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Forγάρit seemsδοκεῖunreasonableἄλογονto meμοιto sendπέμπονταa prisonerδέσμιονwithoutμὴalsoκαὶindicatingσημᾶναιtheτὰςchargesαἰτίαςagainstκατ’him.”αὐτοῦ
Acts 25:27
Study it in the app“For it seems unreasonable to me to send a prisoner without also indicating the charges against him.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 25:27, word by word
- it seemsδοκεῖdokei
seem
To seem to be something; “to seem good” is to agree on a decision.
Where else “dokei” appears- unreasonableἄλογονalogon
unreasonable
Making no sense.
Where else “alogon” appears- to sendπέμπονταpemponta
send
To make someone go to another place with a task.
Where else “pemponta” appears- a prisonerδέσμιονdesmion
prisoner
Prisoner.
Where else “desmion” appears- indicatingσημᾶναιsēmanai
signify, indicate
Indicate, make known by a sign; give to understand.
Where else “sēmanai” appears- chargesαἰτίαςaitias
charge
The wrong charged against someone before a judge to condemn them.
Where else “aitias” appears
The context
26About 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.
27 · This verse (above)
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?