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Acts 24:1-9

1δὲdeG1161FiveπέντεpenteG4002daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250laterΜετὰMetaG3326theὁhoG3588high priestἀρχιερεὺςarchiereusG749AnaniasἉνανίαςHananiasG367came downκατέβηkatebēG2597withμετὰmetaG3326someτινῶνtinōnG5100eldersπρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōnG4245andκαὶkaiG2532aτινός,tinosG5100lawyerῥήτοροςrhētorosG4489namedTertullusΤερτύλλουTertullouG5061,whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748presentedἐνεφάνισανenephanisanG1718to theτῷtōG3588governorἡγεμόνιhēgemoniG2232their case againstκατὰkataG2596τοῦtouG3588PaulΠαύλου.PaulouG3972.

2WhenδὲdeG1161PaulαὐτοῦautouG846had been called inκληθέντοςklēthentosG2564ὁhoG3588,TertullusΤέρτυλλοςTertullosG5061openedG756the prosecutionκατηγορεῖνkatēgoreinG2723λέγων·legōnG3004: “Because ofδιὰdiaG1223youG4771,we have enjoyedτυγχάνοντεςtugchanontesG5177a lastingπολλῆςpollēsG4183peaceεἰρήνηςeirēnēsG1515,andκαὶkaiG2532διὰdiaG1223τῷtōG3588yourG4674foresightπρονοίαςpronoiasG4307has broughtγινομένωνginomenōnG1096improvementsδιορθωμάτωνdiorthōmatōnG1357to thisτούτῳtoutōG3778τῆςtēsG3588nationἔθνειethneiG1484.

3τεteG5037In every wayπάντῃpantēG3839andκαὶkaiG2532everywhereπανταχοῦpantachouG3837,most excellentκράτιστεkratisteG2903FelixΦῆλιξ,PhēlixG5344,we acknowledgeἀποδεχόμεθα,apodechomethaG588thiswithμετὰmetaG3326allπάσηςpasēsG3956gratitudeεὐχαριστίας.eucharistiasG2169.

4ButδὲdeG1161in orderἵναinaG2443notμὴmēG3361to delayἐγκόπτω,egkoptōG1465youG4771ἐπὶepiG1909any furtherπλεῖόνpleionG4119,I begπαρακαλῶparakalōG3870G4771τῇtēaG3588yourG4674indulgenceἐπιεικείᾳ.epieikeiaG1932to hearἀκοῦσαίakousaiG191usG1473brieflyσυντόμωςsuntomōsG4935.

5γὰρgarG1063We have foundεὑρόντεςheurontesG2147thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778τὸνtonG3588manἄνδραandraG435to bea pestilenceλοιμὸνloimonG3061καὶkaiG2532,stirring upκινοῦνταkinountaG2795dissensionστάσειςstaseisG4714amongπᾶσινpasinG3956theτοῖςtoisG3588JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453τοῖςtoisG3588all overκατὰkataG2596theτὴνtēnG3588worldοἰκουμένηνoikoumenēnG3625. He isτεteG5037a ringleaderπρωτοστάτηνprōtostatēnG4414of theτῆςtēsG3588sectαἱρέσεως·haireseōsG139of theτῶνtōnG3588NazarenesΝαζωραίωνNazōraiōnG3480,

6and heὃςhosG3739evenκαὶkaiG2532triedἐπείρασενepeirasenG3985to desecrateβεβηλῶσαι,bebēlōsaiG953theτὸtoG3588templeἱερὸνhi'eronG2411; soκαὶkaiG2532we seizedἐκρατήσαμενekratēsamenG2902himὃνhonG3739.

8By examiningἀνακρίναςanakrinasG350παρ᾽par᾽G3844himοὗhouG3739yourselfαὐτὸςautosG846,you will be ableδυνήσῃdunēsēG1410to learnἐπιγνῶναιepignōnaiG1921the truthaboutπερὶperiG4012allπάντων τούτωνpantōn toutōnG3956 G3778ὧνhōnG3739ourG1473chargesκατηγοροῦμενkatēgoroumenG2723againsthimαὐτοῦ.autouG846.”

9δὲdeG1161TheοἱhoiG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453concurredκαὶkaiG2532 G4934,asserting thatφάσκοντεςphaskontesG5335theseταῦταtautaG3778chargeswereἔχειν.¶echeinG2192trueοὕτωςhoutōsG3779.

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