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Standing up,σταθέντεςthe accusersοἱ κατήγοροιbroughtἔφερονnoοὐδεμίανchargeαἰτίανconcerningπερὶhimοὗof theὧνevil thingsπονηρῶνIἐγὼwas expecting,ὑπενόουν
Acts 25:18
Study it in the app“Standing up, the accusers brought no charge concerning him of the evil things I was expecting,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 25:18, word by word
- Standing upσταθέντεςstathentes
stand
To stay upright on one's feet, or hold out without falling.
Where else “stathentes” appears- the accusersκατήγοροιkatēgoroi
accuser
Accuser: one who brings a charge against another before a judge.
Where else “katēgoroi” appears- broughtἔφερονepheron
bring
To carry or bring something or someone.
Where else “epheron” appears- chargeαἰτίανaitian
charge
The wrong charged against someone before a judge to condemn them.
Where else “aitian” appears- evil thingsπονηρῶνponērōn
evil
One who does or desires evil, opposed to God and the good.
Where else “ponērōn” appears- was expectingὑπενόουνhypenooun
suppose, suspect
Suppose, suspect, think something about someone.
Where else “hypenooun” appears
The context
17So 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.
18 · This verse (above)
19but they had some questions against him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who had died, whom Paul claimed to be alive.
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?