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Acts 23:28

And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him forth into their council:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “then to know” (τε ἐπιγνῶναι) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “now to know” (δὲ γνῶναι) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “him” (αὐτὸν) before to here.

βουλόμενόςboulomenoswhenβούλομαι (boulomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “when”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1014I will, intend, desire, wish.whenτεteandτέconjunction — “and”G5037and, both.This verse uses “and”.ἐπιγνῶναιepignōnaito have knownἐπιγινώσκω (epiginōskō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to have known”, a single actionG1921I come to know by directing my attention to him or it, I perceive, discern, recognize; aor: I found out.have knownτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.αἰτίανaitiancauseαἰτία (aitia)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “cause”, the object formG156a cause, reason, excuse; a charge, accusation; guilt; circumstances, case.the causeδι’diwhereforeδιά (dia)preposition — “wherefore”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.whereforeἣνhēnwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine — “which”, the object formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.ἐνεκάλουνenekalounthey accusedἐγκαλέω (enkaleō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they accused”, an ongoing action in the pastG1458I bring a charge against, accuse.they accusedαὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himκατήγαγονkatēgagonI broughtκατάγω (katagō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “I brought”, a single actionG2609I lead down, bring down, either from a high place on land or to a lower (or actually to the sea-coast), or from the high seas to land.I broughtεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.συνέδριονsunedrioncouncilσυνέδριονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “council”, the object formG4892a council, tribunal; the Sanhedrin, the meeting place of the Sanhedrin.councilαὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

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δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.γνῶναιgnōnaito have knownγινώσκω (ginōskō)verb, second aorist active infinitive — “to have known”, a single actionG1097I am taking in knowledge, come to know, learn; aor: I ascertained, realized.αὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and, intending to know the cause for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their sanhedrim,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And desiring to know the cause wherefore they accused him, I brought him down unto their council:

Young’s Literal Translation

and, intending to know the cause for which they were accusing him, I brought him down to their sanhedrim,

World English Bible

Desiring to know the cause why they accused him, I brought him down to their council.

Darby Translation

And desiring to know the charge on which they accused him, I brought him down to their council;

Douay-Rheims

And meaning to know the cause which they objected unto him, I brought him forth into their council.

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