Acts

Acts 23:21

²¹Do not let them persuade you, because more than forty men are waiting to ambush him. They have bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him; they are ready now, awaiting your consent.”

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
not	μὴ	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
them	αὐτοῖς	autois	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
persuade	πεισθῇς	peisthēs	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person Singular	G3982 I persuade, urge
you	σὺ	sy	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
because	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
more than	πλείους	pleious	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural - Comparative	G4119 more, greater
forty	τεσσεράκοντα	tesserakonta	Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural	G5062 forty
men	ἄνδρες	andres	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G435 a male human being, a man
are waiting to ambush	ἐνεδρεύουσιν	enedreuousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1748 I lie in wait for, seek to entrap, defraud, deceive
him	αὐτὸν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
have 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 have killed	ἀνέλωσιν	anelōsin	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural	G337 I take up, abolish, murder
him	αὐτόν	auton	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
they are	εἰσιν	eisin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
ready	ἕτοιμοι	hetoimoi	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2092 ready, prepared
now	νῦν	nyn	Adverb	G3568 now, already, at present
awaiting	προσδεχόμενοι	prosdechomenoi	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural	G4327 I expect, welcome, accept
your	σοῦ	sou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular	G4771 you
consent	ἐπαγγελίαν	epangelian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1860 a promise

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Acts 23:12–14 · Acts 14:5–6 · Acts 9:23–24 · 2 Corinthians 11:26 · Acts 25:3 · Acts 20:19 · Exodus 23:2 · Romans 9:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.