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Acts 24:10

Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself:

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

Ἀπεκρίθηapekrithēansweredἀποκρίνομαι (apokrinomai)verb, aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “answered”, a single actionG611I answer, reply, take up the conversation.answeredτεteandτέconjunction — “and”G5037and, both.This verse uses “and”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΠαῦλοςpaulosPaulΠαῦλοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Paul”, the subject formG3972Paul, Paulus.νεύσαντοςneusantosto motionνεύω (neuō)verb, aorist active participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “to motion”, a single actionG3506I nod, make a sign, beckon.αὐτῷautōheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “he”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἡγεμόνοςhēgemonosrulerἡγεμών (hēgemōn)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “ruler”, the of-formG2232a leader, guide; a commander; a governor (of a province); plur: leaders.λέγεινlegeinto speakλέγω (legō)verb, present active infinitive — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “speak”.Ἐκekofἐκpreposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofπολλῶνpollōnmanyπολύς (polus)adjective, genitive, plural, neuter — “many”, the of-formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “many”.manyἐτῶνetōnyearsἔτος (etos)noun, genitive, plural, neuter — “years”, the of-formG2094a year.yearsὄνταontato beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active participle, accusative, singular, masculine — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.σεseyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “you”, the object formG4771you.κριτὴνkritēna judgeκριτής (kritēs)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “a judge”, the object formG2923a judge, magistrate, ruler.a judgeτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἔθνειethneinationἔθνος (ethnos)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “nation”, the to- or for-formG1484a race, people, nation; the nations, heathen world, Gentiles.nationτούτῳtoutōthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, dative, singular, neuter — “this”, the to- or for-formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.ἐπιστάμενοςepistamenosto knowἐπίσταμαι (epistamai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to know”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1987I know, know of, understand.This verse uses “know”.εὐθύμωςeuthumōsmore cheerfullyεὐθύμωςadverb — “more cheerfully”G2115cheerful, having good courage.the more cheerfullyτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.περὶperiforπερίpreposition — “for”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.forἐμαυτοῦemautoumyselfἐμαυτοῦpersonal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “myself”, the of-formG1683Strong’s files this form under G1473 (ἐγώ).myselfἀπολογοῦμαιapologoumaito defend oneselfἀπολογέομαι (apologeomai)verb, present middle indicative, 1st person singular — “to defend oneself”, an ongoing or repeated actionG626I give a defense, defend myself (especially in a law court): it can take an object of what is said in defense.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

δὲdeThenδέconjunction — “Then”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And Paul answered — the governor having beckoned to him to speak — 'Knowing [that] for many years thou hast been a judge to this nation, the more cheerfully the things concerning myself I do answer;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, Paul answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I cheerfully make my defence:

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World English Bible

When the governor had beckoned to him to speak, Paul answered, “Because I know that you have been a judge of this nation for many years, I cheerfully make my defense,

Darby Translation

But Paul, the governor having beckoned to him to speak, answered, Knowing that for many years thou hast been judge to this nation, I answer readily as to the things which concern myself.

Douay-Rheims

Then Paul answered, (the governor making a sign to him to speak:) Knowing that for many years thou hast been judge over this nation, I will with good courage answer for myself.

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