Acts
Acts 25:9
9But Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, “Are you willing to go up to Jerusalem to stand trial before me on these charges?”
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| Festus | Φῆστος | Phēstos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5347 Festus |
| wishing | θέλων | thelōn | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2309 I will, wish, desire |
| to do the Jews a favor | καταθέσθαι | katathesthai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle | G2698 I lay down, deposit |
| said | εἶπεν | eipen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| to Paul | Παύλῳ | Paulō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G3972 Paul |
| Are you willing | Θέλεις | Theleis | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular | G2309 I will, wish, desire |
| to go up | ἀναβὰς | anabas | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G305 I go up, mount, ascend |
| to | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| Jerusalem | Ἱεροσόλυμα | Hierosolyma | Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G2414 Jerusalem |
| to stand trial | κριθῆναι | krithēnai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive | G2919 I judge, decide, think good |
| before | ἐπ’ | ep’ | Preposition | G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at |
| me | ἐμοῦ | emou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| on | περὶ | peri | Preposition | G4012 about, concerning, around |
| these | τούτων | toutōn | Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural | G3778 this, he, she, it |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.