"*kathisas*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having sat down",
"*tou bēmatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - on the judgment seat",
"*ekeleusa*": "aorist active indicative, 1st person singular - I commanded/ordered",
"*achthēnai*": "aorist passive infinitive - to be brought",
"*ton andra*": "accusative, masculine, singular - the man"
},
"variants": {
"*Synelthontōn*": "had come together/assembled/gathered",
"*enthade*": "here/to this place",
"*anabolēn*": "delay/postponement",
"*poiēsamenos*": "having made/created/produced",
"*hexēs*": "next/following/subsequent",
"*kathisas*": "having sat down/taken seat",
"*bēmatos*": "judgment seat/tribunal",
"*ekeleusa*": "commanded/ordered/directed",
"*achthēnai*": "to be brought/led/conducted"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Acts.25.18",
"source": "Περὶ οὗ σταθέντες οἱ κατήγοροι, οὐδεμίαν αἰτίαν ἐπέφερον ὧν ὑπενόουν ἐγώ:",
"text": "Concerning whom having *stathentes hoi katēgoroi*, *oudemian aitian epepheron* of which I *hupenooun egō*:",
"grammar": {
"*stathentes*": "aorist passive participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having stood/taken their stand",
"*hoi katēgoroi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - the accusers",
"*oudemian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - no/none",
"*aitian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - charge/accusation",
"*epepheron*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - were bringing",
"*hupenooun*": "imperfect active indicative, 1st person singular - I was suspecting",
"*egō*": "nominative, 1st person singular pronoun - I"
},
"variants": {
"*stathentes*": "having stood/taken their stand/stood up",
"*katēgoroi*": "accusers/prosecutors",
"*aitian*": "charge/accusation/complaint",
"*epepheron*": "were bringing/presenting/putting forward",
"*hupenooun*": "was suspecting/surmising/supposing"
}
}