Acts

Acts 24:1–2

1Five days later the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a lawyera named Tertullus, who presented to the governor their case against Paul.

2When Paul had been called in, Tertullus opened the prosecution: “Because of you, we have enjoyed a lasting peace, and your foresight has brought improvements to this nation.

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Acts 24:1

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
FiveπέντεpenteAdjective - Accusative Feminine PluralG4002 five
daysἡμέραςhēmerasNoun - Accusative Feminine PluralG2250 a day
laterΜετὰMetaPrepositionG3326 with, after
theὁhoArticle - Nominative Masculine SingularG3588 the
high priestἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG749 high priest, chief priest
AnaniasἉνανίαςHananiasNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG367 Ananias
came downκατέβηkatebēVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG2597 I go down, come down
withμετὰmetaPrepositionG3326 with, after
someτινῶνtinōnInterrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine PluralG5100 any one, some one
eldersπρεσβυτέρωνpresbyterōnAdjective - Genitive Masculine PluralG4245 elder
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
aτινόςtinosInterrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG5100 any one, some one
lawyerῥήτοροςrhētorosNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG4489 an orator
TertullusΤερτύλλουTertyllouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG5061 Tertullus
whoοἵτινεςhoitinesPersonal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine PluralG3748 whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever
presentedἐνεφάνισανenephanisanVerb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralG1718 I make visible, report against, appear before
to theτῷtōArticle - Dative Masculine SingularG3588 the
governorἡγεμόνιhēgemoniNoun - Dative Masculine SingularG2232 a governor
againstκατὰkataPrepositionG2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
PaulΠαύλουPaulouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG3972 Paul

Acts 24:2

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
had been called inΚληθέντοςKlēthentosVerb - Aorist Participle Passive - Genitive Masculine SingularG2564 I call, invite, name
TertullusΤέρτυλλοςTertyllosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG5061 Tertullus
openedἤρξατοērxatoVerb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularG756 I begin
the prosecutionκατηγορεῖνkatēgoreinVerb - Present Infinitive ActiveG2723 I accuse, charge, prosecute
Because ofδιὰdiaPrepositionG1223 through, on account of
youσοῦsouPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person SingularG4771 you
we have enjoyedτυγχάνοντεςtynchanontesVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralG5177 I obtain, I happen, perhaps
a lastingΠολλῆςPollēsAdjective - Genitive Feminine SingularG4183 much, many, often
peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG1515 peace, peace of mind
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
yourσῆςsēsPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 2nd Person SingularG4674 yours, thy, thine
foresightπρονοίαςpronoiasNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG4307 forethought, foresight
has broughtγινομένωνginomenōnVerb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Neuter PluralG1096 I come into being, am born
improvementsδιορθωμάτωνdiorthōmatōnNoun - Genitive Neuter PluralG1357 improvement, reformation
to thisτούτῳtoutōDemonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter SingularG3778 this, he, she, it
nationἔθνειethneiNoun - Dative Neuter SingularG1484 a race, people, the Gentiles

Cross-references

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Acts 24:1 Acts 23:2 · Acts 24:11 · Acts 23:24 · Acts 23:30 · Acts 23:35 · Psalm 11:2 · Acts 21:27 · Acts 25:2

Acts 24:2 Proverbs 29:5 · Proverbs 26:28 · Acts 24:26–27

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.