Acts 25:16 — King James Version← Study notes
“To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.”
Acts 25:16 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Acts 25:1627 words
πρὸςprosto / toward
οὓςhouswho / which
ἀπεκρίθηνapekrithēnanswer
ὅτιhotithat / because
οὐκouknot
ἔστινestinam, have been, is I
ἔθοςethoscustom, manner, be
wont
ῬωμαίοιςRhōmaioisRoman, of Rome
χαρίζεσθαίcharizesthaideliver, (frankly) forgive, (freely)
give
τιναtinaa (kind
of), any (man, thing
ἄνθρωπονanthrōponman / human being
πρὶνprinbefore (that), ere
ἢēor
ὁhothe
κατηγορούμενοςkatēgoroumenosaccuse, object
κατὰkataabout, according as (to), after
πρόσωπονprosōpon(outward) appearance, countenance, face
ἔχοιechoihave
τοὺςtousthe
κατηγόρουςkatēgorousaccuser
τόπονtoponcoast, licence, place
τεtealso, and, both
ἀπολογίαςapologiasanswer (for self), clearing
of self, defence
λάβοιlaboiaccept, + be amazed, assay
περὶperi(there-)about, above, against
τοῦtouthe
ἐγκλήματοςenklēmatoscrime laid against, laid to charge
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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