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andτεprovideπαραστῆσαιmountsκτήνηso that,ἵναsettingἐπιβιβάσαντεςPaulτὸν Παῦλονon them,they may bring him safelyδιασώσωσιtoπρὸςFelixΦήλικαthe governor.”τὸν ἡγεμόνα
Acts 23:24
Study it in the app“and provide mounts so that, setting Paul on them, they may bring him safely to Felix the governor.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 23:24, word by word
- provideπαραστῆσαιparastēsai
present
To set someone or something before God or another.
Where else “parastēsai” appears- mountsκτήνηktēnē
animal, mount
Animal, especially a pack animal or mount; livestock.
Where else “ktēnē” appears- settingἐπιβιβάσαντεςepibibasantes
put on
Put on, set someone on an animal.
Where else “epibibasantes” appears- PaulΠαῦλονPaulon
Paul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulon” appears- they may bring him safelyδιασώσωσιdiasōsōsi
bring safely
To bring through unharmed; rescue from danger.
Where else “diasōsōsi” appears- FelixΦήλικαPhēlika
Felix
Felix: Antonius Felix, Roman governor of Judea about AD 52-59.
Where else “Phēlika” appears- the governorἡγεμόναhēgemona
governor
The one who ruled a province for Rome, like Pilate.
Where else “hēgemona” appears
Translation note
Felix was governor of Judea around the years 52-59.
The context
23And calling two of the centurions, he said, “Get ready two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, and seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen, from the third hour of the night;
24 · This verse (above)
25He wrote a letter having this form:
To study Acts 23 in a group
1. What it says
What does the Lord say to Paul the night after his appearance before the council? (v. 11)
2. What it means
Paul's nephew learns of a plot and reports it. What does the commander do with that information? (vv. 12-24)
3. How I live it
Paul was encouraged at a moment of great tension (v. 11). Who encouraged you when you needed it, and how can you do that for someone else?