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SoοὖνFestus,Φῆστοςhaving arrivedἐπιβὰςin the province,τῇ ἐπαρχείᾳafterμετὰthreeτρεῖςdaysἡμέραςwent upἀνέβηtoεἰςJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαfromἀπὸCaesarea.Καισαρείας
Acts 25:1
Study it in the app“So Festus, having arrived in the province, after three days went up to Jerusalem from Caesarea.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 25:1, word by word
- FestusΦῆστοςPhēstos
Festus
Festus: Porcius Festus, Roman governor of Judea about AD 59-62, after Felix.
Where else “Phēstos” appears- having arrivedἐπιβὰςepibas
mount, board, arrive
Mount, get up on an animal; board a ship; set foot in, arrive.
Where else “epibas” appears- in the provinceἐπαρχείᾳeparcheiai
province
Province: a territory governed by a representative of Rome.
Where else “eparcheiai” appears- threeτρεῖςtreis
three
Three.
Where else “treis” appears- daysἡμέραςhēmeras
day
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmeras” appears- went upἀνέβηanebē
go up
To go upward: up a mountain, to Jerusalem or to heaven.
Where else “anebē” appears- JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHierosolyma
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “Hierosolyma” appears- CaesareaΚαισαρείαςKaisareias
Caesarea
See it on the mapWhere else “Kaisareias” appears
Places in this verse
1Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
2Caesarea
Today: Caesarea Maritima ruins, Israel
A port city on the Mediterranean coast, about 60 miles (100 km) northwest of Jerusalem.
There Peter announced the good news to Cornelius and his household (Acts 10:1-48). Paul was kept prisoner there before being sent to Rome (Acts 23:23; 25:1).
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And the chief priests and the leading men of the Jews presented their case to him against Paul, and they were urging him,
To study Acts 25 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul say before Festus, and to whom does he appeal? (vv. 8-12)
2. What it means
Why does Paul prefer to appeal to Caesar rather than be tried in Jerusalem? (vv. 9-11)
3. How I live it
Paul used the legitimate means open to him when the situation was unjust. What means do you have before an unjust situation?