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"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Acts.25.19",
"source": "Ζητήματα δέ τινα περὶ τῆς ἰδίας δεισιδαιμονίας εἶχον πρὸς αὐτόν, καὶ περί τινος Ἰησοῦ, τεθνηκότος, ὃν ἔφασκεν ὁ Παῦλος ζῇν.",
"text": "*Zētēmata de tina* concerning *tēs idias deisidaimonias eichon pros auton*, and concerning a certain *Iēsou*, *tethnēkotos*, whom *ephasken ho Paulos zēn*.",
"grammar": {
"*Zētēmata*": "accusative, neuter, plural - questions/issues",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and",
"*tina*": "accusative, neuter, plural - certain/some",
"*tēs idias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - their own",
"*deisidaimonias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - religion/superstition",
"*eichon*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - they had/were having",
"*pros auton*": "preposition + accusative, masculine, singular - against him",
"*Iēsou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - Jesus (proper name)",
"*tethnēkotos*": "perfect active participle, genitive, masculine, singular - having died/been dead",
"*ephasken*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - was asserting/claiming",
"*ho Paulos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Paul",
"*zēn*": "present active infinitive - to be alive/living"
},
"variants": {
"*Zētēmata*": "questions/issues/disputes",
"*tina*": "certain/some",
"*idias*": "own/particular/special",
"*deisidaimonias*": "religion/superstition/religious observance",
"*eichon*": "had/were having/held",
"*tethnēkotos*": "having died/been dead/deceased",
"*ephasken*": "was asserting/claiming/declaring",
"*zēn*": "to be alive/living/to live"
}
}
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"
}
}