14 {
"verseID": "Acts.28.14",
"source": "Οὗ εὑρόντες ἀδελφούς, παρεκλήθημεν ἐπʼ αὐτοῖς ἐπιμεῖναι ἡμέρας ἑπτά: καὶ οὕτως εἰς τὴν Ῥώμην ἤλθομεν.",
"text": "Where *heurontes adelphous*, we *pareklēthēmen ep' autois epimeinai hēmeras hepta*: and thus *eis tēn Rhōmēn ēlthomen*.",
"grammar": {
"*Hou*": "adverb - where",
"*heurontes*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural - having found",
"*adelphous*": "accusative masculine plural - brothers/brethren",
"*pareklēthēmen*": "aorist passive indicative, 1st person plural - we were urged/invited",
"*ep' autois*": "by them",
"*epimeinai*": "aorist active infinitive - to remain/stay",
"*hēmeras hepta*": "accusative feminine plural - seven days",
"*houtōs*": "adverb - thus/in this way",
"*eis tēn Rhōmēn*": "to Rome",
"*ēlthomen*": "aorist active indicative, 1st person plural - we came"
},
"variants": {
"*heurontes*": "having found/discovered",
"*adelphous*": "brothers/brethren/fellow believers",
"*pareklēthēmen*": "we were urged/invited/encouraged",
"*epimeinai*": "to remain/stay/continue",
"*houtōs*": "thus/in this way/so"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "Acts.28.15",
"source": "Κἀκεῖθεν, οἱ ἀδελφοὶ ἀκούσαντες τὰ περὶ ἡμῶν, ἐξῆλθον εἰς ἀπάντησιν ἡμῖν ἄχρι Ἀππίου Φόρου, καὶ Τριῶν Ταβερνῶν: οὓς ἰδὼν ὁ Παῦλος, εὐχαριστήσας τῷ Θεῷ, ἔλαβε θάρσος.",
"text": "And from there, the *adelphoi akousantes ta peri hēmōn*, *exēlthon eis apantēsin hēmin axri Appiou Phorou*, and *Triōn Tabernōn*: whom *idōn ho Paulos*, *euxaristēsas tō Theō*, *elabe tharsos*.",
"grammar": {
"*Kakeithen*": "adverb - and from there",
"*hoi adelphoi*": "nominative masculine plural - the brothers",
"*akousantes*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural - having heard",
"*ta peri hēmōn*": "the things concerning us",
"*exēlthon*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they came out",
"*eis apantēsin hēmin*": "to meet us",
"*axri Appiou Phorou*": "as far as Appius Forum",
"*Triōn Tabernōn*": "Three Taverns",
"*hous idōn*": "whom having seen",
"*ho Paulos*": "nominative masculine singular - Paul",
"*euxaristēsas*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having given thanks",
"*tō Theō*": "to God",
"*elabe*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - took/received",
"*tharsos*": "accusative neuter singular - courage"
},
"variants": {
"*adelphoi*": "brothers/brethren/fellow believers",
"*akousantes*": "having heard/learned about",
"*exēlthon*": "they came out/went out",
"*apantēsin*": "meeting/encounter",
"*Appiou Phorou*": "Appius Forum (place name)",
"*Triōn Tabernōn*": "Three Taverns (place name)",
"*idōn*": "having seen/observed",
"*euxaristēsas*": "having given thanks/expressed gratitude",
"*elabe*": "took/received/gained",
"*tharsos*": "courage/confidence/boldness"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Acts.28.16",
"source": "Ὅτε δὲ ἤλθομεν εἰς Ῥώμην, ὁ ἑκατόνταρχος παρέδωκεν τοὺς δεσμίους τῷ στρατοπεδάρχῃ: τῷ δὲ Παύλῳ ἐπετράπη μένειν καθʼ ἑαυτόν σὺν τῷ φυλάσσοντι αὐτὸν στρατιώτῃ.",
"text": "When *de ēlthomen eis Rhōmēn*, the *hekatontarxos paredōken tous desmious tō stratopedarxē*: *tō de Paulō epetrapē menein kath' heauton sun tō phulassonti auton stratiōtē*.",
"grammar": {
"*Hote*": "conjunction - when",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but",
"*ēlthomen*": "aorist active indicative, 1st person plural - we came",
"*eis Rhōmēn*": "to Rome",
"*ho hekatontarxos*": "nominative masculine singular - the centurion",
"*paredōken*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - handed over",
"*tous desmious*": "accusative masculine plural - the prisoners",
"*tō stratopedarxē*": "dative masculine singular - to the commander of the guard",
"*tō de Paulō*": "dative masculine singular - but to Paul",
"*epetrapē*": "aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular - it was permitted",
"*menein*": "present active infinitive - to stay/remain",
"*kath' heauton*": "by himself",
"*sun*": "preposition with dative - with",
"*tō phulassonti*": "present active participle, dative masculine singular - the guarding",
"*auton*": "accusative masculine singular - him",
"*stratiōtē*": "dative masculine singular - soldier"
},
"variants": {
"*hekatontarxos*": "centurion/officer commanding 100 men",
"*paredōken*": "handed over/delivered/entrusted",
"*desmious*": "prisoners/captives",
"*stratopedarxē*": "commander of the guard/prefect of the praetorian guard",
"*epetrapē*": "it was permitted/allowed",
"*menein*": "to stay/remain/dwell",
"*kath' heauton*": "by himself/on his own",
"*phulassonti*": "guarding/watching over/keeping",
"*stratiōtē*": "soldier"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Acts.28.17",
"source": "Ἐγένετο δὲ, μετὰ ἡμέρας τρεῖς συγκαλέσασθαι τὸν Παῦλον τοὺς ὄντας τῶν Ἰουδαίων πρώτους: συνελθόντων δὲ αὐτῶν, ἔλεγεν πρὸς αὐτούς, Ἄνδρες ἀδελφοί, ἐγώ οὐδὲν ἐναντίον ποιήσας τῷ λαῷ, ἢ τοῖς ἔθεσι τοῖς πατρῴοις, δέσμιος ἐξ Ἱεροσολύμων παρεδόθην εἰς τὰς χεῖρας τῶν Ῥωμαίων.",
"text": "It *egeneto de*, after three *hēmeras sunkalesasthai ton Paulon tous ontas tōn Ioudaiōn prōtous*: *sunelthontōn de autōn*, he *elegen pros autous*, \"*Andres adelphoi*, I *ouden enantion poiēsas tō laō*, or *tois ethesi tois patrōois*, *desmios ex Hierosolumōn paredothēn eis tas xeiras tōn Rhōmaiōn*.",
"grammar": {
"*Egeneto*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular - it happened",
"*de*": "postpositive conjunction - and/but",
"*meta hēmeras treis*": "after three days",
"*sunkalesasthai*": "aorist middle infinitive - to call together",
"*ton Paulon*": "accusative masculine singular - Paul",
"*tous ontas tōn Ioudaiōn prōtous*": "accusative masculine plural - those being first/chief of the Jews",
"*sunelthontōn de autōn*": "genitive absolute - and they having come together",
"*elegen*": "imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - he was saying",
"*pros autous*": "to them",
"*Andres adelphoi*": "vocative masculine plural - men, brothers",
"*ouden*": "accusative neuter singular - nothing",
"*enantion*": "accusative neuter singular - contrary/opposed",
"*poiēsas*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having done",
"*tō laō*": "dative masculine singular - to the people",
"*tois ethesi tois patrōois*": "dative neuter plural - to the ancestral customs",
"*desmios*": "nominative masculine singular - prisoner",
"*ex Hierosolumōn*": "from Jerusalem",
"*paredothēn*": "aorist passive indicative, 1st person singular - I was handed over",
"*eis tas xeiras tōn Rhōmaiōn*": "into the hands of the Romans"
},
"variants": {
"*egeneto*": "it happened/came to pass/came about",
"*sunkalesasthai*": "to call together/summon/convene",
"*tous ontas tōn Ioudaiōn prōtous*": "those being leaders/chiefs of the Jews",
"*sunelthontōn*": "having come together/assembled",
"*elegen*": "was saying/kept saying/told",
"*ouden enantion*": "nothing contrary/opposed/hostile",
"*poiēsas*": "having done/committed",
"*laō*": "people/nation",
"*ethesi*": "customs/traditions/practices",
"*patrōois*": "ancestral/of the fathers/traditional",
"*desmios*": "prisoner/captive",
"*paredothēn*": "I was handed over/delivered/given up"
}
}