Acts 23
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Acts 23:23-33

23And he calledπροσκαλεσάμενοςproskalesamenosG4341to him twoδύοduoG1417of the centurionsἑκατονταρχῶνhekatontarchōnG1543and saidG3004, “GetG2090twoδιακοσίουςdiakosiousG1250hundredδιακοσίουςdiakosiousG1250soldiersστρατιώταςstratiōtasG4757readyG2090bythe thirdτρίτηςtritēsG5154hourὥραςhōrasG5610of the nightνυκτός,nuktosG3571to proceedπορευθῶσινporeuthōsinG4198toCaesareaΚαισαρείαςKaisareiasG2542,with seventyἑβδομήκονταhebdomēkontaG1440horsemenἱππεῖςhippeisG2460and twoG1250hundredG1250spearmenδεξιολάβουςdexiolabousG1187.”
24They werealsoτεteG5037to provideπαραστῆσαι,parastēsaiG3936mountsκτήνηktēnēG2934to putG1913PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972onG1913and bringG1295him safelyG1295toFelixΦήλικαPhēlikaG5344the governorἡγεμόνα·hēgemonaG2232.
25And he wroteγράψαςgrapsasG1125a letterἐπιστολὴνepistolēnG1992with the followingτοῦτον·¶toutonG3778contentτύπονtuponG5179:
26“ClaudiusΚλαύδιοςKlaudiosG2804LysiasΛυσίαςLusiasG3079, to themostκρατίστῳkratistōG2903excellentG2903governorἡγεμόνιhēgemoniG2232FelixΦήλικιPhēlikiG5344:Greetingsχαίρειν.chaireinG5463.
27When thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778manἄνδραandraG435was seizedσυλλημφθένταsullēmphthentaG4815by the JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453and wasG3195aboutG3195toG3195be killedἀναιρεῖσθαιanaireisthaiG337by them,I cameἐπιστὰςepistasG2186upG2186to them with the troopsστρατεύματιstrateumatiG4753and rescuedἐξειλάμηνexeilamēnG1807him,after learningμαθὼνmathōnG3129that he was a RomanῬωμαῖόςRhōmaiosG4514.
28AndwantingβουλόμενόςboulomenosG1014to ascertainἐπιγνῶναιepignōnaiG1921the basisαἰτίανaitianG156for the chargesG1458they were bringingG1458againstG1458him, IbroughtG2609him downκατήγαγονkatēgagonG2609to theirCouncilσυνέδριονsunedrionG4892;
29and I foundεὗρονheuronG2147that he was being accusedἐγκαλούμενονegkaloumenonG1458regardingπερὶperiG4012questionsζητημάτωνzētēmatōnG2213in their LawνόμουnomouG3551, but wasnot chargedἔχοντα ἔγκλημα.echonta egklēmaG2192G1462with anythingμηδὲνmēdenG3367deservingἄξιονaxionG514deathθανάτουthanatouG2288orἢēG2228imprisonmentδεσμῶνdesmōnG1199.
30When I wasinformedμηνυθείσηςmēnutheisēsG3377that there would bea plotἐπιβουλῆςepiboulēsG1917againstεἰςeisG1519the manἄνδραandraG435,I sentἔπεμψαepempsaG3992him to you at onceἐξαυτῆςexautēsG1824,alsoκαὶkaiG2532instructingπαραγγείλαςparangeilasG3853his accusersκατηγόροιςkatēgoroisG2725tobringG3004chargesG3004againstG4314him beforeἐπὶepiG1909you.”
31SoοὖνounG3767the soldiersστρατιῶταιstratiōtaiG4757,inG2596accordanceG2596withG2596their ordersδιατεταγμένονdiatetagmenonG1299,tookἀναλαβόντεςanalabontesG353PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972and broughtἤγαγονēgagonG71him by nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571to AntipatrisἈντιπατρίδα.AntipatridaG494.
32But on the nextἐπαύριονepaurionG1887dayG1887they letἐάσαντεςeasantesG1439the horsemenἱππεῖςhippeisG2460goἀπέρχεσθαιaperchesthaiG565on with him, and they returnedὑπέστρεψανhupestrepsanG5290tothe barracksπαρεμβολήν·parembolēnG3925.
33When theseοἵτινεςoitinesG3748horsemenhad comeεἰσελθόντεςeiselthontesG1525toCaesareaΚαισάρειανKaisareianG2542and deliveredἀναδόντεςanadontesG325the letterἐπιστολὴνepistolēnG1992tothe governorἡγεμόνιhēgemoniG2232,they alsoG2532presentedπαρέστησανparestēsanG3936PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972to him.
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