Study it in the app“About him I do not have anything definite to write to my lord; therefore I have brought him before you all, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that, when the examination has taken place, I may have something to write.”
AboutπερὶhimοὗI do not haveοὐκ ἔχωanythingτιdefiniteἀσφαλέςto writeγράψαιto my lord;τῷ κυρίῳthereforeδιὸI have broughtπροήγαγονhimαὐτὸνbeforeἐφ’you all,ὑμῶνandκαὶespeciallyμάλισταbeforeἐπὶyou,σοῦKingβασιλεῦAgrippa,Ἀγρίππαso that,ὅπωςwhen the examinationτῆς ἀνακρίσεωςhas taken place,γενομένηςI may haveσχῶsomethingτίto write.γράψω
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echō” appearscertain, safe
Certain, sure, reliable; safe, secure; "the certain facts", the truth.
Where else “asphales” appearswrite
To set down words in writing: letters, laws, books.
Where else “grapsai” appearsmaster
The one who has something in his charge and rules over it.
Where else “kyriōi” appearstherefore
"Therefore", "for this reason".
Where else “dio” appearsbring
To lead someone out or before another.
Where else “proēgagon” appearsespecially, most of all
Especially, above all, most of all.
Where else “malista” appearsking
The one who rules a people with the highest authority.
Where else “basileu” appearsAgrippa
Agrippa: the name of two Herodian kings, Herod Agrippa I and his son Agrippa II; Paul spoke before the second.
Where else “Agrippa” appearshearing, examination
Hearing, judicial examination of a case.
Where else “anakriseōs” appearshappen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “genomenēs” appears“My lord”: the emperor.
25But I found that he had done nothing deserving death; and since he himself appealed to the Augustus, I decided to send him.
26 · This verse (above)
27For it seems unreasonable to me to send a prisoner without also indicating the charges against him.”
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?
