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At the same timeἅμαhe alsoκαὶwas hopingἐλπίζωνthatὅτιmoneyχρήματαwould be givenδοθήσεταιto himαὐτῷbyὑπὸPaul;τοῦ Παύλουthereforeδιὸalsoκαὶsending forμεταπεμπόμενοςhimαὐτὸνquite often,πυκνότερονhe conversedὡμίλειwith him.αὐτῷ
Acts 24:26
Study it in the app“At the same time he also was hoping that money would be given to him by Paul; therefore also sending for him quite often, he conversed with him.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 24:26, word by word
- At the same timeἅμαhama
together, at once
At the same time, together with.
Where else “hama” appears- was hopingἐλπίζωνelpizōn
hope
Hope, put one's hope in something or someone.
Where else “elpizōn” appears- moneyχρήματαchrēmata
wealth, money
Riches, money.
Where else “chrēmata” appears- would be givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetai
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “dothēsetai” appears- PaulΠαύλουPaulou
Paul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulou” appears- thereforeδιὸdio
therefore
"Therefore", "for this reason".
Where else “dio” appears- sending forμεταπεμπόμενοςmetapempomenos
send for, summon
Send for someone, have them brought; summon.
Where else “metapempomenos” appears- quite oftenπυκνότερονpyknoteron
frequent, often
Frequent; as an adverb, often.
Where else “pyknoteron” appears- he conversedὡμίλειhōmilei
talk with
Talk with, converse.
Where else “hōmilei” appears
The context
25And as he was discussing righteousness and self-control and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and answered, “For the present go; and when I get an opportunity, I will summon you.”
26 · This verse (above)
27And when two years had passed, Felix received as successor Porcius Festus; and wanting to grant a favor to the Jews, Felix left Paul in chains.
To study Acts 24 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul talk about with Felix and Drusilla, and how does Felix react? (vv. 24-25)
2. What it means
Felix says, "When I get an opportunity, I will summon you" (v. 25). What does this show about how we sometimes put off what matters?
3. How I live it
What important matter have you been leaving for "when I have time"? What small step could you take today?