Acts

Acts 23:12–14

¹²When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul. ¹³More than forty of them were involved in this plot. ¹⁴They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.

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Acts 23:12

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When daylight came	Γενομένης	Genomenēs	Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1096 I come into being, am born
the	οἱ	hoi	Article - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
Jews	Ἰουδαῖοι	Ioudaioi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2453 Jewish
formed	ποιήσαντες	poiēsantes	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G4160 I do, make
a conspiracy	συστροφὴν	systrophēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4963 a gathering together, riotous concourse
and bound themselves with an oath	ἀνεθεμάτισαν	anethematisan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G332 I curse, invoke curses
not	μήτε	mēte	Conjunction	G3383 nor, neither, not even
to eat	φαγεῖν	phagein	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G5315 I eat
drink	πιεῖν	piein	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G4095 I drink, imbibe
until	ἕως	heōs	Preposition	G2193 until, as far as
they had killed	ἀποκτείνωσιν	apokteinōsin	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural	G615 I put to death, kill
Paul	Παῦλον	Paulon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3972 Paul

Acts 23:13

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
More than	πλείους	pleious	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural - Comparative	G4119 more, greater
forty	τεσσεράκοντα	tesserakonta	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G5062 forty
were	ἦσαν	ēsan	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
involved	ποιησάμενοι	poiēsamenoi	Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural	G4160 I do, make
in this	ταύτην	tautēn	Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
plot	συνωμοσίαν	synōmosian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G4945 a conspiracy, plot

Acts 23:14

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They	οἵτινες	hoitines	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3748 whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever
went	προσελθόντες	proselthontes	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G4334 I come near, consent to
to the	τοῖς	tois	Article - Dative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
chief priests	ἀρχιερεῦσιν	archiereusin	Noun - Dative Masculine Plural	G749 high priest, chief priest
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
elders	πρεσβυτέροις	presbyterois	Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural	G4245 elder
said	εἶπαν	eipan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing)
We have bound	ἀνεθεματίσαμεν	anethematisamen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G332 I curse, invoke curses
ourselves	ἑαυτοὺς	heautous	Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G1438 himself, herself, itself
with a solemn oath	Ἀναθέματι	Anathemati	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G331 a curse, a cursed thing
to eat	γεύσασθαι	geusasthai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle	G1089 I taste, experience
until	ἕως	heōs	Preposition	G2193 until, as far as
we have killed	ἀποκτείνωμεν	apokteinōmen	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural	G615 I put to death, kill
Paul	Παῦλον	Paulon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3972 Paul

Cross-references

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Acts 23:12 Acts 23:30 · Isaiah 8:9–10 · Acts 23:21 · Acts 23:14 · Psalm 2:1–3 · Psalm 31:13 · Jeremiah 11:19 · Psalm 64:2–6 · Acts 25:3 · 2 Kings 6:31 · Matthew 26:4 · Galatians 3:13

Acts 23:13 John 16:2

Acts 23:14 Acts 23:12 · Jeremiah 8:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.