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AndδὲAgrippaἈγρίππαςsaidἔφηto Festus,τῷ Φήστῳ“Thisοὗτοςmanὁ ἄνθρωποςcouldἐδύνατοhave been set freeἈπολελύσθαιifεἰhe had notμὴappealed toἐπεκέκλητοCaesar.”Καίσαρα
Acts 26:32
Study it in the app“And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 26:32, word by word
- AgrippaἈγρίππαςAgrippas
Agrippa
Agrippa: the name of two Herodian kings, Herod Agrippa I and his son Agrippa II; Paul spoke before the second.
Where else “Agrippas” appears- saidἔφηephē
say
Say.
Where else “ephē” appears- to FestusΦήστῳPhēstōi
Festus
Festus: Porcius Festus, Roman governor of Judea about AD 59-62, after Felix.
Where else “Phēstōi” appears- manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpos” appears- couldἐδύνατοedynato
can, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “edynato” appears- have been set freeἈπολελύσθαιApolelysthai
release
To set a prisoner free, or cancel a debt.
Where else “Apolelysthai” appears- appealed toἐπεκέκλητοepekeklēto
appeal
To ask a higher court to judge your case.
Where else “epekeklēto” appears- CaesarΚαίσαραKaisara
Caesar
Caesar: the title of the Roman emperor.
Where else “Kaisara” appears
The context
31and when they had withdrawn, they were speaking to one another, saying, “This man is doing nothing deserving death or chains.”
32 · This verse (above)
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?