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ThenτότεFestus,ὁ Φῆστοςafter conferringσυλλαλήσαςwithμετὰhis advisers,τοῦ συμβουλίουanswered,ἀπεκρίθη“To CaesarΚαίσαραyou have appealed;ἐπικέκλησαιtoἐπὶCaesarΚαίσαραyou will go.”πορεύσῃ
Acts 25:12
Study it in the app“Then Festus, after conferring with his advisers, answered, “To Caesar you have appealed; to Caesar you will go.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 25:12, word by word
- Thenτότεtote
then
Then, at that time.
Where else “tote” appears- FestusΦῆστοςPhēstos
Festus
Festus: Porcius Festus, Roman governor of Judea about AD 59-62, after Felix.
Where else “Phēstos” appears- after conferringσυλλαλήσαςsyllalēsas
talk with
Talk with someone.
Where else “syllalēsas” appears- his advisersσυμβουλίουsymbouliou
advisers
A ruler's counselors.
Where else “symbouliou” appears- answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithē
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apekrithē” appears- “To CaesarΚαίσαραKaisara
Caesar
Caesar: the title of the Roman emperor.
Where else “Kaisara” appears- you have appealedἐπικέκλησαιepikeklēsai
appeal
To ask a higher court to judge your case.
Where else “epikeklēsai” appears- you will goπορεύσῃporeusēi
go
To go somewhere, set out.
Where else “poreusēi” appears
The context
11If then I am a wrongdoer and have done anything deserving death, I do not refuse to die; but if there is nothing in the things of which these men accuse me, no one can surrender me to them. I appeal to Caesar.”
12 · This verse (above)
13And when some days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to greet Festus.
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?