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Acts 25:26

Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, O king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I might have somewhat to write.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “I may write” (γράψω·) after something here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to write” (γράψαι) after something here.

περὶperiOfπερίpreposition — “Of”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.Ofοὗhouwhomὅς (hos)relative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “whom”, the of-formG3739who, which, what, that.whomἀσφαλέςasphalescertainἀσφαλής (asphalēs)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “certain”, the object formG804(lit: unfailing), safe, reliable, trustworthy, certain, sure.certainτιtithingτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “thing”, the object formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.thingγράψαιgrapsaito writeγράφω (graphō)verb, aorist active infinitive — “to write”, a single actionG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).to writeτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.κυρίῳkuriōunto my lordκύριος (kurios)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “unto my lord”, the to- or for-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.unto my lordοὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.ἔχωechōI might haveἔχωverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I might have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.I might haveδιὸdioforδιόconjunction — “for”G1352wherefore, on which account, therefore.προήγαγονproēgagonto goπροάγω (proagō)verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “to go”, a single actionG4254(a) trans: I lead forth; in the judicial sense, into court, (b) intrans. and trans: I precede, go before, (c) intrans: I go too far.αὐτὸνautonheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “he”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἐφ’ephuponἐπί (epi)preposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.ὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.μάλισταmalistaespeciallyμάλισταadverb — “especially”G3122most of all, especially.This verse uses “especially”.ἐπὶepiuponἐπίpreposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.σοῦsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.βασιλεῦbasileukingβασιλεύς (basileus)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “king”, the calling formG935a king, ruler, but in some passages clearly to be translated: emperor.ἈγρίππαagrippaAgrippaἈγρίππας (agrippas)noun, vocative, singular, masculine — “Agrippa”, the calling formG67Agrippa, i.e. Herod Agrippa II.ὅπωςhopōsthatὅπωςconjunction — “that”G3704how, in order that, so that, that.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀνακρίσεωςanakriseōsinvestigationἀνάκρισις (anakrisis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “investigation”, the of-formG351judicial examination, preliminary inquiry.γενομένηςgenomenēsto beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle participle, genitive, singular, feminine — “to be”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.σχῶschōto haveἔχω (echō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person singular — “to have”, a single actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.τίtiwhich?τίς (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “which?”, the object formG5101who, which, what, why.This verse uses “which”.γράψωgrapsōto writeγράφω (graphō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person singular — “to write”, a single actionG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).to write

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γράψαιgrapsaito writeγράφω (graphō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person singular — “to write”, a single actionG1125I write; pass: it is written, it stands written (in the scriptures).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

concerning whom I have no certain thing to write to [my] lord, wherefore I brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, king Agrippa, that the examination having been made, I may have something to write;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I may have somewhat to write.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

of whom I have no certain thing to write to my lord. Therefore I have brought him out before you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, that, after examination I may have something to write.

Darby Translation

concerning whom I have nothing certain to write to my lord. Wherefore I have brought him before you, and specially before thee, king Agrippa, so that an examination having been gone into I may have something to write:

Douay-Rheims

Of whom I have nothing certain to write to my lord. For which cause I have brought him forth before you, and especially before thee, O king Agrippa, that examination being made, I may have what to write.

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