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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
GreekMeaning
ΓενομένηςGenomenēs
When it was becomingverbG1096
δὲde
thenwordG1161
ἡμέραςhēmeras
daynounG2250
ποιήσαντεςpoiēsantes
having madeverbG4160
συστροφὴνsystrophēn
a conspiracynounG4963
οἱhoi
thearticleG3588
ἸουδαῖοιIoudaioi
Jew(-ess), of JudæaadjectiveG2453
ἀνεθεμάτισανanethematisan
put under an oathverbG332
ἑαυτοὺςheautous
themselvespronounG1438
λέγοντεςlegontes
declaringverbG3004
μήτεmēte
neitherwordG3383
φαγεῖνphagein
devour, eat, liveverbG2068
μήτεmēte
norwordG3383
πιεῖνpiein
to drinkverbG4095
ἕωςheōs
untilprepositionG2193
οὗhou
thatrelative pronounG3739
ἀποκτείνωσινapokteinōsin
they may killverbG615
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
ΠαῦλονPaulon
PaulnounG3972
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 23:12

And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as you have testified of Me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome. 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. And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy. Acts 23:11-13 They bound themselves under a curse, it says. See how vehement and…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 49 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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