Acts

Acts 23:12–15

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. ¹⁵Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him down to you on the pretext of examining his case more carefully. We are ready to kill him on the way.”

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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

Acts 23:15

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now	νῦν	nyn	Adverb	G3568 now, already, at present
then	οὖν	oun	Conjunction	G3767 therefore, then
you	ὑμεῖς	hymeis	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
and	σὺν	syn	Preposition	G4862 with
the	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
Sanhedrin	συνεδρίῳ	synedriō	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G4892 a council, the Sanhedrin
petition	ἐμφανίσατε	emphanisate	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1718 I make visible, report against, appear before
the	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
commander	χιλιάρχῳ	chiliarchō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G5506 a military tribune
to	ὅπως	hopōs	Conjunction	G3704 how, in order that, so that
bring him down	καταγάγῃ	katagagē	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2609 I lead down, bring down
to	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
you	ὑμᾶς	hymas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
on the pretext	ὡς	hōs	Adverb	G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that
of examining	διαγινώσκειν	diaginōskein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G1231 I know accurately, examine, decide
his case	τὰ	ta	Article - Accusative Neuter Plural	G3588 the
more carefully	ἀκριβέστερον	akribesteron	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular - Comparative	G199 carefully, exactly, strictly
We	ἡμεῖς	hēmeis	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
are	ἐσμεν	esmen	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
ready	ἕτοιμοί	hetoimoi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2092 ready, prepared
to kill	ἀνελεῖν	anelein	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G337 I take up, abolish, murder
him	αὐτόν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
on the way	πρὸ	pro	Preposition	G4253 before