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By examining himἀνακρίναςyourselfαὐτὸςyou will be ableδυνήσῃto learnἐπιγνῶναιfromπαρ’himοὗaboutπερὶallπάντωνthese thingsτούτωνof whichὧνweἡμεῖςaccuseκατηγοροῦμενhim.”αὐτοῦ
Acts 24:8
Study it in the app“By examining him yourself you will be able to learn from him about all these things of which we accuse him.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 24:8, word by word
- By examining himἀνακρίναςanakrinas
question
To question someone in a trial.
Where else “anakrinas” appears- you will be ableδυνήσῃdynēsēi
can, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “dynēsēi” appears- to learnἐπιγνῶναιepignōnai
understand
To come to have something clear and sure in the mind, understand it fully.
Where else “epignōnai” appears- accuseκατηγοροῦμενkatēgoroumen
accuse
Accuse.
Where else “katēgoroumen” appears
The context
7And we wanted to judge him according to our law. But Lysias the commander came and with great violence took him out of our hands, ordering his accusers to come before you.
8 · This verse (above)
9And the Jews also joined in the attack, asserting that these things were so.
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?