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Andδὲwhen someτινῶνdaysἩμερῶνhad passed,διαγενομένωνKingὁ βασιλεὺςAgrippaἈγρίππαςandκαὶBerniceΒερνίκηarrivedκατήντησανatεἰςCaesareaΚαισάρειανto greetἀσπασάμενοιFestus.τὸν Φῆστον
Acts 25:13
Study it in the app“And when some days had passed, King Agrippa and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to greet Festus.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 25:13, word by word
- daysἩμερῶνHēmerōn
day
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “Hēmerōn” appears- had passedδιαγενομένωνdiagenomenōn
pass, elapse
Pass, go by (of time).
Where else “diagenomenōn” appears- Kingβασιλεὺςbasileus
king
The one who rules a people with the highest authority.
Where else “basileus” appears- AgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippas
Agrippa
Agrippa: the name of two Herodian kings, Herod Agrippa I and his son Agrippa II; Paul spoke before the second.
Where else “Agrippas” appears- BerniceΒερνίκηBernikē
Bernice
Bernice, sister of King Agrippa II, who accompanied him.
Where else “Bernikē” appears- arrivedκατήντησανkatēntēsan
arrive
To end a journey at a city or place.
Where else “katēntēsan” appears- CaesareaΚαισάρειανKaisareian
Caesarea
See it on the mapWhere else “Kaisareian” appears- to greetἀσπασάμενοιaspasamenoi
greet
To greet.
Where else “aspasamenoi” appears- FestusΦῆστονPhēston
Festus
Festus: Porcius Festus, Roman governor of Judea about AD 59-62, after Felix.
Where else “Phēston” appears
Translation note
Herod Agrippa II, son of the Herod of 12:1, and his sister Bernice.
Places in this verse
Caesarea
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
12Then Festus, after conferring with his advisers, answered, “To Caesar you have appealed; to Caesar you will go.”
13 · This verse (above)
14And as they were staying there several days, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king, saying, “There is a certain man left by Felix as a prisoner,
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?