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Acts 24:22 — King James Version← Study notes

And when Felix heard these things, having more perfect knowledge of that way, he deferred them, and said, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will know the uttermost of your matter.


Acts 24:22Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 24:2221 words
GreekMeaning
ἈνεβάλετοAnebaleto
deferredverbG306
δὲde
thenwordG1161
αὐτοὺςautous
thempronounG846
ho
thearticleG3588
ΦῆλιξPhēlix
FelixnounG5344
ἀκριβέστερονakribesteron
more preciselyadjectiveG197
εἰδὼςeidōs
behold, perceive, seeverbG3708
τὰta
the thingsarticleG3588
περὶperi
concerningprepositionG4012
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
ὁδοῦhodou
WaynounG3598
εἴπαςeipas
sayverbG3004
ὍτανHotan
WhenwordG3752
ΛυσίαςLysias
LysiasnounG3079
ho
thearticleG3588
χιλίαρχοςchiliarchos
commandernounG5506
καταβῇkatabē
may have come downverbG2597
διαγνώσομαιdiagnōsomai
I will examineverbG1231
τὰta
the thingsarticleG3588
καθ’kath’
as toprepositionG2596
ὑμᾶςhymas
youpronounG4771
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 24:22

See how much close investigation is made by the many in a long course of time, that it should not be said that the trial was hurried over. For, as the orator had made mention of Lysias, that he took him away with violence, Felix, he says, deferred them. Having knowledge of that way: that is, he put them off on purpose: not because he wanted to learn, but as wishing to get rid of the Jews. On their account, he did not like to let him go: to punish him was not possible; that…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 51 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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