Acts

Acts 24:5–6

⁵We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes, ⁶and he even tried to desecrate the temple; so we seized him.^b

Footnotes

b 24:6 TR includes and we would have judged him according to our law. ⁷But Lysias the commander came with great force and took him out of our hands, ⁸ordering his accusers to come before you.

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Acts 24:5

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
We have found	Εὑρόντες	Heurontes	Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2147 I find
this	τοῦτον	touton	Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
man	ἄνδρα	andra	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G435 a male human being, a man
a pestilence	λοιμὸν	loimon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3061 a pestilence
stirring up	κινοῦντα	kinounta	Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2795 I move, stir, excite
dissension	στάσεις	staseis	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G4714 standing, place, dissension
among	πᾶσιν	pasin	Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural	G3956 all, the whole, every kind of
the	τοῖς	tois	Article - Dative Masculine Plural	G3588 the
Jews	Ἰουδαίοις	Ioudaiois	Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural	G2453 Jewish
all over	κατὰ	kata	Preposition	G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
world	οἰκουμένην	oikoumenēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3625 the inhabited (Roman) world
a ringleader	πρωτοστάτην	prōtostatēn	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G4414 a leader, chief
of the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
sect	αἱρέσεως	haireseōs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G139 a self-chosen opinion, a sect
of the	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3588 the
Nazarenes	Ναζωραίων	Nazōraiōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3480 Nazarene

Acts 24:6

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
even	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
tried	ἐπείρασεν	epeirasen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3985 I try, tempt, test
to desecrate	βεβηλῶσαι	bebēlōsai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G953 I profane
the	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
temple	ἱερὸν	hieron	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G2411 a temple
we seized	ἐκρατήσαμεν	ekratēsamen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural	G2902 I lay hold of, obtain

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Acts 24:5 Acts 28:22 · Acts 24:14 · Acts 15:5 · Acts 26:5 · Acts 21:28 · Acts 16:20–21 · Acts 17:6–7 · 1 Corinthians 4:13 · Acts 5:17 · Luke 23:2

Acts 24:6 Acts 24:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.