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Soοὖνwhen they had come togetherσυνελθόντωνhere,ἐνθάδεwithout makingποιησάμενοςanyμηδεμίανdelay,ἀναβολὴνon the next dayτῇ ἑξῆςI satκαθίσαςonἐπὶthe judgment seatτοῦ βήματοςandorderedἐκέλευσαthe manτὸν ἄνδραto be brought.ἀχθῆναι
Acts 25:17
Study it in the app“So when they had come together here, without making any delay, on the next day I sat on the judgment seat and ordered the man to be brought.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 25:17, word by word
- when they had come togetherσυνελθόντωνsynelthontōn
come together
To assemble in one place.
Where else “synelthontōn” appears- hereἐνθάδεenthade
here
Here, to this place.
Where else “enthade” appears- without makingποιησάμενοςpoiēsamenos
make
To bring something into being: to make or create it.
Where else “poiēsamenos” appears- anyμηδεμίανmēdemian
no one, nothing
No one, nothing.
Where else “mēdemian” appears- delayἀναβολὴνanabolēn
delay
Delay, postponement.
Where else “anabolēn” appears- on the next dayἑξῆςhexēs
next
Next, the following day; afterward.
Where else “hexēs” appears- I satκαθίσαςkathisas
sit down
To take a seat, often to teach, judge or reign.
Where else “kathisas” appears- the judgment seatβήματοςbēmatos
judgment seat
The seat where the judge sits.
Where else “bēmatos” appears- orderedἐκέλευσαekeleusa
order, command
Order, command, give the word for something to be done.
Where else “ekeleusa” appears- the manἄνδραandra
man
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “andra” appears- to be broughtἀχθῆναιachthēnai
lead
To lead a person or an animal from one place to another.
Where else “achthēnai” appears
The context
16To them I answered that it is not the custom of the Romans to hand over any man before the accused has the accusers face to face and has received an opportunity for a defense concerning the charge.
17 · This verse (above)
18Standing up, the accusers brought no charge concerning him of the evil things I was expecting,
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?