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Acts 25:14

And when they had been there many days, Festus declared Paul’s cause unto the king, saying, There is a certain man left in bonds by Felix:

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ὡςhōswhenὡςconjunction — “when”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.whenδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.πλείουςpleiousmuchπολύς (polus)adjective, comparative, accusative, plural, feminine — “much”, the object formG4183much, many; often.This verse uses “much”.ἡμέραςhēmerasdaysἡμέρα (hēmera)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “days”, the object formG2250a day, the period from sunrise to sunset.daysδιέτριβονdietribonto remainδιατρίβω (diatribō)verb, imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to remain”, an ongoing action in the pastG1304I tarry, continue, stay in a place.ἐκεῖekeithereἐκεῖadverb — “there”G1563(a) there, yonder, in that place, (b) thither, there.This verse uses “there”.ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ΦῆστοςphēstosFestusΦῆστοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Festus”, the subject formG5347Festus.Festusτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.βασιλεῖbasileiunto the kingβασιλεύς (basileus)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto the king”, the to- or for-formG935a king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor.unto the kingἀνέθετοanethetoto set beforeἀνατίθεμαι (anatithemai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to set before”, a single actionG394I lay (a case) before, impart, communicate, declare, relate (with a view to consulting).τὰtatheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.κατὰkataaccording toκατάpreposition — “according to”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.This verse uses “according to”.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ΠαῦλονpaulonPaulΠαῦλος (paulos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Paul”, the object formG3972Paul, Paulus.λέγωνlegōnsayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “saying”, 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.sayingἈνήρanērmanἀνήρnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “man”, the subject formG435a male human being; a man, husband.manτίςtisoneτιςinterrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “one”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.ἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.καταλελειμμένοςkataleleimmenosleftκαταλείπω (kataleipō)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “left”, a completed action with a present resultG2641I leave behind, desert, abandon, forsake; I leave remaining, reserve.leftὑπὸhupobyὑπόpreposition — “by”G5259by, under, about.byΦήλικοςphēlikosFelixΦῆλιξ (phēlix)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Felix”, the of-formG5344Felix, third name of (Marcus) Antonius Felix, procurator of the Roman province Judea from an uncertain date (before A.D. 52 ?) till A.D. 59.Felixδέσμιοςdesmiosprisonerδέσμιοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “prisoner”, the subject formG1198one bound, a prisoner.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and as they were continuing there more days, Festus submitted to the king the things concerning Paul, saying, 'There is a certain man, left by Felix, a prisoner,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And as they tarried there many days, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king, saying, There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix;

Young’s Literal Translation

and as they were continuing there more days, Festus submitted to the king the things concerning Paul, saying, 'There is a certain man, left by Felix, a prisoner,

World English Bible

As he stayed there many days, Festus laid Paul’s case before the king, saying, “There is a certain man left a prisoner by Felix;

Darby Translation

And when they had spent many days there, Festus laid before the king the matters relating to Paul, saying, There is a certain man left prisoner by Felix,

Douay-Rheims

And as they tarried there many days, Festus told the king of Paul, saying: A certain man was left prisoner by Felix.

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