35
he said,ἔφη“I will hearΔιακούσομαίyouσουwhenὅτανyourσουaccusersοἱ κατήγοροίalsoκαὶarrive.”παραγένωνταιAndhe orderedκελεύσαςhimαὐτόνto be kept under guardφυλάσσεσθαιinἐνthe praetoriumτῷ πραιτωρίῳof Herod.τοῦ Ἡρῴδου
Acts 23:35
Study it in the app“he said, “I will hear you when your accusers also arrive.” And he ordered him to be kept under guard in the praetorium of Herod.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 23:35, word by word
- he saidἔφηephē
say
Say.
Where else “ephē” appears- “I will hearΔιακούσομαίDiakousomai
hear a case
Hear fully, as a judge hears a case.
Where else “Diakousomai” appears- whenὅτανhotan
when, whenever
When, whenever.
Where else “hotan” appears- accusersκατήγοροίkatēgoroi
accuser
Accuser: one who brings a charge against another before a judge.
Where else “katēgoroi” appears- arriveπαραγένωνταιparagenōntai
arrive, come
Arrive, come, be present.
Where else “paragenōntai” appears- he orderedκελεύσαςkeleusas
order, command
Order, command, give the word for something to be done.
Where else “keleusas” appears- to be kept under guardφυλάσσεσθαιphylassesthai
guard
To watch over something or someone.
Where else “phylassesthai” appears- the praetoriumπραιτωρίῳpraitōriōi
praetorium
Praetorium: the residence of the Roman governor.
Where else “praitōriōi” appears- of HerodἩρῴδουHērōidou
Herod
Herod, the name of several rulers of one family under Rome: Herod the Great, king of Judea when Jesus was born; his son Herod Antipas, who ruled Galilee; and his grandson Herod Agrippa I.
Where else “Hērōidou” appears
Translation note
The palace that Herod the Great built in Caesarea, residence of the Roman governor.
The context
34And when he had read it and asked from what province he was, and learned that he was from Cilicia,
35 · This verse (above)
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?