ACTS 25:12 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Hast thou appealed unto Cesar? unto Cesar shalt thou go.”
After Festus had conferred with his council, he replied, 'You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you will go!' - The formula 'You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you will go!' becomes the binding verdict. The appeal (epiklesis, epiklesis) is irrevocable; once invoked, it must be honored. Festus consults his council (symboulos, symboulos-his advisory board) to ensure legality, then pronounces the decision. The Greek structure gives the sentence an almost oracular quality: Paul's appeal creates the reality it names.
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