Acts
Acts 24:2
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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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| had been called in | Κληθέντος | Klēthentos | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2564 I call, invite, name |
| Tertullus | Τέρτυλλος | Tertyllos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5061 Tertullus |
| opened | ἤρξατο | ērxato | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G756 I begin |
| the prosecution | κατηγορεῖν | katēgorein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G2723 I accuse, charge, prosecute |
| Because of | διὰ | dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| you | σοῦ | sou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular | G4771 you |
| we have enjoyed | τυγχάνοντες | tynchanontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G5177 I obtain, I happen, perhaps |
| a lasting | Πολλῆς | Pollēs | Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4183 much, many, often |
| peace | εἰρήνης | eirēnēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1515 peace, peace of mind |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| your | σῆς | sēs | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 2nd Person Singular | G4674 yours, thy, thine |
| foresight | προνοίας | pronoias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4307 forethought, foresight |
| has brought | γινομένων | ginomenōn | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Genitive Neuter Plural | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| improvements | διορθωμάτων | diorthōmatōn | Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural | G1357 improvement, reformation |
| to this | τούτῳ | toutō | Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| nation | ἔθνει | ethnei | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G1484 a race, people, the Gentiles |
Cross-references
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Proverbs 29:5 · Proverbs 26:28 · Acts 24:26–27
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.