Acts
Acts 25:19–20
19They only had some contentions with him regarding their own religion and a certain Jesus who had died, but whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
20Since I was at a loss as to how to investigate these matters, I asked if he was willing to go to Jerusalem and be tried there on these charges.
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Acts 25:19
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They only had | εἶχον | eichon | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G2192 I have, hold, possess |
| some | τινα | tina | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G5100 any one, some one |
| contentions | ζητήματα | zētēmata | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G2213 a question, dispute |
| with | πρὸς | pros | Preposition | G4314 to, towards, with |
| him | αὐτὸν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| regarding | περὶ | peri | Preposition | G4012 about, concerning, around |
| own | ἰδίας | idias | Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular | G2398 one's own, private, personal |
| religion | δεισιδαιμονίας | deisidaimonias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1175 religion in general, superstition |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| a certain | τινος | tinos | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G5100 any one, some one |
| Jesus | Ἰησοῦ | Iēsou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2424 Jesus |
| had died | τεθνηκότος | tethnēkotos | Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2348 I am dying, am dead |
| whom | ὃν | hon | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| Paul | Παῦλος | Paulos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3972 Paul |
| affirmed | ἔφασκεν | ephasken | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G5335 I assert, affirm, profess |
| to be alive | ζῆν | zēn | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G2198 I live |
Acts 25:20
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | ἐγὼ | egō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| was at a loss | Ἀπορούμενος | Aporoumenos | Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular | G639 I am in difficulties, am at my wits end |
| as to | περὶ | peri | Preposition | G4012 about, concerning, around |
| how to investigate | ζήτησιν | zētēsin | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G2214 a question, debate, controversy |
| these | τούτων | toutōn | Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| I asked | ἔλεγον | elegon | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| if | εἰ | ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| he was willing | βούλοιτο | bouloito | Verb - Present Optative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G1014 I will, intend, desire |
| to go | πορεύεσθαι | poreuesthai | Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive | G4198 I travel, journey, go |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| Jerusalem | Ἱεροσόλυμα | Hierosolyma | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G2414 Jerusalem |
| and | κἀκεῖ | kakei | Conjunction | G2546 and there, and yonder |
| be tried | κρίνεσθαι | krinesthai | Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive | G2919 I judge, decide, think good |
| on | περὶ | peri | Preposition | G4012 about, concerning, around |
| these | τούτων | toutōn | Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural | G3778 this, he, she, it |
Cross-references
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Acts 25:19 Acts 23:29 · Acts 18:15 · 1 Corinthians 15:3–4
Acts 25:20 Acts 25:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.