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Butδὲwhen Paulτοῦ Παύλουappealedἐπικαλεσαμένουforhimselfαὐτὸνto be keptτηρηθῆναιforεἰςthe decisionτὴν διάγνωσινof the Augustus,τοῦ ΣεβαστοῦI orderedἐκέλευσαhimαὐτὸνto be keptτηρεῖσθαιuntilἕως οὗI sendἀναπέμψωhimαὐτὸνtoπρὸςCaesar.”Καίσαρα
Acts 25:21
Study it in the app“But when Paul appealed for himself to be kept for the decision of the Augustus, I ordered him to be kept until I send him to Caesar.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 25:21, word by word
- when PaulΠαύλουPaulou
Paul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulou” appears- appealedἐπικαλεσαμένουepikalesamenou
appeal
To ask a higher court to judge your case.
Where else “epikalesamenou” appears- to be keptτηρηθῆναιtērēthēnai
guard
To protect, watch over, or set aside for later.
Where else “tērēthēnai” appears- the decisionδιάγνωσινdiagnōsin
decision
Decision, the verdict a judge gives after examining a case.
Where else “diagnōsin” appears- of the AugustusΣεβαστοῦSebastou
Augustus, imperial
"Revered", Augustus: a title of the Roman emperor; also "imperial", as of a cohort.
Where else “Sebastou” appears- I orderedἐκέλευσαekeleusa
order, command
Order, command, give the word for something to be done.
Where else “ekeleusa” appears- I sendἀναπέμψωanapempsō
send back, send on
Send back; send on to a higher authority.
Where else “anapempsō” appears- CaesarΚαίσαραKaisara
Caesar
Caesar: the title of the Roman emperor.
Where else “Kaisara” appears
Translation note
“Augustus,” which means “venerable,” was the title of the Roman emperor; here it refers to Nero.
The context
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.
21 · This verse (above)
22And Agrippa said to Festus, “I would like to hear the man myself too.” “Tomorrow,” he says, “you will hear him.”
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?