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butδέthey hadεἶχονsomeτιναquestionsζητήματαagainstπρὸςhimαὐτὸνaboutπερὶtheir ownτῆς ἰδίαςreligionδεισιδαιμονίαςandκαὶaboutπερίa certainτινοςJesus,Ἰησοῦwho had died,τεθνηκότοςwhomὃνPaulὁ Παῦλοςclaimedἔφασκενto be alive.ζῆν
Acts 25:19
Study it in the app“but they had some questions against him about their own religion and about a certain Jesus, who had died, whom Paul claimed to be alive.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 25:19, word by word
- they hadεἶχονeichon
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “eichon” appears- questionsζητήματαzētēmata
question, dispute
A question for debate, a point at issue.
Where else “zētēmata” appears- their ownἰδίαςidias
own
What belongs to someone; their people, their family.
Where else “idias” appears- religionδεισιδαιμονίαςdeisidaimonias
religion
Religion, reverence for the gods; depending on the speaker, superstition.
Where else “deisidaimonias” appears- JesusἸησοῦIēsou
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appears- who had diedτεθνηκότοςtethnēkotos
die
Die; be dead.
Where else “tethnēkotos” appears- PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos
Paul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulos” appears- claimedἔφασκενephasken
claim
Claim, assert, affirm something in words.
Where else “ephasken” appears- to be aliveζῆνzēn
live
To have life in the body, or receive it again after dying.
Where else “zēn” appears
Translation note
The word (deisidaimonia) can mean “religion” or “superstition”; compare 17:22. It can be understood that before Agrippa, who was a Jew, Festus uses it courteously.
The context
18Standing up, the accusers brought no charge concerning him of the evil things I was expecting,
19 · This verse (above)
20And I, being at a loss about the investigation of these things, asked whether he would be willing to go to Jerusalem and there be judged about these things.
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?