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Andτεthe kingὁ βασιλεὺςrose,Ἀνέστηandκαὶthe governorὁ ἡγεμὼνandτεBerniceἥ Βερνίκηandκαὶthose who were sitting withοἱ συγκαθήμενοιthem,αὐτοῖς
Acts 26:30
Study it in the app“And the king rose, and the governor and Bernice and those who were sitting with them,”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 26:30, word by word
- the kingβασιλεὺςbasileus
king
The one who rules a people with the highest authority.
Where else “basileus” appears- roseἈνέστηAnestē
get up
To stand up, or set out somewhere.
Where else “Anestē” appears- the governorἡγεμὼνhēgemōn
governor
The one who ruled a province for Rome, like Pilate.
Where else “hēgemōn” appears- BerniceΒερνίκηBernikē
Bernice
Bernice, sister of King Agrippa II, who accompanied him.
Where else “Bernikē” appears- those who were sitting withσυγκαθήμενοιsynkathēmenoi
sit with
Sit together with others.
Where else “synkathēmenoi” appears
The context
29And Paul said, “I would pray to God that, whether in a short time or in a long time, not only you but also all who hear me today might become such as I myself am, except for these chains.”
30 · This verse (above)
31and when they had withdrawn, they were speaking to one another, saying, “This man is doing nothing deserving death or chains.”
To study Acts 26 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul tell King Agrippa about his earlier life and what Jesus said to him? (vv. 4-18)
2. What it means
Paul says he only repeats what the prophets and Moses said would happen (vv. 22-23). How does he connect his story with Israel's hope?
3. How I live it
Paul wishes the best for those who judge him (v. 29). How can you treat kindly someone who does not think as you do?