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toεἰςwhichἣνourἡμῶνtwelve tribesτὸ δωδεκάφυλονhopeἐλπίζειto attain,καταντῆσαιearnestlyἐν ἐκτενείᾳserving Godλατρεῦονnightνύκταandκαὶday;ἡμέρανconcerningπερὶthisἧςhope,ἐλπίδοςKing,βασιλεῦI am accusedἐγκαλοῦμαιbyὑπὸJews.Ἰουδαίων
Acts 26:7
Study it in the app“to which our twelve tribes hope to attain, earnestly serving God night and day; concerning this hope, King, I am accused by Jews.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 26:7, word by word
- twelve tribesδωδεκάφυλονdōdekaphylon
twelve tribes
The twelve tribes, the whole people of Israel.
Where else “dōdekaphylon” appears- hopeἐλπίζειelpizei
hope
Hope, put one's hope in something or someone.
Where else “elpizei” appears- to attainκαταντῆσαιkatantēsai
attain
To reach a goal.
Where else “katantēsai” appears- earnestlyἐκτενείᾳekteneiai
earnestness
Earnestness, constant zeal.
Where else “ekteneiai” appears- serving Godλατρεῦονlatreuon
worship, serve
Serve, worship: serve God in worship.
Where else “latreuon” appears- nightνύκταnykta
night
Night. "By night".
Where else “nykta” appears- dayἡμέρανhēmeran
daylight
Daytime, when it is light, not night.
Where else “hēmeran” appears- hopeἐλπίδοςelpidos
hope
Hope: confidence in what God will do.
Where else “elpidos” appears- Kingβασιλεῦbasileu
king
The one who rules a people with the highest authority.
Where else “basileu” appears- I am accusedἐγκαλοῦμαιenkaloumai
accuse
Accuse, bring a charge against someone before a judge.
Where else “enkaloumai” appears- JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōn
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaiōn” appears
The context
6And now I stand here being judged for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers,
7 · This verse (above)
8Why is it judged incredible among you that God raises the dead?
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?