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askingαἰτούμενοιa favorχάρινagainstκατ’him,αὐτοῦthatὅπωςhe would summonμεταπέμψηταιhimαὐτὸνtoεἰςJerusalemἸερουσαλήμ—while preparingποιοῦντεςan ambushἐνέδρανto killἀνελεῖνhimαὐτὸνonκατὰthe way.τὴν ὁδόν
Acts 25:3
Study it in the app“asking a favor against him, that he would summon him to Jerusalem —while preparing an ambush to kill him on the way.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 25:3, word by word
- askingαἰτούμενοιaitoumenoi
ask
Ask, ask for.
Where else “aitoumenoi” appears- a favorχάρινcharin
grace
A kindness God gives that no one earns, above all salvation.
Where else “charin” appears- he would summonμεταπέμψηταιmetapempsētai
send for, summon
Send for someone, have them brought; summon.
Where else “metapempsētai” appears- JerusalemἸερουσαλήμIerousalēm
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “Ierousalēm” appears- —while preparingποιοῦντεςpoiountes
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poiountes” appears- an ambushἐνέδρανenedran
ambush
Ambush: lying in wait to attack by surprise.
Where else “enedran” appears- to killἀνελεῖνanelein
kill
To end someone's life, to do away with them.
Where else “anelein” appears- the wayὁδόνhodon
road
The route by which one goes from one place to another, or the trip itself.
Where else “hodon” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
2And the chief priests and the leading men of the Jews presented their case to him against Paul, and they were urging him,
3 · This verse (above)
4Festus then answered that Paul was being kept at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to set out there shortly.
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?