Acts 22:5 — King James Version← Study notes
“As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.”
Acts 22:5 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Acts 22:531 words
ὡςhōsabout, after (that), (according) as (it ha…
καὶkaiand / also
ὁhothe
ἀρχιερεὺςarchiereuschief (high) priest, chief of
the priests
μαρτυρεῖmartyreicharge, give (evidence), bear record
μοιmoiI
καὶkaiand / also
πᾶνpanall / every
τὸtothe
πρεσβυτέριονpresbyterion(estate
of) elder(-s), presbytery
παρ’par’above, against, among
ὧνhōnwho / which
καὶkaiand / also
ἐπιστολὰςepistolas"epistle, " letter
δεξάμενοςdexamenosaccept, receive, take
πρὸςprosto / toward
τοὺςtousthe
ἀδελφοὺςadelphousbrother
εἰςeisinto / to
ΔαμασκὸνDamaskonDamascus
ἐπορευόμηνeporeuomēndepart, go (away, forth
ἄξωνaxōnlead
καὶkaiand / also
τοὺςtousthe
ἐκεῖσεekeisethere
ὄνταςontasam, have been, is I
δεδεμένουςdedemenousbind, be in bonds, knit
εἰςeisinto / to
ἸερουσαλὴμIerousalēmJerusalem
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
τιμωρηθῶσινtimōrēthōsinpunish
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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