25{
"verseID": "Acts.26.25",
"source": "Ὁ δέ Οὐ μαίνομαι, φησίν, κράτιστε Φῆστε· ἀλλʼ ἀληθείας καὶ σωφροσύνης ῥήματα ἀποφθέγγομαι.",
"text": "But *ho de* Not I *mainomai*, he *phēsin*, most excellent *kratiste* *Phēste*; but of *alētheias* and *sōphrosynēs* *rhēmata* I *apophtheggomai*.",
"grammar": {
"*ho de*": "nominative, masculine, singular + particle - but he",
"*mainomai*": "present middle, 1st singular - I am mad",
"*phēsin*": "present active, 3rd singular - he says",
"*kratiste*": "vocative, masculine, singular - most excellent",
"*Phēste*": "vocative, masculine, singular - Festus",
"*alētheias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - truth",
"*sōphrosynēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - sound mind/self-control",
"*rhēmata*": "accusative, neuter, plural - words/sayings",
"*apophtheggomai*": "present middle, 1st singular - I declare/utter"
},
"variants": {
"*mainomai*": "I am mad/insane/out of my mind",
"*phēsin*": "he says/he affirms/he declares",
"*kratiste*": "most excellent/most noble",
"*alētheias*": "truth/reality",
"*sōphrosynēs*": "sound mind/self-control/sanity/sobriety",
"*rhēmata*": "words/sayings/statements",
"*apophtheggomai*": "I declare/utter/speak forth"
}
}
26{
"verseID": "Acts.26.26",
"source": "Ἐπίσταται γὰρ περὶ τούτων ὁ βασιλεύς, πρὸς ὃν καὶ παρρησιαζόμενος λαλῶ: λανθάνειν γὰρ αὐτόν τι τούτων οὐ πείθομαι οὐδέν· οὐ γάρ ἐν γωνίᾳ πεπραγμένον τοῦτο.",
"text": "*Epistatai* *gar* concerning *peri* these things *toutōn* the *basileus*, to *pros* whom also with *parrēsiazomenos* I *lalō*: to *lanthanein* *gar* him any of these things *toutōn* not I am *peithomai* nothing *ouden*; not *gar* in *gōnia* having been *pepragmenon* this.",
"grammar": {
"*Epistatai*": "present middle, 3rd singular - he knows",
"*gar*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*peri*": "preposition + genitive - concerning/about",
"*toutōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - these things",
"*basileus*": "nominative, masculine, singular - king",
"*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to/toward",
"*parrēsiazomenos*": "present middle participle, nominative, masculine, singular - speaking freely/boldly",
"*lalō*": "present active, 1st singular - I speak",
"*lanthanein*": "present active infinitive - to escape notice",
"*toutōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - these things",
"*peithomai*": "present passive, 1st singular - I am persuaded",
"*ouden*": "accusative, neuter, singular - nothing",
"*gōnia*": "dative, feminine, singular - corner",
"*pepragmenon*": "perfect passive participle, nominative, neuter, singular - having been done"
},
"variants": {
"*Epistatai*": "he knows/understands/is aware",
"*peri*": "concerning/about/regarding",
"*basileus*": "king/monarch",
"*pros*": "to/toward/before",
"*parrēsiazomenos*": "speaking freely/boldly/confidently",
"*lalō*": "I speak/I talk",
"*lanthanein*": "to escape notice/to be hidden from/to be unaware",
"*peithomai*": "I am persuaded/convinced/believe",
"*ouden*": "nothing/not one thing",
"*gōnia*": "corner/angle/obscure place",
"*pepragmenon*": "having been done/performed/accomplished"
}
}
27{
"verseID": "Acts.26.27",
"source": "Πιστεύεις Βασιλεῦ Ἀγρίππα, τοῖς προφήταις; οἶδα ὅτι πιστεύεις.",
"text": "Do you *pisteueis* *Basileu* *Agrippa*, the *prophētais*? I *oida* that you *pisteueis*.",
"grammar": {
"*pisteueis*": "present active, 2nd singular - you believe",
"*Basileu*": "vocative, masculine, singular - king",
"*Agrippa*": "vocative, masculine, singular - proper name",
"*prophētais*": "dative, masculine, plural - prophets",
"*oida*": "perfect active, 1st singular - I know",
"*pisteueis*": "present active, 2nd singular - you believe"
},
"variants": {
"*pisteueis*": "you believe/you trust/you have faith in",
"*prophētais*": "prophets/seers",
"*oida*": "I know/I understand/I am aware"
}
}
28{
"verseID": "Acts.26.28",
"source": "Ὁ δὲ Ἀγρίππας πρὸς τὸν Παῦλον ἔφη, Ἐν ὀλίγῳ με πείθεις Χριστιανὸν γενέσθαι.",
"text": "And *ho de* *Agrippas* *pros* the *Paulon* *ephē*, In *oligō* me you *peitheis* *Christianon* to *genesthai*.",
"grammar": {
"*ho de*": "nominative, masculine, singular + particle - and he/but",
"*Agrippas*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Agrippa",
"*pros*": "preposition + accusative - to",
"*Paulon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Paul",
"*ephē*": "imperfect active, 3rd singular - he said",
"*oligō*": "dative, neuter, singular - small/brief [time or effort]",
"*peitheis*": "present active, 2nd singular - you persuade",
"*Christianon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - Christian",
"*genesthai*": "aorist middle infinitive - to become"
},
"variants": {
"*pros*": "to/toward",
"*ephē*": "he said/declared/affirmed",
"*oligō*": "small/brief/little [time or effort]",
"*peitheis*": "you persuade/convince",
"*Christianon*": "Christian/follower of Christ",
"*genesthai*": "to become/to be made"
}
}