Acts
Acts 24:6–8
6and he even tried to desecrate the temple; so we seized him.b 8By examining him yourself, you will be able to learn the truth about all our charges against him.”
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.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
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 |
Acts 24:8
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| By examining | ἀνακρίνας | anakrinas | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G350 I examine, inquire into |
| him | οὗ | hou | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| yourself | αὐτὸς | autos | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| you will be able | δυνήσῃ | dynēsē | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Singular | G1410 I am powerful, am able |
| to learn | ἐπιγνῶναι | epignōnai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G1921 I come to know, discern, recognize |
| about | περὶ | peri | Preposition | G4012 about, concerning, around |
| all | πάντων | pantōn | Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| our | ἡμεῖς | hēmeis | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| charges | κατηγοροῦμεν | katēgoroumen | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G2723 I accuse, charge, prosecute |
| him | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Cross-references
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Acts 24:6 Acts 24:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.