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He wroteγράψαςa letterἐπιστολὴνhavingἔχουσανthisτοῦτονform:τὸν τύπον
Acts 23:25
Study it in the app“He wrote a letter having this form:”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 23:25, word by word
- He wroteγράψαςgrapsas
write
To set down words in writing: letters, laws, books.
Where else “grapsas” appears- a letterἐπιστολὴνepistolēn
letter
Letter.
Where else “epistolēn” appears- havingἔχουσανechousan
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echousan” appears- formτύπονtypon
example
A model or example to follow.
Where else “typon” appears
The context
24and provide mounts so that, setting Paul on them, they may bring him safely to Felix the governor.”
25 · This verse (above)
26“Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix: greetings.
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?