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Acts 23:12 — King James Version← Study notes

And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.


Acts 23:12Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 23:1219 words
ΓενομένηςGenomenēsarise, be assembled, be(-come
δὲdeand / but
ἡμέραςhēmerasage, + alway, (mid-)day (by day
ποιήσαντεςpoiēsantesabide, + agree, appoint
συστροφὴνsystrophēn+ band together, concourse
οἱhoithe
ἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiJew(-ess), of Judæa
ἀνεθεμάτισανanethematisan(bind under a) curse, bind with an oath
ἑαυτοὺςheautousalone, her (own, -self)
λέγοντεςlegontessay
μήτεmēteneither / lest
φαγεῖνphageindevour, eat, live
μήτεmēteneither / lest
πιεῖνpieindrink
ἕωςheōseven (until, unto), (as) far (as)
οὗhouwho / which
ἀποκτείνωσινapokteinōsinput to death, kill, slay
τὸνtonthe
ΠαῦλονPaulonPaul, Paulus
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

ΓενομένηςGenomenēsarise, be assembled, be(-come
δὲdeand / but
ἡμέραςhēmerasage, + alway, (mid-)day (by day
ποιήσαντεςpoiēsantesabide, + agree, appoint
συστροφὴνsystrophēn+ band together, concourse
οἱhoithe
ἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiJew(-ess), of Judæa
ἀνεθεμάτισανanethematisan(bind under a) curse, bind with an oath
ἑαυτοὺςheautousalone, her (own, -self)
λέγοντεςlegontessay
μήτεmēteneither / lest
φαγεῖνphageindevour, eat, live
μήτεmēteneither / lest
πιεῖνpieindrink
ἕωςheōseven (until, unto), (as) far (as)
οὗhouwho / which
ἀποκτείνωσινapokteinōsinput to death, kill, slay
τὸνtonthe
ΠαῦλονPaulonPaul, Paulus

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