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“So,”οὖνhe says,φησίν“let thoseΟἱamongἐνyouὑμῖνwho have authority,δυνατοὶgoing down with me,συγκαταβάντεςaccuseκατηγορείτωσανhim,αὐτοῦifεἴthere isἐστινanythingτίwrongἄτοπονinἐνthe man.”τῷ ἀνδρὶ
Acts 25:5
Study it in the app““So,” he says, “let those among you who have authority, going down with me, accuse him, if there is anything wrong in the man.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 25:5, word by word
- he saysφησίνphēsin
say
Say.
Where else “phēsin” appears- who have authorityδυνατοὶdynatoi
mighty
One who has strength and ability to act.
Where else “dynatoi” appears- going down with meσυγκαταβάντεςsynkatabantes
go down with
Go down with others.
Where else “synkatabantes” appears- accuseκατηγορείτωσανkatēgoreitōsan
accuse
Accuse.
Where else “katēgoreitōsan” appears- there isἐστινestin
there is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “estin” appears- wrongἄτοπονatopon
wrong
Out of line.
Where else “atopon” appears- the manἀνδρὶandri
man
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “andri” appears
The context
4Festus then answered that Paul was being kept at Caesarea, and that he himself was about to set out there shortly.
5 · This verse (above)
6And after staying among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesarea, and the next day, sitting on the judgment seat, he ordered Paul to be brought.
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?